Chubb Classic: Lee Janzen, Billy Mayfair, David Toms play good -- just not good enough

The birdie runs developed, but not enough for Billy Mayfair, David Toms and Tim Petrovic as the sun set on the Chubb Classic and their chances Sunday afternoon at TwinEagles Club.

Mayfair, Petrovic and Toms posted scores of 64, 64 and 65, respectively, but still finished four shots behind winner Joe Durant, tied for second along with Steve Stricker and Lee Janzen.

Janzen, the 2015 Chubb Classic winner, summed up the thoughts of the second-place finishers, whom Stricker joined after making a double-bogey on the last hole.

“It was nice to be in the hunt, but for us it wasn’t quite good enough and for myself, I never felt comfortable all day, hitting a lot of good shots but also some wild shots,” Janzen said.

Janzen’s streak included three birdies and an eagle on No. 3 in a five-hole span, but not one birdie on the final nine holes.

“Sure, a couple of inches with the putts on 15 and 17 and that would possibly could have made a difference, but the best way to describe the week for good, but not good enough,” he said.

Playing partner Scott McCarron, who finished 14 under par with birdies on Nos. 13-17, interrupted Janzen.

“Listen, Lee really played impressive, stellar golf today, he just hit a couple of loose shots,” McCarron said.

Toms, the new leader in the yearlong Charles Schwab Cup standings, birdied five of the last seven holes, while Mayfair had two streaks, birdies on five of six holes on the front nine and another three birdies in five holes starting the back nine.

Toms had his fifth straight top-five finish and is anxious to collect his first PGA Tour Champions win.

“I’m playing good golf, but today nothing got going until the end of the round and if I could have put a little pressure on those guys earlier maybe it would have been different,” Toms said. “Maybe one day I’ll get that hot round on Sunday and somehow get in the winner’s circle. I have a lot of confidence, and it sets me up for some good scores.”

Mayfair basically echoed the comments of Janzen and Toms.

“You can go low here, especially with perfect conditions and no wind, and for the most part we did, just not enough,” Mayfair said.  “I made a lot of good putts this week but in the end I missed birdie putts on Nos. 16 and 17 that could have made a difference."

The final tally on Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez was an unproductive, even-par 72 and a tie for ninth while playing in the final group. He finished second to Fred Couples in 2017.

“Bogey, bogey is not the way to finish -- very disappointing today,” Jimenez said. “I tried to be aggressive but ended up with too many three-putts.”