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Originally published Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 8:43 PM
Ex-NHL player Dan Quinn beats ex-quarterback Mark Rypien in celebrity event | Golf
Ex-NHL player Dan Quinn won a celebrity event in Stateline, Nev., and Mark Rypien, former Washington State and NFL quarterback, placed second.
STATELINE, Nev. — Dan Quinn birdied three of his first seven holes Sunday to pull ahead and stretched his lead on the back nine to earn a six-point victory over Mark Rypien, former Washington State and NFL quarterback, in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
Quinn — a former NHL player who will caddie for Sunday's British Open winner, Ernie Els, this week at the Canadian Open — started the day three points behind second-round leader Rypien.
Quinn finished with 66 points in the modified Stableford scoring system to win the celebrity event for the fourth time; he earned $125,000.
Rypien was second with 60 points and Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway finished third with 59.
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• Scott Stallings shot a 4-under-par 68 in the final round to win the True South Classic, a PGA Tour event at Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Miss.
Stallings, 27, had a 24-under 264 total and posted his second career Tour victory. He earned $540,000 for a two-stroke victory over Jason Bohn (67).











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