Date: October 01, 2007
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Senden equal fifth at Classic

Chad Campbell carded a final round three-under-par 69 to win the Viking Classic by one stroke ahead of Johnson Wagner on Sunday. Campbell finished at 13-under 275 to pick up his first victory of the season and fourth career PGA Tour title. Wagner finished second at 12-under after a final round two-under 70, while Boo Weekeley (70) and Bill Haas (72) were a further shot adrift. Australian John Senden (70), Shaun Micheel (72) and overnight leader David Branshaw (75) finished at 10-under. Campbell started the day tied for third after a third-round 64 and outlasted the field for his first win since the 2006 Bob Hope Classic. He got off to a good start with four birdies and a bogey through 11 holes and after a bogey at 15, rebounded with consecutive birdies before closing his round with a bogey. In search of his first career PGA Tour victory, Branshaw entered Sunday with a two-shot lead. But he had three bogeys and a double-bogey at the par-five seventh and did not make his first birdie until the 10th before dropping of a tie for third with a bogey at the last. Final Round of the Viking Classic, Madison (par 72) -13 Chad Campbell 70 72 64 69 -12 Johnson Wagner 73 65 68 70 -11 Boo Weekley 68 69 70 70, Bill Haas 68 67 70 72 -10 John Senden (Australia) 68 69 71 70, Shaun Micheel 70 68 68 72, David Branshaw 66 68 69 75 -9 Bo Van Pelt 70 71 68 70, Alex Cejka 69 72 68 70, Kent Jones 71 70 67 71 -8 Ken Duke 74 70 71 65, Harrison Frazar 71 67 70 72 Also: -6 Mark Hensby (Australia) 73 70 69 70, Nick Flanagan (Australia) 68 69 73 72 -5 Michael Sim (Australia) 68 75 69 71 -2 Andrew Buckle (Australia) 71 73 68 74, Steve Elkington (Australia) 69 72 67 78 +2 Gavin Coles (Australia) 67 76 73 74 +3 Mathew Goggin (Australia) 69 75 73 74