Perry caps off Colonial triumph May 22, 2005 GolfWeb Wire Services E-Mail To A Friend! FORT WORTH, Texas -- Kenny Perry doesn't have to share this record-setting Bank of America Colonial victory with anybody. When Perry won at Hogan's Alley two years ago, he shared the spotlight with Annika Sorenstam who was the first woman in 58 years to play on the PGA TOUR. This time, Perry had to settle for matching his tournament scoring record after a double bogey on the 17th hole Sunday. He finished at 19-under 261, seven strokes ahead of Bill Mayfair. "I wanted to finish 20 under. But that's OK, I tied my own record. That's pretty special. I just wanted to win again," Perry said. "It was Annika's week the first time. This week it was my week. So it's 50-50 now." Yes, this Bank of America Colonial was all Perry, who closed with a 1-under 69. Perry began Sunday with a seven-stroke cushion, a lead that no PGA TOUR player has ever squandered in a final round, and made sure there wouldn't be any challengers. Even after missing the fairway on the 563-yard opening hole, Perry made a 3-foot birdie. He got to 20 under with an 11-footer at No. 5, a 472-yard hole that ranks as the toughest on the course. "When I birdied that hole, I knew I had it going," he said. Perry finished with the best 72-hole total on the PGA TOUR this year, and the largest margin of victory. Phil Mickelson twice won by five strokes this season. On a second straight day of record heat in the upper 90s, there was quite a shootout behind Perry, who had just two bogeys in the tournament. "It was a funny sort of feeling," said Peter Lonard, among three golfers tied for third at 269. "I felt like I was playing pretty good, but I was 10 behind." Mayfair (66) did the best anybody else could, matching his best finish since being also being a runner-up at the Harbour Town in 2001, after a five-hole playoff with Jose Coceres. David Toms (66), Joe Durant (66) and Lonard (69) were in the group a stroke behind Mayfair, at 11-under 269. Bernhard Langer (67) was among seven golfers tied for sixth at 10 under. It only took a few holes Sunday for Mayfair to know he wouldn't have a chance to overtake Perry for his first victory since 1998. "He played wonderful. He played great for three days and he did exactly what he needed to do today," Mayfair said. "He just kept the ball short of the hole and in the fairways." When Perry won the Bank of America Colonial in 2003, it was the same tournament in which Sorenstam became the first woman in 58 years to play on the PGA TOUR. After the LPGA standout missed the cut, Perry tied the course record with a third-round 61 and won at 19 under, six strokes ahead of Justin Leonard. Kenny Perry claimed his ninth career PGA TOUR title on Sunday. (Steve Grayson/ WireImage) Since his victory 2003, Perry has gotten a thrill out of seeing his name engraved on the wall by the first tee with other Bank of America Colonial champions, including Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead. Only five-time champion Hogan has won more than twice. Perry will become just the 10th golfer with his name on that wall twice. The 44-year-old Kentucky native, who won at Bay Hill in March, is the fourth multiple winner on TOUR this season. Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have won three times. It was the ninth career win for Perry, who won just three titles in his first 16 seasons before the 2003 Colonial. Along with another plaid jacket, he won $1 million, pushing his career earnings to more than $18 million -- $2.6 million of that in 16 Bank of America Colonials. "I hit the ball better when I was young, but course management and my thinking and how relaxed and how comfortable I am on the golf course is so much different," he said. "Sometimes it's a little nerve-racking out there. But today was a nice stroll down the park." With the rhythm of his golf swing feeling just as it did two years ago, Perry had an opening 65 -- at that point his best round this year. He followed with a 63 to break the tournament's 36-hole scoring record at 12 under, and then had a 64 on Saturday for the 54-hole scoring record at 18 under. Perry came only inches from going at least three strokes lower Sunday. His short pitch shot at the 394-yard sixth hole rolled over the hole and stopped 5 feet past. He missed that birdie chance. At the par-3 13th, a 39-foot birdie putt burned the edge of the cup. Perry has an appointment Monday with his eye doctor because of problems that make it difficult for him to read greens or see clearly from long distances and shady spots. He has twice had laser surgery on his eyes, and might try wearing glasses when he plays next week in Memphis. He didn't have any real problems at Colonial, playing 53 straight bogey-free holes between his 17th hole Thursday -- the 193-yard No. 8 -- and No. 17 Sunday, when he missed the green at the 394-yard hole and three-putted from 40 feet. Divots: Joe Ogilvie shot 262 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, going 26 under in the January tournament. ... Perry was the 21st player since 1970 to lead by seven strokes through 54 holes. All have gone on to win. ... Toms, who had missed three of his last five cuts and finished 34th and 68th in the other two tournaments, had four straight sub-par rounds. ... Patrick Sheehan led after an opening 62, but was 10 strokes worse in the second round and went 75-76 on the weekend. He finished tied for 71st with Frank Lickliter II at 5-over 285, worst among those who made the cut.