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Thu 04 Apr 2007Big Easy responds to reward the faithfulHe might sound like a scary magazine that comes out every Thursday, but Boo Weekley proved frighteningly good at the weather-delayed Heritage Classic last Monday when chip-ins from 40 and 36 feet on the last two holes clinched him his first PGA Tour victory.How many Golf Masters' managers benefited from the success of the man who got his nickname Yogi Bear's diminutive partner, Boo Boo? None. But they can't be accused of being dumber than the average bear, because Weekley hadn't qualified for our player list, so they couldn't have hired him even if they wanted to.