and vaughn taylor has his first win since the reno tahoe open of 2005. he got into this tournament as an alternate, finding out monday he was in the field, ranked 447th in the world coming in. taylor will now play in the masters. final leaderboard, taylor by a stroke over mickelson, a couple of swedes are next, jacobson is tied for three strokes back. >>> winds have been tough to come by for the women's basketball team this year. the barracks at home today against arizona, cal in the valentine's day pink uniforms, down by three in the second quarter, she changes that with three of her 13 points. but the big player in this one was the freshman, christine. she was a force inside, going 8- 8 from the field. she would score 24 points in all. bears when 75-56. cal now 3-11 in the conference but within one game of the .500 mark. 12-13 overall. >>> should be fun. thanks, joe. >>> coming up tonight on the 10:00 news, high temperatures, causing snow to melt in the sierra. >> is the melt off coming too early in the season? what does it mean for drought conditions?

no one was talking about vaughn taylor who only found out on monday that he was in the tournament as an alternate. weather was perfect for the super bowl and the at&t. taylor who had not won into her in 11 years began the basic strokes off the lead. then he got really hot, approach to 15, taylor would make four straight birdies on the back nine, caps that one. than his 16, tailor-made the putt of the day. at this point he moved into the tournament lead by one stroke. taylor is happy about his fourth straight birdie. a few holes behind, mickelson was in contention. for birdie at 13, now he's within a stroke of the lead. taylor can just about lock up the tournament if he makes one more birdie at 18. becomes that close. settles for a round of 65. then he had to wait, mickelson running out of holes, he drains this birdie to pull within a stroke. taylor can only watch the champion, then get himself in position for a birdie at 18 to pull even. make this and they are in a playoff. mickelson lips it out, vaughn taylor has his first win since the reno tahoe open in 2005, ranked 447th in the w

taylor had not won on tour in 11 years but yesterday he proved he was the guy to be in the end it came down to a playoff between mickelson and taylor and mickelson missed giving taylor to win. they were separated by just one stroke. that one stroke will get you a lot of money. taylor 11 point one $1.26 million which is $165,000 more than he's made in the past three years combined. >>> tammuz 5:24 am and last night's all-star game in toronto for basketball was a great game. -- kobe bryant playing his 18th and final all-star game and the crowd shouted his game as he walked out onto the court and whereásubperiod said it was on our to play in the same game with him. kobe bryant means something to everyone individually as a basketball fan and us as players and we have a lot of different thoughts about what he means to the game and how he inspired you end myself growing up. >>> subperiod had some amazing moments himself, knocking down 6 three-pointers and he finished with 26 points in the west ended up winning the game with the final score 1 in the west ended up winning the game with the fi

taylor had not one in 11 years but yesterday he proved he was the guy to be an in the end it came down to a playoff between mickelson and taylor and they were separated by one stroke. taylor took home $1.26 million, $165,000 more than he has made in the past 3 years combined. >>> some exciting moments during the nba all-star game in toronto, kobe bryant was the focus as he placed his 18th and final all-star game. the crowd chanted his name as he walked to the court and they said it was an honor to play in the same game with kobe. >> he means something to everyone individually as possible plans including us as players and you have a lot of different thoughts about what he means to the game and how he inspired you and it was great. >>> it was not all about kobe, all the stores -- stars were on the court and the west beat the east 196-173. the scores are ridiculous. the west scored the most points by any team in all-star history. >>> time is 623 the west scored the most points by any team in all-star history. >>> time is 6:23 am and for the first time ever sports illustrated featured a pl

vaughn taylor haven't won the tour in 11 years. taylor took home $1.2 million which is about $165,000 more than he made in the past three years combined it wasn't all business at pebble beach. justin timberlake met up with fresh prince of bellaire star alphonso rivero, busted out the carlton. this is what happened on the 15th hole earlier this morning when sal found this video. he cut a rug. such enthusiasm! >> 3:30 in the morning? >> he teed up the video. >> no. that's the -- i am sorry you had to see that. >> look at that. this is a guy who loves his job. just coming in on a holiday to help us get around. traffic is light. he is like what can i do to make this morning better? >> he was fired up. >> he had to do that like three times. chelsea, you're killing me here. >>> thank you for joining us this presidents' day holiday here on ktvu "the 9". mike and i are back at noon. >> we leave you with a shot of the american flag on this presidents' day as we honor the 44 patients 44 presidents of the united states. i am sir-can-a-lot, he

vaughn taylor proved he was the guy to beat. it came to a playoff between mickelson and taylor. they were separated by 1 stroke. taylor took home one and one quarter million dollars. that is 15,000 than he made in the last three years combined. >>> exciting moments during last night's nba all-star game in toronto. the focus from the start was on him. kobe bryant playing in his 18th and final all-star game. now, the crowd chanted his name as he walked onto the court. warriors star steph curry said it was an honor to play in the same game with kobe. >> kobe means, you know, something to everybody individually. basketball fans, including us as players. you have a lot of different thoughts about what he means to the game and how he inspired you, myself growing up. >> it wasn't all about kobe. steph curry was amazing. he had 6 three-pointers. wound up with 26 points. and the west beat the east. an incredible store. 196 to 173. the west scored the most points by any team in all-star game history. >>> time now is 7:40 a new york woman wants it offer her services of following people all

no one was talking about vaughn taylor who only found out on monday that he was in the tournament as an alternate. weather was perfect for the super bowl and the at&t. taylor who had not won into her in 11 years began the basic strokes off the lead. then he got really hot, approach to 15, taylor would make four straight birdies on the back nine, caps that one. than his 16, tailor-made the putt of the day. at this point he moved into the tournament lead by one stroke. taylor is happy about his fourth straight birdie. a few holes behind, mickelson was in contention. for birdie at 13, now he's within a stroke of the lead. taylor can just about lock up more birdie at 18. becomes that close. settles for a round of 65. then he had to wait, mickelson running out of holes, he drains this birdie to pull within a stroke. taylor can only watch the champion, then get himself in position for a birdie at 18 to pull even. make this and they are in a playoff. mickelson lips it out, vaughn taylor has his first win since the reno tahoe open in 2005, ranked 447th in the world coming in, taylor cannot o

here is the 447th ranked golfer vaughn taylor. on his huge win. >> brian :in my book a win for weather means a lot of rain but we're not really going to be seen that this week as it will be sunny and warm >> j.r. :that's it for the kron 4 news at 11. stay connected with kron 4 and get latest news at kron 4 dot com. or download one of our mobile apps. we'll see you tomorrow morning! >>> the weekend insider from hollywood. your 24/7 celebrity conversation. >>> it's coming from a place of such sexism. >> taylor puts kanye on flat. did she just call him a ma sojist in? >> misunderstood. >> that's just part of our good week -- >> bad week. >> excluding beyonce's controversial evolution revolution. >> a decent, wholesome entertainment and not attack police officers. >> then malcolm-jamal warner is stuck in controversies. >> you're intertwined with two icons. >> and the controversy surrounding his tv

>>mark: vaughn taylor takes to sharp it is of 4430 it to take a solo lead but to go to 17 he is pushing toward the lead making the short and the team he goes to 16 and under one off the lead what a beautiful day in. >>mark: he can force the playoff defeat makes this but he misses the 54, >>darya: unless we see just into like out there nice weather and therefore we can. >>reporter: it is a tradition like no other for a different reason if chief among them the hilarity that is participating like bill murray, as expected for their regular the one in a moment where they did not follow and he wasted no time feasting on the experience. >>reporter: you could try to do better or just laugh your way through the court. >>mark: coming up the very latest on the supreme court justice it is setting off a political fire we will take a look at the battle where has winter gone with this type of forecast today and tomorrow it seem like it is taking a little bit of vacation. >>darya: welcome back let's see if we are changing. and weather changing. >>reporter: as we stand down the numbers will in the busin

vaughn taylor began this week as an alternate. didn't know he was going to be playing in the tournament. he ends upbeating phil mickelson in dramatic fashion. >> biggest win of your career? >> yes, definitely. no doubt. i was first off at the deadline and standing here right now, i can't believe it. this place has been good to me. >> my husband, last year he got to play in 12 pga tour events. this is the guy who was on a ryder cup team at one point. he made 11-12 cuts. we missed condition by .53%. that's pretty hard to swallow. >> this was so much fun for me to get back in the thick of it, to make a couple clutch putts on 16 and 17. it never crossed my mind that the one on 18 wouldn't go in, but it just tells me i've got a little bit more work to do. >> 1.2 today, nice to swallow. >> i'm not worried about the money. it was points to that point and he missed it. he was planning on playing webb this whole year and year trying to have a second child. this will make it a lot easier. >> great story for the entire taylor family as he wi

what it must be like to be vaughn taylor. few had a better day than him against the backdrop of pebble beach. you see the beauty shot for the final round. par 72 layout to 8. phil mickelson, coleader at this point, approach shot like he drew it up on the board. gave him the outright lead for about a cup of coffee. because at 10:00 blitx tied. then vaughn taylor at 14. started the day at six shots back and went on a birdie bonanza. pulled within a shot of mickelson and blitx to 11. mickelson missed the par putt. third bogey of the day. opened the door for blitx to take over. taylor, a grown man shot here. the qualifier cozied up within eight feet. this hole tied for the lead. next hole for taylor. how about four straight birdies, and he grabs the lead. he had a 7 under 65 today. the clubhouse leader. at 17, mickelson with two shots went after him. pulls within one shot of taylor with par 5 18th coming up. mickelson from 5 feet to tie him. the lip out. almost brought him to his knees. gave taylor the win. his first in 11 years.

i wanted to share this view from mount vaughn taylor kanye west. and the winds there are have been -- mount diablo with winds up to 60. and look at the horizon. it's the morning star. we to have some temperatures in the 50s. it's 5 degrees in san francisco at the surface. the winds are under 5 miles per hour. we've been picking up winds up to 14 miles per hour in the santa rosa area. and dying down to nine. we'll have offshore winds and up to 15 miles per hour. you couple the winds are the warm air mass. and 19 degrees above average in oakland today. head west and temperatures in the 70s. 78degrees in morgan hill. numbers stacking up to 80 easily in disco bay. and mid-70s from -- all the way to san rafael. and upper 70s and low 80s from the lake port area. we're going to talk about rain and when you'll need the umbrella. that's coming up at 18 minutes after the hour. >>> it's been less than 48 hours since supreme court justice antonin scalia was found dead at a texas vacation resort. and washington is already buzzing about a replacement. his body i

65 in yesterday's fin >>> vaughn taylor and his wife coming into the tournament. won when phil michelson won this 5-footer. somebody else dropped out. won his first tournament in almost 11 years. >> i was first alternate at the deadline, and i'm standing here right now. i can't believe it. this place has been good to me. i played well here last year and just kind of fed off of that. it's been a great week. thank you, phil. thank you, buddy. >> my interview with former 49er coach jim harbaugh when he climbed a tree at the home of a player he was trying to recruit. >> i like to climb trees. get your kids to climb trees. if my wife saw me climbing trees, the thing would be cut down the next day. >> i'm just advising it's a great athletic rep for kids. balance, strength. >> his wife was right there off camera shaking her head.

story of vaughn taylor. six shots down. ranked 447th in the world and he's doing this. led the pebble beach pro-am after 16. the only one that could catch him was four time champion phil mickelson. he stood 5 feet away from forcing a playoff. and this happened. oh, my goodness. >> the lipper. vaughn taylor became the 2016 champion and got a spot in the masters and a $1.2 million check. >>> kobe bryant. high flying all night. and here's lebron james. jamming it home. and steph curry passed it for the three. one handed baseline rip. the west won it 196-173. the highest scoring all star game in history. nice sendoff for number 24. that's sports at this hour, everybody. have a great monday. i'll see you around. >> boy good coffee this weekend in the sports department. all right, veteran. >>> play of the day during the 3rd quarter. that's jordan -- throwing down what he calls the scorpion dunk. the players can't even believe this dunk. take a look. up he goes, and boom, over his man. grabs behind is back. and the flush. that's sweet. that's the play of the day. >>> the murde

a little over a week ago vaughn taylor arrived at pebble beach as the at for the pro am. and he left with his first win in almost 11 years. he started a seven under, 65 in sunday's final round and won when phil mickelson missed a 5- footer that would have forced a playoff. and mickelson goes down. and taylor wins the at&t pro am. >> i was first alternate at the deadline. and you know, i'm standing here now. and i can't believe it. this place has been good to me. i played well here last year. and just fed off of that. and it's just been a great week. thank you, phil. >> what a great four days of golf for the at&t pro am. >>> pablo sandoval had a rough first week. >> as a red sox fan will you please take back pablo. >> he did not answer the question. >>> pitchers and catchers showing up to scottsdale where the giants and a's get ready to set up the 2016 season. see you tonight. >>> play of the day, blackhawks failing to clear the puck in the maple leaf state. look at the crease. >>> save of the day. >> we are live at twin peaks where friends and family have set up a memoria

vaughn taylor arrived at pebble beach as an alternate for the at&t pro am. and he left the monterey peninsula with the first win in almost 11 years. he started a seven under in sunday's final round and won when phil mickelson missed a 5- footer. and mickelson goes down. and taylor wins the at&t pro am. >> i was first alternate at the deadline. and i'm standing here now. and i can't believe it. this place has been good to me. i played well here last year. and just fed off of that. and it's been a great week. thank you, phil. >> what a great four days of golf for the at&t pro am. and pablo sandoval had a rough first season in boston. and one fan invaded, trying to get the panda's old team to take him back. >> as a red sox fan, will you please take back pablo? >> no! >> he of course did not answer the question. >> pitchers and catchers showing up to scottsdale where they get ready to set up the 2016 season. see you tonight. >>> play of the day, we have some hockey. chicago at toronto. second period, blackhawks turn it over. and they're in and the maple leafs ou

that opened the door for 39-year-old vaughn taylor. in eighth place to start the day, birded four on the front, even better on the back. birdies to tie for the lead. four straight birdies, moves to 14-under and takes the lead on 16. he is in clubhouse at 17 under. now, mickelson birdies 17. all vaughn can do is wait. the birdie on 18 to force the playoff. makes those in his sleep. vaughn taylor's first win since the reno tahoe open in 2005. third on tour and a spot in the masters in his home town of augusta. >> i didn't even have my tour card, and got in this week off past champion status, and i'm playing in the masters pretty soon. so, that just a dream come true. >> to cal women's hoopsters. hosting arizona this afternoon. at berkeley. close game for the first half. second quarter, arizona's washington hits the three. she had 13. cal tie is up. cowens, three of her own, bears by three at the break. third quarter, cal starts to get distance, the foul h. bears by six. 24 points for her. on the night. the bears win it 75-56. just their

phil mickelson entered the day on top of the leader board but vaughn taylor was making a charge. he entered the day six strokes back. here on 18, hits the other ball on the green. he would then birdie to place himself tied for the lead. then, wow, 16th green, a difficult shot there, long birdie put, taylor gets it to go. he's feeling it. back to mickelson on 17 from 12 feet out, oh, yeah, you betcha. puts him one shot back. now on 18, this to force a playoff. oh my goodness! mickelson can't believe it and vaughn taylor wins his first pga event in over ten years >> it was magical out there. i could just feel it. and i just had to keep my emotions under check. and you know, i kept just trying to stay calm. and i can't believe it happened. i mean, i'm just, i'm in disbelief. >> i played a little tighter throughout the round that i wanted to. i was trying to free it up. but i didn't salvage pars on some holes that i needed to salvage pars. i'm a little more determined to get it back. but i also know that i'm close. >>> college hoops, cal hosting arizona. enter the second quarter with

vaughn taylor, who had not won a pga tournament in over ten years charged through the field and pulled off the upset when mickelson missed a putt that would have forced a sudden death situation. an emotional moment for vaughn and his family sgch. >> shows how hard it is. >>> some of the world's biggest stars are in the process of aligning for music's biggest night. as the industry honors this year's best. rapper kendrick lamar, who received 11 nominations, including album and song of the year. they call him the shoe-in for multiple awards but not the big ka hugh na. >> i don't see how taylor swift's 1989 could not win album of the year. >> it sold more than 5 million copies. under the performances, is one for the late david bowie and for the eagles lead singer, glenn frey, who also died last mopt. >>> celebrating valentine's day with hundreds of pillows. >> what else? that's what hundreds of people did last night in san francisco. >> it was all part of the pillow fight in justin herman plaza. video posted on instagram shows a sea of people, pillows, feathers, the whole kit and kaboodle

so vaughn taylor wins his first pga tour event in ten years. how about that? >>> all right. number 13 stanford hosting arizona state. final seconds of regulation. tied at 55. lilly thompson off the mark. the put bill clinton also no good. so we go to overtime. final seconds. sophie bruener, the turnaround for the win. yes, it's good. are you kidding me? talk about ice in the vein. arizona state wins it 63-61. so a heartbreaker for the cardinals on valentine's day. the loss all but ends stanford's hopes of pac-12 regular season title. what a way to lose. that's actually terrible, especially at home. it must have hurt. >> on valentine's day, yeah, that is a heartbreak. good way to describe it. >> thanks a lot. a party in the south bay to celebrate the lunar new year this weekend. ==take vo== the "tefestil" is a ce >>> a party in south bay to celebrate the lunar new year this weekend. the tet festival a celebration of vietnamese culture that begins the first day of the lunar calendar. it was held at the santa clara county fairgrounds today. the event featured life entertainment

that opened the door for 39-year-old vaughn taylor. in eighth place to start the day, birded four on the front, even better on the back. birdies to tie for the lead. four straight birdies, moves to 14-under and takes the lead on 16. he is in clubhouse at 17 under. now, mickelson birdies 17. all vaughn can do is wait. the birdie on 18 to force the playoff. makes those in his sleep. vaughn taylor's first win since the reno tahoe open in 2005. third on tour and a spot in the masters in his home town of augusta. >> i didn't even have my tour card, and got in this week off past champion status, and i'm playing in the masters pretty soon. so, that just a dream come true. >> to cal women's hoopsters. hosting arizona this afternoon. at berkeley. close game for the first half. second quarter, arizona's washington hits the three. she had 13. cal tie is up. cowens, three of her own, bears by three at the break. third quarter, cal starts to get distance, the foul h. bears by six. 24 points for her. on the night. the bears win it 75-56. just their

oh my. 39-year-old vaughn taylor's first win since 2005. his third victory on the tour in his hometown of augusta. wins by a stroke over lefty. quite a win for a guy who is not even a member of the tour with more to come. >> i don't even have my tour card. i got in on past status. i am playing in the masters soon and what a dream come true. >> what a story. green playing in his first allstar game and his mother could not be more proud. she is a pistol on twitter and larry beil went one on one with ms. green in toronto. >> there was nobody happier or louder in the air canada center than mary as she watches her son day-day. >> the mean streets from saginaw, michigan to the nba is a tough one, but he made it. >> they thought it is just some fat kid who has a dream. basketball is his passion. all his life he was said nobody has the ability to determine what is in your heart. whatever it is, you do it. >> i won't trade it for nothing in the world. that journey made me who i am and it made me appreciate this even more. i am thankful for my journe

vaughn taylor first win since 2005. he is with his first pga tour victory in 11 years, one better over lefty. quite a day for a guy who isn't on a regular tour, and more to come. >> i at any time even have my tour card, and got in this week off past champion status, and i'm playing in the masters pretty soon. so that's just a dream come true. >> great story. more from pebble at 6:00 p.m. and that was typical kind of pebble beach ending. somebody comes out of nowhere and wins it. >> absolutely. larry beil, keep warm out there. up next, for some nothing says loving like hash brownes this >>> on abc7~news at 6:00, prowling our neighborhoods. a look at the shifting diet of mountain lions that now includes more of man's best friend. and let the feathers fly. we'll take you live to valentine's day alternative enjoyed by hundreds of pillow-swinging people. join us at 6:00. >>> couples with an appetite for romance are spending this valentine's day at the waffle house, believe it another nor. the georgia-based chain suffered a d