Sunday was no different, starting as a runaway with Thomas Bjorn and his 5 shot lead, and the field in hot pursuit. With a back to back par 5 finish, it always seems to provide dramatic finishes, today was more of the same.
European Tour
BMW Championship
Wentworth GC
Surrey, England
Round 4
Rory McIlroy came from seven shots back at the start of the final round to shoot a 6-under 66 and win by 1 stroke with an overall 14-under 274 at Wentworth.
It was McIlroy’s first European Tour success since December 2012 and ends a run of eight second-place finishes in 11 events this season.
Shane Lowry of Ireland came second with a round of 68 for a 13-under 275. Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn (75) shared third place on 12 under with England’s two-time BMW PGA winner Luke Donald (70).
McIlroy’s 12th victory worldwide comes four days after the 25-year old Northern Irishman confirmed the breakdown in his relationship with Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki
Poor old Thomas Bjorn went into the last day with history on his side as no player had lost at this European Tour event after leading by five shots.
By the ninth hole Bjorn had forfeited his advantage,taking a bogey at No. 5, triple bogey at the sixth where he failed to get out of a greenside bunker in regulation, and dropping a further shot at the ninth.
Live scores click http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2014/tournamentid=2014040/leaderboard/index.html
CHAMPIONS Tour
Senior PGA Championship
Harbour Shores
Michigan
Canadians Rod Spittle 74 74 MC Jim Rutledge 75 73 MC Stephen Ames 71 68 72 71 T15
Round 4
Colin Montgomerie won the Senior PGA Championship on Sunday, finishing with a 6-under 65 for a four-stroke victory over 64-year-old Tom Watson.
It marked Montgomerie’s first victory as senior, his first win in seven years and his first in an official event in the United States. He also claimed a senior major in his fifth attempt, something he didn’t accomplish in 71 majors in his regular tour days.
The 51-year-old Scot finished at 13-under 261 at Harbor Shores. The victory was his first since he took the 2007 European Open for his 31st European Tour title.
Watson also closed with a 65.
Jay Haas and Bernhard Langer tied for third at 7 under. Haas had a 67, and Langer shot 70.
Stephen Ames carded 71 on the final day to claim 15th place
PGA Tour
Crowne Plaza Invitational
Colonial,
Fort Worth, Texas
Canadians..David Hearn -4 67 69 74 66 T21 Graham DeLaet -5 69 70 68 68 T14
Round 4
Adam Scott made a 7-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff Sunday to end his first week as the world’s No. 1 player with a victory at Colonial.
Jason Dufner, who made a 25-foot birdie putt on No. 18 in regulation, slid a 40-footer past when he and Scott played the 18th hole for the second time during the playoff. Scott then made the 7-footer for his 11th PGA Tour victory.
Dufner and Scott both shot 4-under 66 to finish at 9 under, the highest winning score at Colonial since 1999. They were among 33 players within four strokes of the leaders when the day began.
Graham DeLaet shot a 68 to end the tournament tied for 14th and David Hearn shoots 66 to finish tied for 21st
LPGA Tour
Airbus Classic
Crossings Course
Alabama
Canadians : Jennifer Kirby -5 69 68 74 70 T43
Round 4
Jessica Korda won her first LPGA Tour title two years in Australia and opened this season with another victory in the Bahamas. On Sunday, the 21-year-old Florida got one on her home turf with a back-nine charge in the Airbus LPGA Classic.
Korda, whose father, Petr, won the 1998 Australian Open tennis tournament and mother, Regina Raichrtova, also played pro tennis, birdied four of the final five holes, making a breaking 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke victory over Anna Nordqvist.
Michelle Wie, 18-year-old Charley Hull and 44-year-old Catriona Matthew tied for third at 18 under. Wie and Hull shot 67, and Matthew had a 69.
Jennifer Kirby, shot 70 in the final round to end up tied for 43rd.
WEB.com
Rex Hospital Open
TPC Plantation Course
Raleigh
Canadians Hadwin +3 68 70 76 73 Sloan -1 69 68 79 67, Choi -2 70 70 72 70, Fritsch T4 72 65 70 66 -11, Hughes MC 73,73 Taylor MC72 76
Round 4
Byron Smith cruised to a stress-free 5-under 66 Sunday to win the Rex Hospital Open by four strokes for his first career title. Smith shared the 54-hole lead at TPC Wakefield Plantation and distanced himself from the pack, getting to his 16-under 268 total. He finished four better than Scott Gardiner (69) and Harold Varner III (70).
Brad Fristch (66), Tony Finau (67) and Roberto Diaz (70) shared fourth place, five back of the winner. Duke grad Ryan Blaum (69) was solo seventh
Canadians : 4 Canadians made the cut, their scores listed above.
CN Future Links Ontario Championship
The Rock GC
Minett, Ontario
Round 3
Naomi Ko, 16, of Victoria, B.C. and Sun Kim, 16, of L’Ile-Perrot, Que. claimed their division titles at The Rock Golf Club in Minett, Ont. on Sunday.
Ko claimed the Junior Girls title in a playoff after trailing runner-up finisher Selena Costabile, 15, of Thornhill, Ont. by one stroke over the course of the championship’s first two rounds. Ko finished the championship with a final score of 2-over-par 215 after rounds of 70-73-72.
In the Junior Boys division, Kim faced equally tough competition. A tie with Tyler Saunders of Sturgeon County, Alta. in Friday’s first round then led to a lead by Saunders in yesterday’s second round of play. Kim continued his strong play during the final round, scoring 1-under-par 70 for a final 212 total after rounds of 69-73-70.
Live scoring click http://golfcanada.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/rcga14/event/rcga143/contest/1/leaderboard.htm
Crossings Course
Alabama
Canadians : Jennifer Kirby -5 69 68 74 70 T43
Round 4
Jessica Korda won her first LPGA Tour title two years in Australia and opened this season with another victory in the Bahamas. On Sunday, the 21-year-old Florida got one on her home turf with a back-nine charge in the Airbus LPGA Classic.
Korda, whose father, Petr, won the 1998 Australian Open tennis tournament and mother, Regina Raichrtova, also played pro tennis, birdied four of the final five holes, making a breaking 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke victory over Anna Nordqvist.
Michelle Wie, 18-year-old Charley Hull and 44-year-old Catriona Matthew tied for third at 18 under. Wie and Hull shot 67, and Matthew had a 69.
Jennifer Kirby, shot 70 in the final round to end up tied for 43rd.
WEB.com
Rex Hospital Open
TPC Plantation Course
Raleigh
Canadians Hadwin +3 68 70 76 73 Sloan -1 69 68 79 67, Choi -2 70 70 72 70, Fritsch T4 72 65 70 66 -11, Hughes MC 73,73 Taylor MC72 76
Round 4
Byron Smith cruised to a stress-free 5-under 66 Sunday to win the Rex Hospital Open by four strokes for his first career title. Smith shared the 54-hole lead at TPC Wakefield Plantation and distanced himself from the pack, getting to his 16-under 268 total. He finished four better than Scott Gardiner (69) and Harold Varner III (70).
Brad Fristch (66), Tony Finau (67) and Roberto Diaz (70) shared fourth place, five back of the winner. Duke grad Ryan Blaum (69) was solo seventh
Canadians : 4 Canadians made the cut, their scores listed above.
CN Future Links Ontario Championship
The Rock GC
Minett, Ontario
Round 3
Naomi Ko, 16, of Victoria, B.C. and Sun Kim, 16, of L’Ile-Perrot, Que. claimed their division titles at The Rock Golf Club in Minett, Ont. on Sunday.
Ko claimed the Junior Girls title in a playoff after trailing runner-up finisher Selena Costabile, 15, of Thornhill, Ont. by one stroke over the course of the championship’s first two rounds. Ko finished the championship with a final score of 2-over-par 215 after rounds of 70-73-72.
In the Junior Boys division, Kim faced equally tough competition. A tie with Tyler Saunders of Sturgeon County, Alta. in Friday’s first round then led to a lead by Saunders in yesterday’s second round of play. Kim continued his strong play during the final round, scoring 1-under-par 70 for a final 212 total after rounds of 69-73-70.
Live scoring click http://golfcanada.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/rcga14/event/rcga143/contest/1/leaderboard.htm
Bryan Angus
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