European Tour final scoreboard http://espn.go.com/golf/leaderboard?tour=euro
Despite shanking one out of bounds on the 11th and looking shaky for a few holes after,Henrik Stenson finished like a champion as he birdied the last two holes to successfully defend his DP World Tour Championship title. He shot a -2 70 to win by two strokes with an overall 16-under 272 on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Rory McIlroy (68), Victor Dubuisson (68) and Justin Rose (69), shared second on 14-under 274, Rory of course wins the overall Race To Dubai for the 2nd time in 3 years, while Stenson ends up 2nd and moves to 2nd in the world ranking. Rory takes home the $1.25m first prize share of the $5m bonus pool, along with his T2 winnings..
When asked what he could do in 2015 to match this incredible year he promptly answered " The Masters, I can be the youngest to win the Grand Slam at 25, so I'll be ready to go in April"
Rafa Cabrera-Bello (75) was leading with three holes to play but made back-to-back double bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 to finish tied for ninth with an overall 277.
LPGA Tour final scoreboard http://espn.go.com/golf/leaderboard?tour=lpga
New Zealand golf was buoyed on Friday when Grant Waite won full status on the Champions Tour by finishing 2nd at Q School, then it really got a shot in the arm when teenager Lydia Ko (-4 68 -10) won the CME Group Championship on the 4th hole of a three-way playoff, worth $500,000, and by doing so she also scooped up the $1m dollar "Race to CME Globe" bonus, the biggest single pay day in LPGA history...
She is only 17, not even allowed to drink the champagne she was showered in !!..She now has five wins after she defeated Carlota Ciganda (-2 70 -10) of Spain and Julieta Granada (-1 71 -10) of Paraguay. She won three times this year, and her earnings from the Tour Championship made her the first player to go over $2 million as a rookie.
The other big winner on the day was Stacy Lewis who was not in contention on the weekend but she became the first American in 21 years to sweep the three most significant awards on the LPGA Tour, player of the year, the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average and the money title!
Bryan Angus
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