Ochoa wins again, in Canadian Open
EDMONTON, Alberta - Lorena Ochoa won the Canadian Women's Open for her second straight victory and fifth of the season, closing with a 2-under 69 yesterday for a 3-stroke victory over Paula Creamer.
EDMONTON, Alberta - Lorena Ochoa won the Canadian Women's Open for her second straight victory and fifth of the season, closing with a 2-under 69 yesterday for a 3-stroke victory over Paula Creamer.
The top-ranked Mexican star had a 16-under 268 total on the Royal Mayfair course. She earned $337,500 to raise her tour-leading total to $2,636,590.
"It was just one of those weeks where everything was good from tee to green," Ochoa said.
Shi Hyun Ahn (66) was third at 10 under, and Brittany Lang (67) and Laura Diaz (72) followed at 9 under.
PGA Tour
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Tied with two holes to play and seemingly headed for a playoff, Brandt Snedeker needed to make something bold happen. He made the best shot of his short career.
Snedeker's 3-iron shot to within 32 feet on the par-3 17th set up a birdie putt that moved him ahead of Tim Petrovic for good, and the rookie finished with a 9-under 63 for his first career PGA Tour win, a 2-stroke victory at the low-scoring Wyndham Championship.
Snedeker had the best round of the tournament. He finished at 22-under 266, earned $900,000 - and, perhaps most important, jumped 17 spots to No. 9 on the FedEx Cup points list.
Petrovic (67) - who was tied with Snedeker with two holes to play - joined Jeff Overton (70) and Billy Mayfair (67) 2 strokes back.
Champions Tour
SUNRIVER, Ore. - Mark McNulty coolly shot a 68 to win the Tradition by 5 strokes at Crosswater Golf Club, his first victory in a major.
McNulty finished the Champions Tour event with a 16-under 272. His coleader going into the final round, David Edwards, shot a 73 to finish at 11 under.
European Tour
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Mikko Ilonen won the Scandinavian Masters by 2 shots after Martin Kaymer double-bogeyed the final hole at the Arlandastad course.
Ilonen birdied the last hole, closing with a 2-under 68 to finish with a 6-under 274 total. It was the former British amateur champion's second European Tour victory.
Kaymer tied for second with Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (68), Christian Cevaer (69), Peter Hedblom (69) and Nick Dougherty (70).