Colombian Camilo
Villegas was closing in on this first PGA Tour title by clinging
to a one-shot lead over American Jim Furyk midway through the
final round of BMW Championship on Sunday.
Annika Sorenstam ended her pro career in Europe by finishing third Sunday at the Nykredit Masters. The 37-year-old Hall of Famer from Sweden closed with a 2-under 71 in the Ladies European Tour event. She was five shots behind winner Martina Eberl of Germany. Sorenstam had three birdies and one bogey, completing the 54 holes at 9-under 210.
Jean-Francois Lucquin won the European Masters in a playoff Sunday, beating Rory McIlroy with a birdie on the second hole. The 19-year-old McIlroy held a four-stroke lead going into the final round, but bogeyed two of the first three holes and then missed a five-foot putt for victory on No. 18 to settle for a 71.
Frenchman
Jean-Francois Lucquin claimed his maiden European Tour title on
Sunday after beating British teenager Rory McIlroy in a
sudden-death playoff at the European Masters.
Jim Furyk nearly always wins at least once a year. It's like clockwork. After an impressive 12-under par display over 36 holes Saturday at the BMW Championship, he'll have to go low Sunday to break the winless drought for 2008, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.
The LPGA Tour got blindsided before it rescinded a controversial ruling on learning English on Friday. And its officials have only themselves to blame, writes GolfWorld's Ron Sirak.
Kathy Hartwiger shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of stroke-play qualifying in the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship at Barton Hills Country Club.