Fowler finally a winner on the PGA Tour
Fowler finally a winner on the PGA Tour
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rickie Fowler finally picked up his first PGA Tour win Sunday in what might be the start of a rivalry for years to come.
Fowler brought style and substance to a sudden-death playoff at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot — a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th hole and win the Wells Fargo Championship over U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points.
The 23-year-old Fowler has been talked about as the next American star since he turned pro with his flashy colors and all-orange outfit on Sunday, his trademark.
Now he has a trophy to back up the hype, coming in his 67th start as a pro on the PGA Tour.
Fred brings the
Funk at Insperity
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Fred Funk birdied the final hole for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke victory over Tom Lehman in the Champions Tour’s Insperity Championship.
Tied with one hole left, Funk hit his approach on No. 18 to 2 feet. Lehman missed his birdie putt, and Funk tapped in for his seventh victory on the 50-and-over tour first since 2010.
He finished at 14-under 202 total.
Keselowski gets push to win Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The leader on the last lap isn’t supposed to win at Talladega Superspeedway. Everybody knows that.
Brad Keselowski disagrees, and he showed how to do it Sunday with a calculated plan that sent him to Victory Lane.
Keselowski used a big push from Kyle Busch to pass leader Matt Kenseth, and after leaving the Daytona 500 winner in their wake, Keselowski staved off Busch’s attempt to snatch the win. Using a move Keselowski said he had dreamed about, he held on for his second win of the season and second at Talladega.
Italy’s Andreas Seppi wins Serbia Open
BELGRADE, Serbia — Andreas Seppi of Italy defeated Benoit Paire of France 6-3, 6-2 Sunday to win the Serbia Open for the second title of his career.
Paire was playing his first ATP final after upsetting top-seeded Pablo Andujar of Spain in Saturday’s semifinals.
Del Potro wins 2nd straight Estoril Open
OEIRAS, Portugal — Argentina’s Juan del Potro won his second consecutive Estoril Open title, using a strong serve to beat France’s Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-2 Sunday.
Del Potro, seeded first and ranked 12th, won his second title of the year and 11th of his career.
“I felt it was my best match of the week,” Del Potro said. “I felt really confident on my forehand, and I grew in confidence every game.”
Kohlschreiber
wins Munich final
MUNICH — Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany beat Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-6 (8), 6-3 Sunday to win the BMW Open for the second time.
Kohlschreiber, seeded fourth, also won this clay-court tournament in 2007. He saved seven of eight break points to capture his fourth title in his sixth ATP final. His previous title also came in Germany — last year’s Gerry Weber Open in Halle.
Azarenka advances to 2nd round in Madrid
MADRID — Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and second-seeded Maria Sharapova advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open with straight-set wins Sunday on the event’s new blue-clay court.
Azarenka beat Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a tough opening match.
By wire sources