MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dustin Johnson won the St. Jude Classic on Sunday in his second event back after a back injury sidelined him nearly three months, shooting a 4-under 66 to beat John Merrick by a stroke.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dustin Johnson won the St. Jude Classic on Sunday in his second event back after a back injury sidelined him nearly three months, shooting a 4-under 66 to beat John Merrick by a stroke.
Johnson birdied Nos. 16 and 17 and closed with a par to finish at 9-under 271. He earned $1,008,000 for his sixth PGA Tour title.
Johnson aggravated his back in early March lifting a jet ski at his home and didn’t return to the PGA Tour until last week at the Memorial, where he tied for 19th.
Merrick finished with a 68.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III had a 69 to tie for third with Chad Campbell, Nick O’Hern and Ryan Palmer at 7 under. Rory McIlroy, the defending champion next week in the U.S. Open, closed with a double bogey for a 69 that left him in a tie for seventh at 6 under.
Feng claims LPGA
Championship
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Shanshan Feng won the LPGA Championship to become the first Chinese player to win an LPGA Tour title and a major event, closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory.
The 22-year-old Feng, the only player from China on the tour, had the lowest round of the tournament at the right time and finished at 6-under 282.
Stacy Lewis, bidding to win her third straight stroke-play event on the LPGA Tour, shot a 70 to tie for second with Mika Miyazato, Suzann Pettersen and third-round leader Eun-Hee Ji. Miyazato shot 69, Pettersen 70, and Ji 72. Karrie Webb, who started the day one shot behind Ji, had a 72 to finish at 3 under. Little-known Gerina Piller and Ai Miyazato shot 68 to also finish at 3 under.
Feng joined a growing list players who have broken through for their first career victory at the LPGA Championship. Anna Nordqvist in 2008 and Tseng in 2009 were the last two of the seven who have accomplished the feat.
Lehman leaps to win
Regions Tradition
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tom Lehman successfully defended his title in the Regions Tradition, finishing the Champions Tour major with a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke victory.
Lehman overcame a near-constant drizzle and occasional heavy rain at Shoal Creek — plus hard charges by Bernhard Langer and Chien Soon Lu — for his sixth Champions Tour victory.
Lehman finished at 14-undeer 275. Langer and Lu shot 66 to tie for second.
Lehman, the former British Open champion who shot in the 60s all four days, joined Jack Nicklaus, Gil Morgan and Fred Funk as the only players to win the Tradition multiple times.