Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sutherland wins Cup

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Kevin Sutherland finally broke through on the PGA Tour Champions, taking the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championsh­ip — and the topping the yearlong competitio­n, too. Sutherland closed a 5-under 66 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Vijay

Singh at Phoenix Country Club, the tree-lined course hosting its first tour event since the Phoenix Open left for TPC Scottsdale in 1988. John Daly (Dardanelle, Arkansas Razorbacks), who shot a 65,

David Frost (67), David Toms (67) and Lee Janzen (67) all tied

for third at 13 under. Bernhard

Langer, the winner of the first two playoff events, had a 64 to tie for 12th — five strokes back. Langer slipped to second in the season standings, missing a chance to win the title for the fourth consecutiv­e year and fifth overall. Glen Day (Little Rock) finished with a 9-under 204.

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