Late birdies lift Langer
German began day three strokes off the lead, but shoots 65.
Bernhard Langer rallied to win the San Antonio Championship on Sunday for his second victory of the year and 25th overall on the Champions Tour.
The 58-year-old German birdied the final two holes — making a 16-footer on the par-4 18th — for a 7-under 65 and a threestroke victory over Scott Dunlap.
“It’s always special to play well, especially on a Sunday when it really matters, when you’re in contention,” Langer said. “I was pushed again by a bunch of other players. It was just a matter of who was going to close the best.”
Three strokes behind defending champion Michael Allen and Scott McCarron entering the round, Langer had eight birdies and one bogey Sunday to finish at 12-under 204. Dunlap shot a 68. “I knew I was going well,” Dunlap said. “It’s really tough, proper golf where a lot of pars and the odd birdie here and there is going to hold you in good stead.”
Allen and McCarron, making his seventh start on the tour after turning 50 in July, each shot 70 to tie for third at 8 under.
Langer earned $270,000 to top the $2 million mark for the fourth straight year and the sixth time on the tour. He has made $2,065,390.
LPGA Tour: Lexi Thompson broke out of a crowded pack to win the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship in Incheon City, South Korea, for her second victory of the year and sixth overall.
The 20-year-old American closed with a 3-under 69 to beat Taiwan’s Yani Tseng and South Korea’s Sung Hyun Park by a stroke. Thompson finished at 15-under 273. Park shot a 71, and Tseng had a 68.
“It’s very satisfying.” Thompson said. “Getting a win, it means so much.”
European Tour: Andy Sullivan of England easily won the Portugal Masters after extending his lead to finish nine strokes ahead.
Sullivan, 28, led the field from round one and had built a five-stroke lead as he entered the final round. He increased that margin by hitting five birdies for a 5-under 66 to finish with a total of 23-under 261.
Sullivan’s nine-shot winning margin broke the previous event record of three strokes by Alexander Levy from last season.
Fiji International: American Matt Kuchar shot his second straight 3-under 69 for a fourstroke victory.
The seven-time PGA Tour winner had five birdies and one bogey in the final round and finished at 4-under 284.
His father, Peter, served as his caddie. Australia’s Aron Price was second after a 71.