Koepka outduels McIlroy, wins first WGC title by 3 shots
Brooks MEMPHIS, TENN. — Koepka turned his finalround duel with Rory McIlroy into a runaway for his first World Golf Championships title.
Koepka had three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the front nine and cruised to a three-stroke victory Sunday in the FedEx St. Jude Invitational.
Playing with McIlroy in their first final-group pairing, the top-ranked Koepka closed with a bogey-free 5-under 65 at TPC Southwind for his seventh PGA Tour title. He finished at 16-under 264.
McIlroy followed his thirdround 62 with a 71 to drop into a tie for fourth at 11 under.
Webb Simpson had a 64 to finish second. Marc Leishman (67) was third, four strokes back. Tommy Fleetwood (66) and Matthew Fitzpatrick (69) joined McIlroy at 11 under.
LPGA: Jin Young Ko took advantage of a friend’s bad luck to win her second major title of the season on Sunday, and reclaimed No. 1 spot in the women’s world golf rankings.
Ko fired a 4-under 67 in the rain-swept final round to win the Evian Championship in Evian-Les Bains, France, by two shots with a 15-under total of 269.
Senior PGA: Bernhard Langer beat Paul Broadhurst by two shots to win the Senior British Open on Sunday in Lytham St. Annes, England, for his record-extending 11th senior major title.
Starting three shots off the overnight lead held by Broadhurst, the 61-year-old German fired a 4-under 66 to finish at 6-under 274 for his fourth Senior Open title, a tournament record.