Rain postpones women’s U. S. Open
The latest U. S. Women’s Open on the calendar will last one more day because of relentless rain that drenched Houston’s Champions Golf Club and forced the USGA to suspend the final round until Monday.
Hinako Shibuno of Japan, who had a one- shot lead as she goes for a second major, never teed off.
The USGA moved up tee times as early as possible Sunday because of the forecast, and the final round was just over an hour old when thunderstorms in the area caused play to be stopped. It never resumed, with about three- quarters of an inch of rain falling before there was no point in trying to restart.
The U. S. Women’s Open was postponed from early June because of the COVID- 19 pandemic. It will be the first Monday finish for the U. S. Women’s Open since So Yeon Ryu won at The Broadmoor in Colorado in 2011.
European Tour
Lee Westwood won the Race to Dubai points race to end a season as the European Tour’s No. 1 player for the third time, at the age of 47, after a crazy f inish in the DP World Tour Championship won in dramatic circumstances by Matt Fitzpatrick.
Westwood f inished second at 14 under after a fourunder 68.
It was enough to jump to the top of the Race to Dubai standings — but only after meltdowns by his rivals in the f inal holes at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Patrick Reed, seeking to become the f irst American to be Europe’s top player, bogeyed Nos. 16 and 17 to drop out. Then, Laurie Canter had a double bogey on No. 17 and could only par the last, leaving Westwood alone in second.
Fitzpatrick made par at No. 18 for a 68 and a one- shot victory.
PGA Tour
Matt Kuchar and Harris English broke a bunch of their own QBE Shootout records in a runaway victory at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
Kuchar and English became the f irst team to win the event three times, f inished at 37- under 179 to break the mark of 34 under they set in 2013, and won by nine strokes to top their 2013 record of seven.
Defending champions Rory Sabbatini and Kevin Tway tied for second at 28 under with the all- rookie team of Lanto Griffin and Mackenzie Hughes and first- round leaders Kevin Na and Sean O’Hair.