Fleetwood wins by shot
Turns back Dustin, Henrik at Abu Dhabi
Tommy Fleetwood broke free from a pack of contenders containing three major champions to win the Abu Dhabi Championship by one shot on Sunday, ending the Englishman’s 31/2-year wait for a second European Tour title. In a tense final round in which five players held the lead, Fleetwood chipped in for eagle from 20 yards at the par-5 10th to spark a back nine of 31 that helped him to a 5-under par 67 and 17-under overall.
Only an eagle from Pablo Larrazabal in the final group could deny Fleetwood, and the 2014 champion managed a birdie. Major winners Dustin Johnson (68), Martin Kaymer (69) and Henrik Stenson (69) were in the chasing pack all day, with three-time winner Kaymer leading on his own for two holes before dropping three shots in five holes around the turn. Johnson, the U.S. Open champion, eagled the last for a 68 and a share of second place with Larrazabal at 16- under.
l In La Quinta, Calif., Hudson Swafford won the fittingly named CareerBuilder Challengefor his first PGA tour title, following three straight birdies with a closing par for a one-stroke victory. Swafford shot a 5-under 67 on the Stadium Course at PGA West to finish the three-course, proam event at 20-under 268. Adam Hadwin came back with a 70 after his third-round 59 to finish second.
VONN FINISHES 9TH
A day after winning a downhill, Lindsey Vonn discovered how far she has to go to regain her dominance in super-G as she returns from two major injuries. For now, defending overall World Cup champion Lara Gut remains the skier to beat in super-G.
Swiss racer Gut extended her perfect run in super-G this season with a comfortable victory Sunday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, while Vonn struggled to a ninth-place finish. For her third straight super-G victory, Gut finished 0.67 seconds ahead of Stephanie Venier of Austria and 0.86 in front of Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein. Vonn, who won a downhill Saturday in just the second race of her comeback from a knee injury and a broken arm, finished 1.65 seconds behind.
“It was hard, very bumpy and very icy, also with the light it’s very dark so it’s hard to get a good feeling on this snow and this slope,” Vonn said. “I didn’t see Lara’s run but I’m sure she skied very well. It really took some aggressive skiing today to win. I didn’t quite have that today.”
FIGURE SKATING WIZ
Nathan Chen followed a record-setting short program with a near-flawless free skate featuring five quadruple jumps Sunday to become the youngest men’s U.S. figure skating champion in more than five decades. The 17-year-old Chen, performing to “The Polovtsian Dances,” became the first skater in the world to land five clean quads in competition.
ENGLISH SOCCER STAR HURT
Hull record-signing Ryan Mason underwent surgery after fracturing his skull during a clash of heads with Gary Cahill during a Premier League match at Chelsea on Sunday. The 25-year-old midfielder “is in stable condition and is expected to remain in the hospital for the next few days,” Hull said in a statement.