The Denver Post

STENSON WINS BY ONE AFTER FINAL-ROUND 64

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N.C.» Henrik Stenson won GREENSBORO, the Wyndham Championsh­ip on Sunday, closing with a 6-under-par 64 for a onestroke victory in the final event of the PGA Tour regular season.

The 2013 FedEx Cup champion finished at 22-under 258 at Sedgefield Country Club, breaking the course’s 72-hole record set by Carl Pettersson in 2008 and matched last year by Si Woo Kim.

The Swede earned $1,044,000 and 500 postseason points for his first victory since the 2016 British Open. He took control with four birdies in a five-hole stretch of the back nine.

Ollie Schniederj­ans shot a 64 to finish second. Webb Simpson was 18 under after a 67.

Stenson had three straight birdies on Nos. 15-17 — leaving a 20-foot eagle putt on the 15th hole about a foot short — after he and Schniederj­ans were both at 19 under.

Stenson’s 30-foot birdie putt on No. 17 moved him to 22 under.

Schniederj­ans made a 40-foot birdie putt on No. 17 and added another birdie on the par-4 18th hole after placing his second shot 2 feet from the pin.

With Schniederj­ans watching the television broadcast and hoping for a playoff, Stenson rolled a 35-foot birdie putt on No. 18 off the right edge of the cup, then made a 3-footer to end it.

Otaegui beats Siem to win Match Play.

Spain’s Adrian Otaegui rallied to win his first European Tour title and break German hearts by beating Marcel Siem

2 and 1 in the final of the Paul Lawrie Match Play.

Siem looked to be in command of the contest as he moved 3 up after just eight holes, but missed crucial short putts on the back nine.

McCarron’s birdie barrage seals it.

Scott McCarron birdied the final three holes to beat California childhood rival Kevin Sutherland by a stroke in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.

McCarron closed with an 8-under 64 a day after shooting a 61 to join Sutherland atop the leaderboar­d entering the final round in the PGA Tour Champions event. McCarron finished at 20-under 196.

Norris cards four-stroke win at Fiji.

Australian Jason Norris claimed his maiden European Tour title with a four-stroke victory at the Fiji Internatio­nal.

The 44-year-old shot a final-round 67 to finish at 14 under ahead of Thailand’s Jazz Janewattan­anond and Australian pair David McKenzie and James Marchesani.

Gooch scores first Web.com victory.

Talor Gooch rallied to win the News Sentinel Open to wrap up a PGA Tour card for next season with his first Web.com Tour victory.

Five strokes back entering the day, Gooch closed with a 6-under 65 at Fox Den for a one-stroke victory over Jonathan Hodge.

Redman wins U.S. Amateur over Ghim.

Doc Redman rallied from two holes down with two to play and won the U.S. Amateur, beating Doug Ghim on the first extra hole. — The Associated Press

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