The Oklahoman

Berger wins again at St. Jude Classic

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shot a 4-under 66 to erase a threeshot deficit and win the St. Jude Classic for a second straight year.

The 24-year-old is the fourth back-to-back winner at St. Jude and the first since did it in 2003 and ‘04.

Berger played a bogeyfree round on Sunday, avoiding trouble on a fast, firm course at TPC Southwind. His 17-foot birdie putt on No. 15 put him ahead for good and he finished at 10-under 270. South African

shot a 66 and South Korean shot a 67 to finish in second, one shot behind Berger.

LPGA

of Thailand won the Manulife LPGA Classic with a birdie on the first playoff hole to beat American

and South Korea’s

Jutanugarn’s drive found the long grass on the side of the par-4 No. 18, but she recovered with an approach shot that left her pin-high. She calmly made a 25-footer for the victory. Jutanugarn finished with a 3-under 69 in the final round and was tied with Thompson (72) and Chun (70) at 17-under 271.

Thompson, who started the day with a one-shot lead, led by four shots at the turn but stumbled on the back nine with four bogeys.

European Tour

shot a 5-under-par 67 to win the Lyoness Open for his first European Tour title.

Frittelli, a Challenge Tour graduate from South Africa who turned pro in 2012, finished 12-under for the event, defeating Finland’s

England’s and countryman

by one stroke.

Symetra Tour

Edmond native

rallied to win the Four Winds Invitation­al on Sunday for her second Symetra Tour title, closing with a bogey-free 8-under 64 for a three-stroke victory. Six shots behind

entering the day, Dye had six birdies in a nine-hole stretch — the last four in a row on Nos. 8-11. She also birdied the final two holes in windy conditions at Blackthorn, holing a 25-foot putt on 17 and a 30-footer on 18 to reach 11-under 205.

“I came out here with a mission,” Dye said. “I had two hole-in-ones on this course and a double eagle, so what more was there to do on this golf course than win? I’ve been playing really good golf and it was only a matter of time . ... I had a sense of calm all day today.”

The former University of Oklahoma player earned $22,500 to jump from 36th to sixth on the money list with $30,161. The top 10 at the end of the season will earn LPGA Tour cards. Dye also won the tour’s 2014 IOA Golf Classic and finished eighth on the money list that year to advance to the LPGA Tour.

“I had conditiona­l status last year and I just wanted to focus on the Symetra Tour this year,” Dye said. “My best buddies are on the LPGA Tour and I know I’m capable of being in contention there, it’s just a matter of me getting out of my own dang way.”

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