The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ROSE SHOOTS 64 FOR 3-SHOT WIN AT COLONIAL

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FORT WORTH — Justin Rose closed with a 6-under 64 Sunday to finish at 20 under at Colonial for a three-stroke win over defending U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka in the Fort Worth Invitation­al.

It was the ninth career PGA Tour victory for Rose, the 37-year-old Englishman and No. 5 player in the world who also won his 2017-18 season debut in October at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai. He is the fifth player with multiple wins this season.

Koepka shot 63, but had started the day four strokes behind Rose in the final group. Emiliano Grillo had a 64 to finish third at 16 under.

While Rose missed matching Zach Johnson’s 2010 tournament scoring record of 259 because of bogey on the 72nd hole, first-round leader Kevin Na matched the course record with a closing 61 and finished fourth at 14 under.

Champions: In Benton Harbor, Mich., Paul Broadhurst shot an 8-under 63 to win the Senior PGA Championsh­ip by four strokes and match the best 72-hole score in tournament history. The 52-year-old Englishman finished at 19-under 265 at Harbor Shores for his second senior major victory. The 63 was the best fourth-round score by a winner. Rocco Mediate also shot 19 under at Harbor Shores in 2016.

Broadhurst led the field with 26 birdies and passed third-round leaders Tim Petrovic and Mark McCarron with a 4-under 31 on the back nine. Petrovic was second after a 69. McCarron had a 70 to tie for third at 14 under with Jerry Kelly (65).

European: Francesco Molinari’s path to the biggest win of his career at the BMW PGA Championsh­ip was drama-free until he sized up his approach to the 72nd hole. Rory McIlroy, his closest rival three strokes back, had just hit to 20 feet to set up an eagle chance. Molinari was between clubs for his third shot and faced a delicate wedge over the water protecting Wentworth’s pretty 18th green.

His ball landed short of the pin and span back toward the water. The spectators held their collective breath — so did Molinari — but it came to rest on the fringe, just short of trouble. After McIlroy came up inches short with his eagle putt, Molinari rolled in for par from 6 feet for a 4-under 68 that secured a two-stroke victory at Virginia Water, England. It was the fifth win of his career.

LPGA: Minjee Lee birdied the 18th hole in Ann Arbor, Mich., for a one-stroke victory over In-Kyung Kim at the LPGA Volvik Championsh­ip. Lee, who turned 22 on Sunday, three-putted for a bogey on No. 17, dropping into a tie with Kim, and needed a birdie to win on 18, a reachable par 5. Her second shot landed a few feet to the right of the green, and she calmly chipped to about 3 feet. She made the putt to finish at 4-under 68 and 16 under for the tournament.

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