LAS VEGAS (AP) — J.T. Poston used a burst of birdies to build a comfortable lead in the morning and afternoon, first for a three-shot lead after 54 holes and then to give himself a big enough cushion to hold on for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot victory Sunday in the Shriners Children’s Open.
Poston never trailed since making a 20-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole when he returned to finish the third round. He had two more birdies for a 66 to build a three-shot lead. He made three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine of the final round and led by four shots with three holes to play.
Poston still had to sweat it out to the very last putt. Doug Ghim closed with a 65, making a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole at the TPC Summerlin to close within one shot. Poston lagged his 45-foot birdie putt to 4 feet and calmly sank that for his third career PGA Tour title.
Poston finished at 22-under 262. Matti Schmid tied for third and has gone from No. 125 to No.
77 in the FedEx Cup in the last three weeks. The top 125 keep cards for next season. Another big consolation prize went to Michael Kim, who closed with a 62 and tied for fifth, moving from No.
129 to No. 112. PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Hannah Green of Australia shot a 1-under 71 to win the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, her sixth victory on the LPGA Tour and her third this season.
Green finished at 19-under 269 and led or shared the lead after all four rounds. Celine Boutier of France finished one stroke be.
