Rickie Fowler of the US on Sunday breathed a sigh of relief after clinching a four-stroke victory at the Honda Classic in Florida.
Fowler, previously none-for-four after starting the final round leading on the PGA Tour, frittered away almost all of his four-stroke advantage on a breezy day at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, but he steadied a leaky ship by sinking consecutive long birdie putts to extend his lead to five strokes with two holes left.
“My putter saved me,” Fowler, 28, said after carding 71 to finish at 12-under 268 for his fourth PGA Tour victory.
Fellow Americans Gary Woodland and Morgan Hoffmann tied for second on eight-under, while Taiwan’s Pan Cheng-tsung was tied for 37th place on one-under after a 72.
JOBURG OPEN
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South African Darren Fichardt on Sunday birdied the final hole for a final-round 68 and a one-stroke victory in the Joburg Open.
The event was reduced from 72 holes to 54 after the first three days of the championship were interrupted by torrential rain.
Fichardt claimed one of three places at The Open that were up for grabs. The other two invitations to the major at Royal Birkdale were taken by runners-up Paul Waring of England and Stuart Manley of Wales.
A stunning Lamine Yamal strike on Thursday helped crown Barcelona La Liga champions with a 2-0 win over local rivals RCD Espanyol, with victory ensuring Real Madrid cannot catch them at the top of the table. Yamal’s effort and Fermin Lopez’s goal took Hansi Flick’s side seven points clear of Los Blancos with two matches remaining, to clinch Barcelona’s 28th title and complete a superb domestic treble. Only the UEFA Champions League title escaped an exciting young Barca side this season, as they won the league for the second time in six years, at Espanyol’s ground again just as in 2022-2023. Back then,
SSC Napoli will have to wait one more week to seal the Serie A title after on Sunday being held to a goalless draw at Parma, while closest rivals Inter drew 2-2 in a dramatic game with SS Lazio. Antonio Conte’s team stayed one point ahead of Inter and were unfortunate not to win after twice striking the woodwork through Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Matteo Politano, while Scott McTominay also had a free-kick tipped onto the crossbar. The away side thought they would be handed a chance to take the points from the penalty spot in the 96th minute when David Neres
Jannik Sinner on Thursday marched into the semi-finals of the Italian Open after destroying Casper Ruud in straight sets 6-0, 6-1, while Coco Gauff won a marathon three-set battle with China’s Zheng Qinwen to advance to the women’s singles final. American Gauff is to face Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in today’s title match after pulling through 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) in a match that lasted over three-and-a-half hours. Ruud was supposed to be Sinner’s toughest test in Rome since he came back from his three-month doping ban, as the Norwegian came into the match in hot form on clay after winning in
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