GOLF ROUNDUP Love sails to win and top of money list



Davis Love III got a strong start and led all the way to win The International.
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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- Davis Love III birdied three of his first four holes Sunday at The International and cruised to his fourth victory of the season.
Love led wire-to-wire for his 18th career title. He also vaulted from fourth to first on the PGA Tour's money list with $5.1 million heading into next week's PGA Championship.
Love, who began the final round with 41 points, added 5 points under the modified Stableford scoring system used in this event and beat Vijay Singh and Retief Goosen by a tournament-record 12 points.
Chris DiMarco was another point back at 33, and John Rollins had 31. Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson each had 26.
Champions Tour
BLAINE, Minn. -- Wayne Levi sank a 4-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the 3M Championship, notching his first career Champions Tour victory and claiming the $262,500 prize
Levi, who joined the Champions Tour in 2002, finished with an 11-under 205 to edge Morris Hatalsky and Gil Morgan, who both finished at 10 under. Levi shot 68, 68 and 69 in his three rounds.
Levi's, who last won at the 1990 Canadian Open, was the 20th winner in 21 official tournaments this year on the Champions Tour.
Ben Crenshaw, who finished tied for fourth with Bob Murphy and Graham Marsh at 9-under, nearly had an eagle when his shot from the rough narrowly missed.
LPGA Tour
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Hee-Won Han, the runner-up a year ago, made a 25-foot birdie putt on the third hole of sudden death to beat Wendy Ward and win the Wendy's Championship for Children. The clutch putt came on the 17th hole, where a short time before, Han lost a two-stroke lead.
Han, who closed with a 66, ended up at 17-under-par 199 to collect $165,000 for her second win of the year and her career. She held off Meg Mallon last month to win the Big Apple Classic.
Ward shot a 63 on Sunday. Michele Redman was alone in third place at 15 under after a 67. Two-time U.S. Open winner Juli Inkster closed with a 66 for 12 under.
U.S. Women's Amateur
GLADWYNE, Pa. -- Virada Nirapathpangporn beat Jane Park 2 and 1 in a 36-hole playoff to capture the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship title at Philadelphia Country Club.
Nirapathpangporn, a quarterfinalist in the tournament the last two years, built a two-hole lead after 18 holes in the morning. She watched Park pull even in the afternoon before playing bogey-free golf over the final 13 holes for the victory.
Nirapathpangporn beat medalist Aree Song in the quarterfinals and then topped fourth-seed In-Bee Park in the semifinals.