GOLF ROUNDUP Sunday’s other events

Sybase Classic

CLIFTON, N.J. — Lorena Ochoa won for the first time since replacing Annika Sorenstam as the No. 1 player in women’s golf, and put an exclamation point on it by defending her Sybase Classic title. Ochoa caught front-running Sarah Lee and finished three strokes ahead, closing with a bogey-free 4-under 68 in the event that turned into match play after the top two distanced themselves from the field the day before. The victory was the second of the season and the 11th of her career for the 25-year-old Ochoa, the LPGA Tour’s top player in 2006. The $210,000 winner’s share pushed her earnings this year to $965,714. Ochoa had a 72-hole total of 18-under 270 on the Upper Montclair Country Club in successfully defending an LPGA title for the first time in her career. She won last year’s event at the Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, N.Y., another traditional, tree-line, small green course. Lee, looking to become the fifth first-time winner on tour this year, shot a 73.

Regions Charity Classic

HOOVER, Ala. — Defending champion Brad Bryant staged another final-day comeback, then beat R.W. Eaks on the third hole of a playoff to become the first player to win the tournament twice. Bryant sank a nearly 13-foot birdie putt on the 470-yard, par-4 18th hole after both parred the hole twice in the playoff. Seeking his first Champions Tour win, Eaks had to settle for another two-putt par from just above the green before Bryant’s winning putt from beside the hole. Bryant and Eaks shot 7-under 65s to finish at 12-under 204. Last year, Bryant closed with a 64, overcoming a three-stroke deficit on the final three holes.

BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs

TRAVELERS REST, S.C. — Nick Flanagan moved within a victory of an in-season promotion to the PGA Tour, birdieing the final three holes for a one-stroke victory in the Nationwide Tour event.

Irish Open

ADARE, Ireland — Padraig Harrington became the first Irishman to win the Irish Open in 25 years, parring the first hole of a playoff to beat Bradley Dredge. The 35-year-old Dubliner, the first Irish winner since John O’Leary in 1982, closed with a 1-under 71 to match Dredge (68) at 15-under on the Adare Manor course.

Associated Press