ON THE FAIRWAYS Sunday’s golf events


Canadian Open

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Chez Reavie won his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 1-under 70 in near-perfect conditions for a three-stroke victory over Billy Mayfair. Reavie was on the mark all week at rain-softened Glen Abbey, hitting 44 of 56 fairways in regulation and 54 of 72 greens. The accurate play was a big factor, with the players allowed to use preferred lies in the fairways all four days. Playing his sixth straight week on the tour, Reavie finished at 17-under 267. He earned $900,000 and spots the next two weeks in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and PGA Championship. Mayfair shot a 68, while Sean O’Hair (68) and Steve Marino (70) tied for third at 13 under, and Mike Weir (69) was another stroke back along with Nicholas Thompson (69) and Scott McCarron (71). After finishing off a third-round 68 early Sunday to take a one-stroke lead, Reavie got off to a slow start in the afternoon with bogeys on Nos. 1 and 3. He got a stroke back with a birdie on No. 4 and broke away from the field in the middle of the round.

Senior British Open

TROON, Scotland — Bruce Vaughan won the Senior British Open on the first playoff hole by sinking 20-foot putt to beat John Cook. Cook squandered a three-stroke lead after 10 holes Sunday and went to the 72nd still leading Vaughan by a shot. But Cook sent his tee shot into the rough and had a bogey-5 to finish with an even-par 71 and a total of 6-under 278. They began the playoff at No. 18, where Vaughan holed his putt and Cook missed from 12 feet to end it. Eduardo Romero, who was third, failed to make the playoff after missing an 8-foot putt at the last for a bogey.

Evian Masters

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Helen Alfredsson won her first LPGA Tour title in five years after defeating rookie Na Yeon Choi at the third playoff hole. The 43-year-old Alfredsson had a birdie on the par-5 18th, while the 20-year-old Choi only managed par. Alfredsson also won the Evian Masters in 1994 and ’98. Alfredsson birdied the last two holes in her final-round 67 to force a three-way playoff with Choi and Angela Park. The 19-year-old Park was eliminated at the first extra hole.

Russian Open

NAKHABINO, Russia — Mikael Lundberg won his second Russian Open title with birdies on two of the last three holes for a 68 and a two-stroke victory over Jose Manuel Lara. The Swede finished at 21-under 267. Lundberg also won the tournament in 2005 — his first European Tour title — on the fourth hole of a playoff. Lara, a Spaniard, shot 64 and Benn Barham (68) of England was one stroke down for third. The Russian Open became a full-fledged European Tour event in 2006 and doubled its prize money to $2 million last season.

Associated Press