Golf roundup Sunday’s other events

LPGA State Farm Classic

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In-Kyung Kim birdied two of the final three holes to beat Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak by a stroke in the State Farm Classic. Kim shot a 7-under 65 to finish at 17-under 271 on the Panther Creek course, giving the 20-year-old South Korean player her second LPGA Tour victory along with a big boost heading into the LPGA Championship next week at Bulle Rock. In the process, Kim denied Pak (66) her first win in two years. Hee-Won Han (65), Jee Young Lee (66) and Angela Stanford (67) finished at 15 under, and Cristie Kerr (70) was 14 under along with Eun-Hee Ji (63), Paula Creamer (65), Suzann Pettersen (68), Ai Miyazato (68), Amy Hung (68) and Jiyai Shin (70). Michelle Wie tied for 54th at 4 under, following a third-round 77 with a 69.

Triton Financial Classic

LAKEWAY, Texas — Bernhard Langer became the first three-time winner on the Champions Tour this season, closing with a 5-under 67 for a six-stroke victory over Mark O’Meara in the Triton Financial Classic The German star, a seven-time winner since joining the Champions Tour late in the 2007 season, finished at 15-under 201 on The Hills Country Club course, matching the tournament record set by Scott Hoch in 2007. Langer also became the first wire-to-wire winner this year on the 50-and-over tour. O’Meara, winless on the Champions Tour, shot a 70 for his third runner-up finish of the year and sixth overall, while Dana Quigley shot a 69 to end up another shot back. Hoch (71), Larry Mize (69) and Gene Jones (74) tied for fourth at 7 under.

Wales Open

NEWPORT, Wales — Denmark’s Jeppe Huldahl won the Wales Open for his first PGA European Tour title, finishing with a 4-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Sweden’s Niclas Fasth at Celtic Manor.

Associated Press