Fergus wins rain-shortened Classic; Sim takes BMW in playoff

ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOOVER, Ala. — Keith Fergus won the rain-shortened Regions Charity Classic on Sunday, shooting a second straight 6-under 66 to beat Gene Jones by three strokes.

Fergus waited out the second long rain delay in as many days and then finished the second round in a steady drizzle for his second win of the year. Tournament officials decided before the restart not to try to get in the final 18 holes.

It was the first time a Champions Tour event had been limited to 36 holes because of weather since the Administaff Small Business Classic in 2006.

Jones, who was tied for the lead entering Sunday, ended with a 69 to finish at 9 under. Joe Azaki was four strokes back and seven players finished at 7 under.

BMW Charity Pro-Am

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Australia’s Michael Sim won for the second time in his last three Nationwide Tour starts, beating Fabian Gomez with a par on the first hole of a playoff in the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

Sim, who followed a victory last month in California in the Stonebrae Classic with a playoff loss in the Athens Regional Foundation Classic, closed with a 2-under 69 on the Thornblade Club course to match Gomez (65) at 22-under 264.

The 24-year-old Sim, a victory away from earning an in-season promotion to the PGA Tour, earned $126,000, giving him a tour-best $367,417 in seven starts. He also teamed with singer Javier Colon to win the pro-am division.