ON THE LINKS | Sunday’s pro golf results
OHL CLASSIC AT MAYAKOBA
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO
Pat Perez won the OHL Classic at Mayakoba on Sunday in his third start since returning from shoulder surgery. Perez closed with a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over third-round leader Gary Woodland on the Greg Norman-designed El Camaleon course. Perez finished at 21-under 263. Perez shot a 62 on Saturday to pull within a stroke of Woodland. The 40-year-old former Arizona State player birdied five of the first eight holes and had a bogey on the par-4 12th. Perez had surgery on his shoulder in February. He returned with a tie for 33rd in Malaysia, and tied for seventh last week in Las Vegas. Perez also won the 2009 Bob Hope Classic. Woodland birdied the final two holes for a 70. Russell Knox was third at 18-under after a 66. Chez Reavie (67), Kevin Streelman (65) and Scott Piercy (70) were 17 under.
LORENA OCHOA INVITATIONAL
MEXICO CITY
Carlota Ciganda rallied to win the Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour victory in four starts. The 26-year-old Spaniard shot a 4-under 68 at Club de Golf Mexico for a two-stroke victory over six players. She played the four par-5 holes in 5 under, making an eagle on No. 2 and birdies on 6, 11 and 17. Ciganda won the LPGA KEB-Hana Bank Championship a month ago in South Korea for her first tour title. The former Arizona State player has five straight top-10 finishes. Ciganda won a year after finishing second Inbee Park on the tree-lined course. Third-round leader Austin Ernst had a 71 to drop into a tie for second with 2008 winner Angela Stanford (69), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (67), Karine Icher (69) and Sarah Jane Smith (70). Mexican amateur Maria Fassi closed with a 73 to tie for 15th at 5 under.
CHARLES SCHWAB CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.
Paul Goydos and Bernhard Langer got the big trophies and checks Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions’ season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Goydos completed a wire-to-wire victory in the tournament, and Langer finished second to win his third straight season points title and fourth overall. Goydos shot a 4-under 66 to finish at 15-under 195 on Desert Mountain’s Cochise Course. He opened with a 62 in windy conditions and shot a 67 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in the final round. Langer had a 64. Recovering from a left knee injury that forced him to withdraw from the playoff opener at Sherwood, the 59-year-old German star won the $1 million annuity as the Charles Schwab Cup season champion and also topped the tour with four victories and $3,016,959.
NEDBANK CHALLENGE
SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA
Alex Noren won the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa on Sunday, finishing with a sublime 63 for a 6-shot victory and his fourth title of a remarkable season on the European Tour. Noren was 9-under through the first 11 holes of his final round at Sun City and came from six shots behind overnight leader Jeunghun Wang to win with ease on 14 under par. Wang was second on 8 under after four bogeys in his last six holes saw him slip to a 3-over 75 on the last day. The triumph will move Noren up to third on the tour’s Race to Dubai money list, giving him a chance to be crowned Europe’s No. 1 golfer at the season-ending World Tour Championship in Dubai next weekend.
Associated Press