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Funk wins Champions Tour major

The Associated Press

Published: Mon, Aug. 18, 2008 12:30AM

Modified Mon, Aug. 18, 2008 01:05AM

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Fred Funk won the JELD-WEN Tradition for his first Champions Tour major, closing with a 3-under 69 on Sunday for three-stroke victory over Mike Goodes in Sunriver, Ore.

The 52-year-old Funk, also the winner of the season-opening MasterCard Championship in Hawaii, had a 19-under 269 total. He shot a bogey-free 65 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Jay Haas into the final round.

Funk, an eight-time champion on the PGA Tour and four-time winner on the 50-and-over tour, opened up a six-shot lead Sunday, then overcame a shaky finish.

After finishing the front nine in 33, Funk had birdies at Nos. 11, 14 and 15 to get to 22 under. He made a double bogey on 16 before waiting out a 63-minute delay because of thunder and lightning, then returned to bogey the 17th.

Haas, the Senior PGA winner, shot a 72 to match Tom Watson (70) at 14 under. Scott Hoch (71) was 13 under, followed by Scott Simpson (70) at 12 under.

ALSO SUNDAY

CANADIAN WOMEN'S OPEN: Australia's Katherine Hull won the Canadian Women's Open for her first LPGA Tour title, taking advantage of Yani Tseng's final-round meltdown for a one-stroke victory at Ottawa Hunt.

The 26-year-old Hull, six strokes behind Tseng at the start of the round, shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 11-under 277. Se Ri Pak closed with a 72 to finish second. Tseng's 77 left her two strokes behind at 9 under.

Tseng, the Taiwanese star who won the McDonald's LPGA Championship in early June and finished second two weeks ago in the Women's British Open, had opened with rounds of 70, 64 and 68 to take a 14-under total into the final round. On Sunday, she had a double bogey, five bogeys and just two birdies.

SAS MASTERS: Peter Hanson became the second Swede to win a PGA European Tour event in Sweden, closing with a 1-over 71 in cold, windy and wet conditions for a one-stroke victory.

Hanson, a two-time tour winner, finished at 9-under 271 on Stockholm's Arlandastad course. Pelle Edberg, another Swede who was Hanson's playing partner in the last group, tied for second with England's Nick Dougherty.

XEROX CLASSIC: Zimbabwe's Brendon de Jonge won the Xerox Classic for his first Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 1-under 69 for a two-stroke win over Australia's Jarrod Lyle in Rochester, N.Y.

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