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S Korean-PGA Tour win

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Bae Sang-moon captured the HP Byron Nelson Championship on the PGA Tour on Sunday in Texas, becoming the third South Korean golfer to win on the most prestigious men's golf circuit. At TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving, Texas, Bae shot a 1-under 69 in the final round for a four-round total of 13-under 267, beating Keegan Bradley of the U.S. by two strokes. The 26-year-old South Korean took home US$1.17 million for his efforts.

Golf: South Korea's Bae captures first US PGA title

South Korea's Bae Sang-Moon won his first US PGA title on Sunday, firing a one-under par 69 to win the $6.7 million Byron Nelson Championship by two strokes over American Keegan Bradley. In windy conditions at the TPC Four Seasons Resort course, the 26-year-old South Korean finished on 13-under 267 to hold off 2011 PGA Championship winner Bradley, who shot 72, with 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel third on 270. "This course was really tough," Bae said. "The winds were very stong but I did very well."

Woods wins Players Championship by two

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods won the Players Championship by two strokes over Swedish rookie David Lingmerth and Americans Jeff Maggert and Kevin Streelman at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday. World number one Woods shot a final-round of two-under-par 70 for a 13-under-par total of 275 for his second Players title following his 2001 triumph. (Reporting by Larry Fine; Editing by Gene Cherry)

Golf: Ernst downs Lynn in playoff as Mickelson fades

Derek Ernst beat England's David Lynn in a playoff on Sunday to win his first US PGA Tour title at the Wells Fargo Championship after Phil Mickelson squandered a late lead. Ernst, ranked outside the top 1,200 at the start of the week and in the field as the fourth alternate, birdied the 72nd hole of regulation to seize a share of the lead, then returned to the 18th for the first hole of the sudden-death playoff.

Golf: Rumford wins Ballantine's with play-off eagle

Australia's Brett Rumford survived a late wobble to win the Ballantine's Championship in dramatic style on Sunday, hitting an eagle on the first extra hole to seal the win. Rumford blew a two-shot lead on the last two holes of regulation, double-bogeying the 17th and missing the fairway on the 18th before settling for par, leaving him tied at 11-under with Marcus Fraser and Peter Whiteford.

Great Scott finally lives up to early expectations

By Julian Linden AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Ending Australia's jinx at the Masters was perhaps the least of Adam Scott's achievements at Augusta National. More importantly, he fulfilled a destiny many people thought would never come. A child prodigy who had been earmarked for greatness, Scott had lived for years with the tag of an underachiever who did not have what it takes to win a major.

Golf: Johnson seizes two-stroke Masters lead

Dustin Johnson grabbed a two-stroke lead in Friday's second round of the 77th Masters while world number one Tiger Woods opened with a par on a difficult day for scoring at Augusta National. Johnson opened with a five-under par 67, the best round of his career at Augusta National, then caught fire on day two after bogeys on the first and third holes. The 28-year-old American birdied the par-3 fourth, added back-to-back birdies at the ninth and 10th and followed with a birdie at the par-5 13th to reach seven-under par for the tournament.

Golf: Stenson claims clubhouse lead at storm-hit PGA event

Sweden's Henrik Stenson birdied four of the last five holes to seize the clubhouse lead when a thunderstorm halted play on Sunday in the final round of the $6.2 million PGA Houston Open. Stenson, a former top-five player whose effort will enable him to qualify for the Masters, fired a six-under par 66 to finish 72 holes on 15-under 273. "To be heading back to Augusta is really special for me. I'm extremely happy with what I've done," Stenson said. "It's a very pleasing finish to birdie four of my last five holes. I played some great shots coming down the stretch."

Golf: Stenson claims clubhouse lead at storm-hit PGA event

Sweden's Henrik Stenson birdied four of the last five holes to seize the clubhouse lead when nearby thunderstorms halted play on Sunday in the final round of the $6.2 million PGA Houston Open. Stenson, trying to crack the top 50 in the world rankings and qualify for the April 11 start of the Masters, fired a six-under par 66 to stand on 15-under 273 after 72 holes.

Golf: Siem eyes Masters with four-shot Agadir lead

Germany's Marcel Siem extended his Trophee Hassan II lead to four shots on Saturday as a third round 69 also kept alive his hopes of making a maiden Masters appearance. The 32-year-old Siem, who needs to win on Sunday to climb into the world's top 50 and earn a ticket to Augusta, finished the day on 15 under par, a round boosted by four birdies in six holes around the turn at the Golf du Palais Royal. Spain's Pablo Larrazabal, 2011 champion David Horsey of England and Finland's Mikko Ilonen are all grouped in second place.
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