SILVIS, Ill. \u2014 Chris Gotterup made up a five-shot deficit Sunday by closing with a 9-under 62 to win the John Deere Classic for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n
Gotterup avoided a playoff when Ben Kohles, trying to win for the first time in his 120th start, hit his approach to the 18th left and into the water and wound up with a double bogey.<\/p>\n
Gotterup next week defends his title in the Scottish Open, where he began his remarkable run to reach the top 10 in the world. He held off Rory McIlroy a year ago in Scotland, and then won the Sony Open and the Phoenix Open this year.<\/p>\n
He finished at 20-under 264 and moved to No. 7 in the world.<\/p>\n
It was a devastating finish for Kohles (68), who two years ago made bogey on the final hole of the Byron Nelson and lost in a playoff. He missed a short bogey putt to fall into a three-way tie for third, making Max Homa (64) the runner-up.<\/p>\n
USGA and PGA Tour Champions<\/p>\n
At Columbus, Ohio, Padraig Harrington birdied the first two holes and pulled away early Sunday with a 4-under 66 to win the U.S. Senior Open for the second straight year, joining Miller Barber as the only three-time winners.<\/p>\n
Harrington went from a one-shot deficit to a three-shot lead after three holes at Scioto Country Club and wound up winning by four shots when Cink, who the first two senior majors of the year, closed with a 71,<\/p>\n
Harrington, who finished at 12-under 268, is the first repeat winner of the U.S. Senior Open since Allen Doyle in 2006. The victory gets Harrington into the U.S. Open next year at Pebble Beach.<\/p>\n
George McNeill (71) finished third and Ian Poulter (67) finished fourth in his senior debut.<\/p>\n
European tour<\/p>\n
At Munich, South African Michael Hollick made an 18-foot eagle putt on the final hole to defeat countryman Hennie Du Plessis and win the BMW International Open for his first European tour victory Sunday.<\/p>\n
The 39-year-old Hollick began his late surge with a birdie on the par-3 17th hole and closed with a 5-under 67 to finish at 18-under 270.<\/p>\n
Hollick had bogeyed the 16th to fall three shots behind with two holes to play. One group ahead of him, Du Plessis took bogey on the 17th and missed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th for a 66, leaving Hollick a chance to race past him.<\/p>\n
The runner-up finish for Du Plessis allowed him to secure one of five spots from the Race to Dubai to play in the British Open in two weeks.<\/p>\n
Other tours<\/p>\n
Carolina Chacarra of Spain won her first Ladies European Tour title in only her third start, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-shot victory in the Hulencourt Women\u2019s Open. Chacarra, the younger sister of Eugenio Chacarra, graduated from Wake Forest and is an LPGA rookie. \u2026 Aguri Iwasaki rallied with a 9-under 63 for a two-shot victory over Sang-hee Lee at the Japan Players Championship on the Japan Golf Tour. \u2026 Julien Sale birdied the final hole for a 4-under 68, giving the Frenchman a one-shot victory in Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge for his first victory on the Challenge Tour. \u2026 Hyo Joo Kim closed with a 5-under 67 for a one-shot victory in The Lotte Open on the Korea LPGA. \u2026 Ko Kurabayashi birdied the last hole for a 5-under 67 and won the rain-shortened Shiseido-JAL Ladies Open in a seven-way playoff on the Japan LPGA.<\/p>\n
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