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ANCASTER, Ontario -- Jim Furyk patiently worked his way to
the top of the crowded leaderboard Sunday in the Canadian Open,
closing with a 5-under 65 in cool and windy conditions for a
one-stroke victory over Bart Bryant.

Set to make his fifth U.S. Ryder Cup appearance in less than two
weeks, Furyk finished with a 14-under 266 total on the
rain-softened Hamilton Golf and Country Club course. He earned
$900,000 for his second victory of the year and 12th overall.

Furyk, who followed an opening 63 with rounds of 71 and 67 to
begin the day two strokes behind Justin Rose at 9 under, made a
20-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th for a share of the lead at 12
under with Jonathan Byrd.

The 36-year-old star just missed 15-foot birdie putts on the
next two holes before holing a 12-footer on the long par-3 13th to
take a two-stroke lead.

After Bryant and Sean O'Hair pulled within a stroke, Furyk
two-putted for birdie on the par-5 17th to push the lead back to
two and finished with a 5-foot par putt on 18.

O'Hair shot a 68 finish third at 12 under. Brett Quigley (68)
was another stroke back and Rory Sabbatini (66), Camilo Villegas
(68) and Steve Lowery (69), Byrd (70), Trevor Immelman (70)
followed at 10 under.

Byrd was penalized two strokes after the round for a rules
infraction -- spotted by a TV analyst -- in a bunker on No. 9. He was
penalized under Rule 13-4 for testing the sand with his feet away
from where he would take his stance to hit the shot.<
^LPGA Tour=

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Cristie Kerr rallied from a two-shot
deficit in the final eight holes to beat Annika Sorenstam by two
shots and win the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic.

The 28-year-old Kerr shot a final-round 3-under 68 to finish the
three-round tournament at 14-under 199, the lowest score since the
event moved to Cedar Ridge Country Club in suburban Tulsa in 2004.

Sorenstam, who finished 12 under, had won the event the last two
years as well as in 2002, when it was played at Tulsa Country Club.
She shot a 2-under 69 in the final round.

Kerr's 38-foot birdie putt into the center of the hole on the
par-3 15th gave her the lead and she sealed her victory with a
18-footer for birdie on one of the 6,602-yard course's toughest
holes, the par-4, 422-yard 17th.

Lorena Ochoa, who entered the tournament as the tour's top money
winner, started the day at 4 under, birdied five of the first 10
holes and pulled within two shots of the lead with a birdie at No.
14, but came no closer. She finished third at 10-under 203 after
her 6-under 65.<
^European Tour=

CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland -- Bradley Dredge of Wales won
the European Masters by eight strokes, shooting a 4-under 67 after
birdies on the first three holes.

Dredge took a two-stroke lead into the final round and finished
with a total of 17-under 267 on the Alpine course. It was his
second victory on the European tour. He also won the 2003 Madeira
Island Open, and partnered Stephen Dodd last year to win the World
Cup for Wales.

Francesco Molinari (69) tied with Marcel Siem (73) shared second
at 275. Defending champion Sergio Garcia (71) had four birdies and
four bogeys in his final round and tied for fourth with Marc Warren
(67) and Soren Kjeldsen (70).<
^Asian Tour=

SINGAPORE -- Adam Scott made a birdie from 6 feet on the
third playoff hole to beat Ernie Els and retain his title at the
rain-shortened Singapore Open.

Organizers ended the $3 million tournament at 54 holes after the
fourth round was abandoned at the par-71, 7,169-yard Serapong
course at Sentosa Golf Club.

Before the final round was abandoned, Els and Scott had shared a
three-stroke buffer on the leaderboard at 10-under after eight
holes, with the South African making an eagle and two birdies but
conceding two bogeys. Scott was mistake-free with two birdies.

The playoff was based on third-round scores, which Scott and
three-time major winner Els led by three strokes at 8-under 205.

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