OAKVILLE, Ontario -- Jhonattan Vegas birdied his way off Glen Abbey and waited to see if anyone could catch him. No one could.
Vegas rallied to win the Canadian Open on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title, birdieing the final three holes for an 8-under 64 and one-stroke victory.
The Venezuelan Olympic player began the day five strokes behind leader Brandt Snedeker and four behind U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson and Canadian amateur Jared du Toit. Last week in Alabama in the event opposite the British Open, Vegas shot a course-record 61 in the second round and tied for fourth.
"That's the fortunate breaks that sometimes you need to be a champion on the PGA Tour," Vegas, 29, said. "It's a great feeling. I mean, last week, I had a six-shot lead going into the weekend and lost by three. I was five back starting today and won by one. It's a crazy sport. You've just got to keep your head down and play hard."
Vegas had five consecutive birdies on Nos. 2-6, bogeyed the par-4 eighth and also birdied the par-5 13th.
"Starting the round, I knew that if I could get to 12 under, literally that's the number I had in my mind," Vegas said. "I didn't know that it was going to be enough, obviously, to win by one, but I knew it was going to give me a good chance."
He birdied the par-5 16th, par-4 17th and par-5 18th to post at 12-under 276.
Johnson, Jon Rahm and Martin Laird tied for second.
Vegas earned $1,062,000 and a spot in the PGA Championship next week at Baltusrol in New Jersey. He also received a two-year tour exemption and a spot in the Masters next year.
A triple bogey at the par-4 17th dropped Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) to 1 under and into a tie for 49th place where he won $14,302.
LPGA
U.S. is the best
GURNEE, Ill. -- Cristie Kerr held on for a 3-and-2 victory over England's Melissa Reid to give the United States the UL International Crown title.
The United States was shut out in the first session of the LPGA Tour event, but they got progressively better each day. Stacy Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks) and Gerina Piller each closed out victories before Reid missed a birdie putt on 16, handing the decisive victory to Kerr.
Lewis and Piller ran to the green for a group hug with Kerr when it was over. Kerr's caddie, Brady Stockton, grabbed the flag at 16 to save it for his player.
Lexi Thompson lost 2 and 1 to South Korea's So Yeon Ryu, and then joined the celebration at a muggy Merit Club about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The Americans won a silver trophy, and each of the players took home a crown and $100,000 apiece.
Kerr and Thompson teamed for victories on Friday and Saturday, and the momentum carried over into singles. Piller beat Taiwan's Yani Tseng 4 and 3, and Lewis topped Japan's Mika Miyazato 3 and 2.
South Korea, which was the top seed coming into the event, finished second with 12 points, one back of the United States. Taiwan and England tied for third with 11, and Japan finished fifth with eight points.
CHAMPIONS
Broadhurst wins first major
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- Paul Broadhurst won the Senior British Open at Carnoustie for his first senior major title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke victory over Scott McCarron.
Broadhurst, 50, overcame an opening 75 to become the third English player to win a PGA Tour Champions major, joining Mark James and Roger Chapman. Broadhurst also is the first player to win the event in his debut since Fred Couples in 2012 at Turnberry.
Broadhurst shot a 66 on Friday and a 68 on Saturday to enter the final round four strokes behind leader Miguel Angel Jimenez. The winner birdied the sixth, 10th, 13th and 15th in his bogey-free round in mostly cloudy conditions with 8-16 mph wind and occasional drizzle. He finished at 11-under 277.
McCarron bogeyed the par-3 16th and par-4 18th in his 69. Jimenez had a 75 to drop into a tie for third with Magnus Atlevi (67) at 8 under.
John Daly (Arkansas Razorbacks) finished tied for 54th at 8 over and won $5,719, while Glen Day (Little Rock) was a stroke behind that, good enough for a tie for 60th and $4,633.
Web.com
Lindheim closer to PGA
LEHI, Utah -- Nicholas Lindheim won the Utah Championship on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title and a likely spot next season on the PGA Tour.
The Californian closed with a 3-under 69 at Thanksgiving Point to finish at 15-under 269 and beat playing partner J.J. Spaun by two strokes.
Lindheim, 31, earned $117,000 to jump from 83rd to 14th on the money list with $153,694, with the top 25 at the end of the regular season earning PGA Tour cards.
Austin Cook (Jonesboro, Arkansas Razorbacks) and Sebastian Cappelen (Razorbacks) finished fourth and fifth respectively. Cook won $31,200 for going 11 under, while Cappelen earned $26,000 for his 10-under finish.
Tag Ridings (Razorbacks), Zack Fischer (Little Rock) and Scott Gardiner (Farmington) were in a logjam at 2 under, winning $3,190 for their tie for 32nd.
Sports on 07/25/2016