Mayfair Wins By A Stroke

Billy Mayfair broke a five-player logjam by making a birdie on the 18th hole to win the Western Open golf tournament in Lemont, Ill. by one stroke.

Mayfair’s second career victory in six seasons earned him the $360,000 top prize in the $2 million event, one of the richest on the PGA Tour.

With a 5-under-par 67 for the day and a 9-under 279 for the tournament, the 28-year-old from Phoenix finished just one shot ahead of Jeff Maggert, Jay Haas, Scott Simpson and Justin Leonard.

Rick Rhoden won his third Celebrity Golf Championship, closing with a 1-over-par 73 for a five-stroke victory over Peter Tom Willis in Stateline, Nev.

The former major league pitcher, who earned $75,000 for his fourth victory of the year on the Celebrity Golf Association tour, finished with a 5-under 211 total on the Edgewood Tahoe course.

Kathryn Marshall became the sixth first-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, shooting a 4-under-par 67 to capture the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.

Marshall finished with a three-round total of 8-under 205, while Sherri Steinhauer was one stroke back at 206.

Rathdrum, Idaho, native Tracy Hanson finished with a three-day total of 213 to earn $4,079.

Mike Hill used an eagle on the par-5 ninth hole to offset two bogeys on the backside for a one-stroke victory in the Kroger Senior Classic in Mason, Ohio.

Hill shot a 5-under-par 66 for a 17-under 196 total, two better than Gibby Gilbert’s tournament-record total in 1992.