Rose holds on at AT&T

Justin Rose lost another big lead. This time, he didn’t lose the tournament.

Staked to a five-shot lead at the turn, Rose finished with seven straight pars and closed with an even-par 70 to hold on for a one-shot victory Sunday in the AT&T National in Newton Square, Pa., his second PGA Tour title in his last three events.

It would have been three straight wins for the 29-year-old Englishman except for his collapse last week at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut when he blew a three-shot lead in the final round with a 75.

He had three-putt bogeys on the 10th and 11th holes – after having gone 274 consecutive holes without one on the PGA Tour – and suddenly his lead was down to two. Then came a furious charge from Ryan Moore, who one-putted his last eight greens for a 65 to close within one shot. Rose was steady down the stretch, however, and calmly rolled in a 30-inch par putt on the last hole for the victory.

Tiger Woods wasn’t close at all. The defending champion shot a 1-over 71, marking the first time in 11 years that he didn’t break par over four rounds in a regular PGA Tour event. He wound up 14 shots behind Rose, the most Woods has finished out of the lead since the 2006 Players Championship.

LPGA Tour

Na Yeon Choi made a 21/2-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to win the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.

Choi converted a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to join fellow South Koreans In-Kyung Kim, Song-Hee Kim and American Christina Kim in the playoff.

After all four missed birdie putts on the first extra hole, Choi hit her third shot close and rolled in the putt for her third career LPGA Tour victory.

Champions Tour

Larry Mize won the inaugural Montreal Championship in Blainville, Quebec, for his first Champions Tour victory, closing with an 8-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over John Cook at Fontainebleau Golf Club. Mize, 51, had an eagle, seven birdies and a bogey in the final round to finish at 17-under 199. Cook shot a 68.