Pamling’s eagle putt seals International

Rod Pampling made a 21-foot eagle putt from the fringe on the 17th hole to move past Alex Cejka and earn his first PGA Tour victory at The International at Castle Rock, Colo., on Sunday.

Pampling scored just two points in the final round and trailed Cejka by three shots heading to the par-5 17th. After a long tee shot, Pampling landed his approach in the fringe just right of the flag. He then curled in the putt for five points in the tournament’s modified Stableford system.

Pampling closed with a par to finish with 31 points, taking home the $900,000 first-place check.

Cejka, who trailed by a point at the start of the round, was hurt by double bogeys on Nos. 8 and 16, losing six points on those two holes.

Chris DiMarco, tied for the lead after three rounds, made the turn with 24 points after bogeys on Nos. 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9. He finished tied for sixth and picked up valuable Ryder Cup points, moving from 19th in the standings to 15th.

LPGA Tour

At Sylvania, Ohio, Meg Mallon birdied three of the last four holes, including a 10-footer at the 18th, for a one-stroke victory over Karen Stupples and defending champion Se Ri Pak at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

Mallon overcame a four-stroke deficit on the final six holes to move past Stupples, closing with a 3-under 68 for a 7-under 277 to win her third event of the year. She also won the U.S. Women’s Open and Canadian Open last month.

Stupples and Pak narrowly missed birdie putts at the 18th that would have forced a playoff.

Stupples had a 2-over 73 and Pak closed with a 68 at Highland Meadows Golf Club.

Wendy Ward of Edwall, Wash., shot a final-round 69 to finish at even-par 284. She earned $12,460. Tracy Hanson of Rathdrum, Idaho, finished at 2-over-par 286 after closing with a 70. She pocketed $7,794.

HP Open

At Stockholm, Sweden, Annika Sorenstam won her sixth title of the year, making two eagles in a course-record 8-under-par 64 for a two-stroke victory at the HP Open — a short drive from where the Hall of Famer grew up.

Sorenstam, who bettered the course record by three strokes, won the event for the fourth time. She was two shots behind entering the final round and finished at 13-under 275 on the tough lakeside layout.

Champions Tour

At Blaine, Minn., Tom Kite made three birdies over the final seven holes in a 3-under 69 for a one-stroke victory at the 3M Championship and his first Champions Tour victory in 21 months.

One week after losing the lead on the final four holes at the U.S. Senior Open, Kite moved ahead at No. 13 and secured the win by rolling a 60-foot putt within two feet and tapping in for birdie at No. 18. He finished at 13-under 203, one stroke ahead of Craig Stadler, who missed a 15-foot eagle putt on the final hole at the TPC of the Twin Cities.