Durant ends drought with win at Disney
Joe Durant shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 in the final round of the Funai Classic at Disney on Sunday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., to finish 25 under and pick up his first tour victory since March 2001.
He beat Troy Matteson (70) and Frank Lickliter II (62) by four strokes. First- and second-round leader Justin Rose (69) was fourth.
He started the day one shot behind leader Matteson and dropped another stroke back after the first hole on the Magnolia Course. But Durant made up ground with smart decisions, a steady short game and several clutch putts.
The victory earned Durant $828,000 – the biggest check of his career – and ended his five-year winless drought on tour.
Champions Tour
Fred Funk won for the first time in three Champions Tour starts, birdieing three of the last four holes for a 2-under 69 and a one-stroke victory in the AT&T Championship in San Antonio.
The 50-year-old Funk had a 12-under 201 total on the Oak Hills Country Club course. Chip Beck closed with a 65 to finish second. Scott Simpson (69) was 10 under.
Funk, who won The Players Championship last year for the last of his seven PGA Tour titles, earned $240,000.
Ben Crenshaw (68), Floyd and Loren Roberts (69) finished four shots back.
LPGA
South Korea’s Hee-Won Han won her sixth career LPGA Tour title in Chonburi, Thailand, closing with a 5-under 67 in hot conditions for a five-stroke victory over Diana D’Alessio in the inaugural Honda LPGA Thailand.
Han, two strokes behind Nicole Castrale entering play Sunday, had eight birdies and three bogeys in the final round. She finished with a 14-under 202 total on the Amata Spring Country Club course.
D’Alessio finished with a 70.
Castrale shot a 75 to tie for third at 8 under with Taiwanese star Candie Kung (69) and Gloria Park (71). Cristie Kerr (70), a three-time winner this year, was another shot back along with Carin Koch (68), Brittany Lang (70) and Christina Kim (73).
Tracy Hanson of Rathdrum shot a 72 to finish at 213.