SABBATINI, FIVE AHEAD AFTER ROUND 3, WINS HONDA BY ONE SHOT
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Rory Sabbatini began the day with a five-stroke lead, turned back a challenge on the back nine and shot an even-par 70 Sunday for a one-stroke victory in the Honda Classic over the PGA National's testing Champions Course.
Sabbatini sank a 2ft par putt on No. 18 to finish at 9-under 271. He earned his first US PGA Tour title since the 2009 Byron Nelson Championship and sixth overall. The cash reward for the South African was $1,008,000.
South Korean YE Yang birdied the 13th, 15th and 18th for a closing 66 to finish on 272.
American Jerry Kelly, who played with Sabbatini and Yang in the final threesome, shot a 67 and took third at 283.
After No. 8 Sabbatini still enjoyed a five-shot lead, but Yang was within one seven holes later, thanks in part to birdies on Nos. 12 and 14. Sabbatini sank a 16ft birdie putt on No. 16 to regain control.
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and England's winner of last week, Luke Donald, finished on a high.
McDowell, although he had no chance of winning, equalled Sabbatini's earlier course record of six-under-par 64 and finished on two-under-par 278.
Donald had a 66 for 279 and is tied 10th.
Lee Westwood failed to make the first three, which would have restored him to No 1 in the world rankings. He finished joint with a level-par 70.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70)
271 Rory Sabbatini (S Africa) 71 64 66 70
272 Y E Yang (S Korea) 68 71 67 66.
273 Jerry Kelly (US) 71 67 68 67.
276 Ricky Barnes (US) 70 68 71 67,
277 Tommy Gainey (US) 71 67 71 68.
278 Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 73 71 70 64, Jeff Overton (US) 69 72 69 68, Matt Bettencourt (US) 70 70 69 69, Gary Woodland (US) 71 68 68 71.
Selected final totals
279 Luke Donald (England) 73 68 72 66 (T10).
284 Lee Westwood (England) 70 69 75 70 (T28).
285 Ian Poulter (England) 74 71 73 67 (T35).
296 Rory McIlroy (N Ireland) 73 71 77 75 (T70)
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Rory Sabbatini began the day with a five-stroke lead, turned back a challenge on the back nine and shot an even-par 70 Sunday for a one-stroke victory in the Honda Classic over the PGA National's testing Champions Course.
Sabbatini sank a 2ft par putt on No. 18 to finish at 9-under 271. He earned his first US PGA Tour title since the 2009 Byron Nelson Championship and sixth overall. The cash reward for the South African was $1,008,000.
South Korean YE Yang birdied the 13th, 15th and 18th for a closing 66 to finish on 272.
American Jerry Kelly, who played with Sabbatini and Yang in the final threesome, shot a 67 and took third at 283.
After No. 8 Sabbatini still enjoyed a five-shot lead, but Yang was within one seven holes later, thanks in part to birdies on Nos. 12 and 14. Sabbatini sank a 16ft birdie putt on No. 16 to regain control.
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and England's winner of last week, Luke Donald, finished on a high.
McDowell, although he had no chance of winning, equalled Sabbatini's earlier course record of six-under-par 64 and finished on two-under-par 278.
Donald had a 66 for 279 and is tied 10th.
Lee Westwood failed to make the first three, which would have restored him to No 1 in the world rankings. He finished joint with a level-par 70.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70)
271 Rory Sabbatini (S Africa) 71 64 66 70
272 Y E Yang (S Korea) 68 71 67 66.
273 Jerry Kelly (US) 71 67 68 67.
276 Ricky Barnes (US) 70 68 71 67,
277 Tommy Gainey (US) 71 67 71 68.
278 Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 73 71 70 64, Jeff Overton (US) 69 72 69 68, Matt Bettencourt (US) 70 70 69 69, Gary Woodland (US) 71 68 68 71.
Selected final totals
279 Luke Donald (England) 73 68 72 66 (T10).
284 Lee Westwood (England) 70 69 75 70 (T28).
285 Ian Poulter (England) 74 71 73 67 (T35).
296 Rory McIlroy (N Ireland) 73 71 77 75 (T70)
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