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Golf Capsules
By The Associated Press
CASARES, Spain (AP) England's Ross Fisher beat Anthony Kim 4 and 3 on Sunday in the final of the World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin.
Fisher eagled the 22nd hole and birdied the next to take a 3-up lead. Kim won the next hole, but the American missed short putts at the next two, then squandering several chances to win holes down the stretch.
Fisher, who beat Masters champion Angel Cabrera in the semifinals, won for the first time this season on the European tour. He earned $1.1 million to move to third on the Race to Dubai money list. Kim earned $666,000.
Robert Allenby beat Cabrera in the third-place match. Allenby won the 18th hole to force sudden death, then won with an 18-foot eagle putt on the first extra hole.
Charles Schwab Cup Championship
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) - John Cook won the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championships by five strokes for his second Champions Tour title in three weeks, while Loren Roberts held on to win the season points title.
Cook, also the Administaff Small Business Classic winner two weeks ago in Texas, closed with a 3-under 69 to finish at 22-under 266 at Sonoma Golf Club. He broke the tournament record of 268 shared by Jim Thorpe and Andy Bean.
Roberts had a 66 to tie for sixth at 13-under 275 and win the points title and $1 million annuity for the second time in three years. He had to hold off a strong surge from Bernhard Langer (68), who also finished at 13 under.
Russ Cochran (68) finished second in the tournament. Brad Bryant (69) and Jeff Sluman (68) were 15 under, and Phil Blackmar (69) was 14 under.
After opening with a 68 on Thursday, Cook shot a tournament-record 62 in the second round and followed with a 67.
Singapore Open
SINGAPORE (AP) - England's Ian Poulter won the Singapore Open, saving par on the par-5 closing hole for a 1-over 72 and a one-stroke victory over China's Liang Wen-chong in the event sanctioned by the European and Asian tours.
Poulter finished at 10-under 274 on the Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong Course. He earned $833,330 to jump to 10th on the Race to Dubai money list.
Poulter finished off a third-round 72 in the morning in the rain-plagued tournament. Liang had closing rounds of 68 and 70.
Phil Mickelson (71) and Ernie Els (72) finished six shots back at 4 under.
Hana Bank KOLON Championship
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Na Yeon Choi birdied the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Sweden's Maria Hjorth and Taiwan's Yani Tseng in the Hana Bank KOLON Championships, South Korea's lone LPGA Tour event.
Choi finished at 10-under 278 on Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocean Course. She won the Samsung World Championship in September at Torrey Pines in similar fashion, eagling the par-5 finishing hole. Hjorth also finished with a 67, and Tseng shot a 68.
Asian Amateur Championship
SHENZHEN, China (AP) - South Korea's Han Chang-won won the inaugural Asian Amateur Championship by five strokes to earn a spot in the Masters.
The 17-year-old Han shot a 2-under 70 at Mission Hills for a 12-under 276 total. He also earned a spot in the final stage of British Open qualifying.
South Korea's Eric Chun (73) was second at 7 under.
Senior PGA Professional National Championship
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - PGA Tour winner Bill Britton won the Senior PGA Professional National Championship, closing with a 5-under 67 for a tournament-record 18-under 270 total and a one-stroke victory over Perry Arthur.
The 54-year-old Britton, the director of instruction at Donald Trump's Colts Neck, N.J., facility, broke the tournament record set by Jeff Coston in 2006.
Britton, who won the 1989 Centel Classic for his lone PGA Tour title, led the 35 qualifiers for the Senior PGA Championship in May at Colorado Golf Club.
Updated November 1, 2009
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