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Singh Outlasts Garcia In Playoff

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The Associated Press

Published: August 25, 2008

PARAMUS, N.J. - Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole.

The 45-year-old Fijian closed with a 1-under 70 to match Garcia (70) and Kevin Sutherland (68) at 8-under 276 on the sun-baked Ridgewood Country Club course, the first-time site after 41 seasons at Westchester Country Club.

Singh, the 1993, 1995 and 2006 winner at Westchester, earned 11,000 FedEx Cup points in the playoff opener to take the lead with 109,500 points - 5,125 ahead of second-place Garcia. Singh earned $1.26 million.

Lee Wins U.S. Amateur, Supplants Tiger

PINEHURST, N.C. - Danny Lee became the U.S. Amateur's youngest champion, supplanting Tiger Woods by holding off Drew Kittleson of Florida State 5 and 4.

The 18-year, 1-month-old Lee frittered away most of a six-hole lead before regaining control with consecutive birdies midway through his second trip around Pinehurst's No. 2 course. He capped his 11th consecutive day of competitive golf by sinking a 30-foot birdie putt on the 14th, dropping his putter and thrusting his fists into the air in celebration.

Lee, who is six months and 29 days younger than Woods was when he won the first of his three Amateurs in 1994, joined 2005 U.S. Open winner Michael Campbell as New Zealanders to claim championships at Donald Ross-designed No. 2 and became the fourth foreign-born Amateur champion in six years.

The victory gives him exemptions into the U.S. and British opens, a probable invitation to The Masters and a 10-year exemption into the U.S. Amateur, as long as he remains an amateur.

LPGA: Cristie Kerr sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole, defeating Helen Alfredsson and Sophie Gustafson to win the Safeway Classic at Portland, Ore. The three finished 54 regulation holes at 13-under 203. Alfredsson and Gustafson missed slightly longer birdie putts during the playoff before Kerr successfully made hers.

CHAMPIONS: Tom Kite surged past Scott Simpson with three birdies in four holes on the back nine and finished at 14-under 202 to win his second Boeing Classic title in Snoqualmie, Wash.

Kite was able to avoid a playoff this time by sinking three birdies inside 10 feet on the backside, then capped his 6-under round of 66 with a birdie on the 18th, finishing two shots ahead of playing partner Simpson (71).

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