Tiger wins Wachovia Championship; Kim gets season's first victory at SemGroup Championship

Tiger Woods shot a 3-under-par 69 at Quail Hollow Club yesterday to win the Wachovia Championship in Charlotte, N.C. Woods defeated Steve Stricker by two strokes for his third PGA Tour victory this year and his ninth win in 12 starts. The Wachovia Championship has become one of the most competitive tour events …

“Over the course of my career, I’ve won a few tournaments here and there, and it’s been nice,” Woods said yesterday. “This one, considering the field and the golf course and the conditions, ecstatic to have won here.”

Mi Hyun Kim won the SemGroup Championship in a playoff yesterday over Hall of Famer Juli Inkster. Kim’s final-round 71 was good enough for her eighth tour win and first this season. At 46 years old, Inkster would have been the oldest player to win an LPGA Tour event …

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano won his third European Tour title at the Italian Open yesterday. The 26 year old from Spain made a five-foot birdie on the second playoff hole to defeat Markus Brier …

Meanwhile, Scott Hoch beat the field at the FedEx Kinko’s Classic Sunday for his first Champions Tour win. He closed with a 68 to beat D.A. Weibring by two strokes …

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