Stricker wins The Barclays; Lorena Ochoa gets three straight at Safeway Classic

Steve Stricker won the The Barclays yesterday, his first PGA Tour title in more than six years. Stricker closed with a 2-under-par 69 to defeat K.J. Choi by two strokes at the first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Rory Sabbatini finished third at 13 under …

Lorena Ochoa earned her third consecutive LPGA Tour title at the Safeway Classic yesterday. The world’s No. 1 women’s golfer finished with a 71 for a five-stroke victory over In-Bee Park. Ochoa is taking a month off …

“They keep saying, ‘You should play, you can do four in a row,’” Ochoa told the media. “But it’s time for me to go home. I’m very happy with my three wins. And this year has been very special to me.”

Meanwhile, Denis Watson won a seven-man playoff at the Champions Tour’s Boeing Classic Sunday. Watson eagled the second playoff hole for his second Champions Tour title off the year.