American Peter Uihlein has been named rookie of the year by the European Tour

Peter Uihlein has been named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year on the European Tour, the first American to receive the award.

The 24-year-old, who turned professional in December 2011 after a successful amateur career, won his maiden title at the Madeira Islands Open in May before finishing second at both the Wales Open and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in September.

Uihlein also had several other top-10 finishes and ended up in 14th spot in The Race to Dubai.

"It's an honour to win the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award," said Uihlein.

"I wasn't expecting it, but it's been a great year and I'm very pleased. I think I'm the first non-European to win it, so that's a great honour. Any time you're the first of anything, it's neat.

"The win in Madeira was great and I had a lot of top 10s. The win opened a few doors for me and I was able to play at Wentworth (the BMW PGA Championship) the following week."

European Tour chief executive George O'Grady added: "We heartily congratulate Peter on an outstanding season, during which he has thrilled golf fans and challenged for several titles.

"His incredible 60 at Kingsbarns (at Alfred Dunhill Links Championship), which ended with his eagle putt for a 59 missing by a fraction, will go down as one of the finest displays on The European Tour."

Previous winners of the award, which was launched in 1960, include:

1. Sir Nick Faldo (1977)
2. Jose Maria Olazabal (1986)
3. Colin Montgomerie (1988)
4. Ian Poulter (2000)
5. Martin Kaymer (2007)

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DP Tour Championship: Henrik Stenson is eyeing a first major title next year

Henrik Stenson reflected on an 'incredible' season and is already focusing on next year after winning the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

The success, by six shots, confirmed the Swede's status as European No 1 and Race to Dubai champion, adding to his success in the FedEx Cup in America recently.

And his hot streak means he has his eye on one particular goal in 2014.

"I don't know how I am going to be able to top this next year but I am going to give my best in the majors." 

Henrik Stenson

"It has been an incredible summer for me, the fall (autumn) in America was great and now this," said Stenson, who was second in the Open at Muirfield and third in the US PGA Championship before his FedEx Cup triumph. "It has been a dream season.

"I played so well this week. I knew the guys would try to catch me, especially Ian who never gives up. I wanted to stay ahead of him and I managed to do that.

"I don't know how I am going to be able to top this next year but I am going to give my best in the majors and that (to win one) would be the icing on the cake."

Poulter praise for Stenson

Poulter, who had to win in Dubai and hope Stenson collapsed on the final day to have any chance of becomeing European No 1, paid tribute to the Swede.

"I have to take my hat off to him, unbelievable. I tried to run him down as hard as I could but even with a sore wrist he has pressed on and I just could not get close enough.

"Henrik has not made a mistake all week and I just had to make sure of second place and some valuable Ryder Cup points.

"I have thrown a lot at him and given him so much stick, but he is the best player on the planet right now."

US Open champion Justin Rose was another to praise Stenson.

"He played a great week's golf and has led from start to finish pretty much," he said. "It's been a great season for him."

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Harris English cards final round of 65 to win OHL Classic at Mayakoba by four shots

American Harris English produced a superb final round of 65 to win the rain-affected OHL Classic at Mayakoba by four strokes.

It was the 24-year-old's second PGA Tour victory, his first coming at the St Jude Classic in Memphis five months ago.

English had to play a total of 29 holes on Sunday as the tournament made up for ground lost to inclement weather during Thursday first round.

A third round of 68 had left the Georgia native tied for second on 15-under-par behind long-time leader Robert Karlsson.

The duo were paired together in the final group but, despite an early bogey at the second, it was English who played much the more consistent golf and four birdies on the front nine ensured he stayed in touch with the Swede who boosted his hopes with an eagle at the fifth.

But the momentum swung towards English on the back nine after three birdies in the space of four holes between 10 and 13.

Collapse

Karlsson's victory bid then collapsed on the back of a couple of wild drives which saw him make bogey at 12 and 13 and a double at the 14th.

Final leaderboard

(US unless stated)

-21 H English

-17 B Stuard

-16 J Bohn

-16 R Sabbatini (SA)

-16 C Stroud

Indeed, it was Rory Sabbatini who emerged as English's main rival after three consecutive birdies, but the South African then faltered with a couple of bogeys.

That ensured the leader could cruise home to victory with five straight pars and English expressed his delight having got over the line.

"It was an awesome win," he said afterwards. "I was a lot more comfortable out there than I was in Memphis a couple of months ago.

"Having Smithy (caddie Brian Smith) is awesome. Coming down the stretch he's so calm and we were both calm out there. It's my first time in Mexico and it will always be a memory."

English also explained how a change of putter had helped trigger his fine form, adding: "I went back to putter I played with in college. I've struggled with my putting a little bit for the last couple of tournaments. I've been hitting the ball well but just needed that spark with my putting."

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Golf-Stenson wins DP World Tour Championship, tops money list

World number three Henrik Stenson shot a final round 64 to clinch the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday, also topping Europe's money list for 2013 after his six-stroke victory in the desert finale.

Victory earned the Swede $2.33 million in prize money and follows his triumph at the U.S. PGA Tour's end-of-season FedExCup in September.

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Golf-European Tour to review Final Series as big names miss out

The European Tour will review the qualifying rules for its Final Series after three of the circuit's most notable golfers failed to compete in the season-ending finale in Dubai, its chief executive said on Sunday.

Struggling to keep up with its richer U.S. rival as more non-American players opt to play primarily in the United States, the European Tour introduced the four-tournament series this year, offering combined prize money of $30.5 million in a similar format to the PGA's FedExCup.

The four Final Series events - two in Shanghai, the Turkish Airlines Open and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai - were held on successive weekends from late October and players needed to appear at two of the first three to qualify for the finale.

That led South Africans Ernie Els and Charl Schwartzel and Spain's Sergio Garcia to skip Dubai, with Els - a member of the tour for almost two decades - describing the system as "farcical".

Schwartzel, the 2011 U.S. Masters champion, warned he was thinking about his future on the European circuit.

"These three players really want to play in Dubai - we had a rule that stopped them playing here. We are going to try to make sure that doesn't happen again," European Tour chief executive George O'Grady told a news conference in Dubai.

"We underestimated that amount of play that all these players are playing outside the PGA Tour and ourselves."

O'Grady said the tour would review all rules relating to the Final Series, but did not reveal when the Tour would announce any changes or whether these would apply to the 2014 season.

He also highlighted the plight of Joost Luiten, the injured Dutch player who hit his opening tee shot at Shanghai's BMW Masters, the first leg of the final series, before withdrawing so that he could fulfil the two-out-of-three events criteria.

"I want to bring common sense back into our rules if we can," O'Grady added.

The DP World Tour Championship, which ends on Sunday, is the conclusion of the Race to Dubai, formerly the European Order of Merit, to decide the circuit's top prize winner.

O'Grady also announced the Race to Dubai has been extended for four more years to 2017, with the bonus pool increased for next year to $5 million from $3.75 million at present.

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Golf-Liang edges Prom in playoff to take Manila title

China's Liang Wenchong birdied the final hole to force a playoff with Thailand's Prom Meesawat before going on to claim a third Asian Tour title at the inaugural Manila Masters on Sunday.

Prom's bogey-free seven-under 65 in the final round took him to the top of the leaderboard as overnight leader Liang (69) fell back after a double-bogey on the ninth hole.

But the Chinese, who was struggling with fatigue and a hand injury, recovered on the back nine to pick up four strokes, including a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th, to match Prom on 16-under for the tournament.

"It has been a long time since I last came to the Philippines and a good five years since I last won on the Asian Tour," Liang told reporters at the Resorts World Manila Masters.

"This is my sixth consecutive event already and I was actually kind of worn out coming to the Philippines early this week.

"Furthermore, I was still nursing an old hand injury which acted up again early this week. It got so bad the night after my first round that I even thought of withdrawing from the tournament. Luckily it got better after my visit to the physio."

At the first playoff hole, the par-five 18th, Prom's chances of victory disappeared when he found a terrible lie in a bunker with his second shot and was only able to flop the ball out a few metres.

Liang secured the title with a tap-in birdie after his eagle putt from the edge of the green stopped inches from the pin.

Canadian rookie Richard Lee carded the lowest round of the day of 64 to share third place with fellow Asian Tour rookie Carlos Pigem of Spain.

The $750,000 event went ahead despite the unprecedented disaster caused by Typhoon Haiyan, which killed thousands and displaced 670,000 people, leaving them with no access to food, water or medicine.

Liang did his part by donating half of his winner's cheque of $135,000 to the Red Cross to help the victims.

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Recuperating Snedeker withdraws from Tiger's event

American world number nine Brandt Snedeker has pulled out of next month's Northwestern Mutual World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California as he continues to recover from a leg injury.

Though Snedeker is "ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation program," the 32-year-old did not want to push his return to competition with a busy early 2014 campaign fast approaching, the golfer's management company said on Monday.

Snedeker, a six-times winner on the PGA Tour, plans to defend his title at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am which will be held in California from February 6-9.

In recent years, he has made a habit of playing in at least five events on the PGA Tour's West Coast Swing during January and February.

Snedeker bruised his left tibia and strained the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee when he fell off a Segway during a corporate outing in China earlier this month, after the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

Those injuries initially forced him to withdraw from the November 7-10 Australian PGA Championship, and then the December 5-8 Northwestern Mutual World Challenge which is hosted by world number one Tiger Woods.

No replacement has yet been announced for Snedeker in the 18-man field at Sherwood Country Club where Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell will defend the title he won by three shots last year.

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A look back at all the interesting outfits Tiger Woods has rocked off the course over the years

On Sunday evening, Tiger Woods and his girlfriend Lindsey Vonn were trolling the sidelines as the Denver Broncos hosted, and beat, the Kansas City Chiefs. It's not the first time the No. 1 golfer in the world has taken in a sporting event, and it's also not the first time he has rocked a questionable outfit.

As you see above, Tiger is wearing the baggy jeans, the puffy coat, and a beanie, a far cry from the current "fitter is better" way of fashion. That was Sunday, but we figured it was a perfect time to look back at Tiger's outfits over the years.

At the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, Tiger was a part of the coin flip, and he did so in a pair of what some are calling "mom" jeans and a white golf belt. Interesting combination for sure.

In 2009, Tiger was with Ben Roethlisberger in Las Vegas, and despite the dressy event, he still went with the white golf belt. At least it matched his t-shirt!

Tiger Woods was courtside for the 2009 NBA Finals, and could be the only person in the world to wear that mock turtle Nike shirt off the golf course.

At that same Lakers-Magic game, these were the shoes that Tiger rocked.

Tiger wasn't scared of the bold stripped trend, rocking this bad boy during a Magic game back in '07.

Back in 2000, Tiger went to Lakers games in sweater vests.

And we can't do a Tiger fashion piece without these two hair choices ...

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SportsDash: Look out for Aussies in golf’s World Cup

SportsDash's Dave Briggs is joined by Golf Channel's Tripp Isenhour to discuss which players will go low at the golf World Cup. Isenhour says to watch out for Jason Day and Adam Scott, who have the home-course advantage this weekend as the top players in the world take on Royal Melbourne.

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Mind coach hails mountain-climbing Stenson

LONDON - Henrik Stenson's mind coach Torsten Hansson was a proud and happy man on Monday after having been in Dubai to witness his protégé accomplish the task of climbing "the world's highest golfing mountain".

A win at the 2009 Players Championship in Florida, the sport's unofficial fifth major, took the Swede up to fourth in the world before he suffered the second big form slump of his career to crash out of the top 200.

Stenson decided to reunite with his former mind coach Hansson in 2012 and since then he has fought his way back to the top, culminating in Sunday's historic six-shot triumph at the DP World Tour Championship in the Middle East.

Not only did the victory enable the former Ryder Cup player to finish the season as Europe's number one golfer, it also meant world number three Stenson became the first man to land the Race To Dubai and U.S. FedExCup double.

"I used a metaphor these last four days when we were working hard to try and get these titles that we were attempting to climb the highest mountain in the world," Hansson told Reuters by telephone just moments after arriving back in his native Sweden.

"We had been struggling in the bushes and then the woods but then suddenly we could see above the tree tops and we could actually start climbing.

"In these last four days we were in the last stages of our climb and I told Henrik, 'It's going to be hard because you're totally worn out and it's freezing up there but you must be really aware of where you're putting your hands and feet'," said Hansson.

"After he finished and we were having dinner last night I talked about the metaphor we had used and I gave him a flag because that's the only thing he forgot to do, put the flag at the top of the mountain."

During the course of the European Tour's season-ending $8 million tournament in Dubai, Hansson said he wanted Stenson to be sure of every step he took.

"On the flag there's an inscription that says no one has ever been here before and you are the first one," he added.

"When you're at that level of climbing you have to be 100 percent certain where you put your hands and feet so I was just trying to tell him, 'Don't move anything unless you are sure you have a good grip'.

"We take it one shot at a time and we don't do anything unless he's absolutely positive about the shot he's about to play."

LOW-KEY PARTY

Not surprisingly, given the scale of his achievement, Stenson resembled something of a busted flush on Sunday night.

"We had a low-key party really," said Hansson. "I was with Henrik, his family and his close friends.

"I think he was more relieved and surprised than overwhelmed. Most athletes tell me the same, that they can't really get in touch with their feelings because they're so absolutely worn out.

"There wasn't much drinking from Henrik last night, he's not really into that stuff."

Stenson will remain in Dubai for a couple of days before jetting to South Africa for a family holiday and rounding off his golfing year by competing in the Nedbank Challenge in Sun City that starts on December 5.

The 37-year-old has been troubled by a wrist injury for the last month but Hansson said he was confident two weeks of rest would cure the problem.

"Not only is his wrist sore now, everywhere in the body is sore after the last couple of weeks we've had, what with playing, praticising, training and all the effort he's put in," he explained.

"I think if we give him 14 days rest he'll be ready again."

Britain's Ian Poulter, who battled Stenson all the way only to finish second in the Race To Dubai money list, said the Swede could justifiably be called "the best player on the planet" right now.

Stenson trails second-placed Australian Adam Scott and 14-times major winner Tiger Woods in the rankings but Hansson had no argument with Poulter's assertion.

"You saw the performance he gave yesterday," said Hansson. "With all that pressure, all that media scrutiny and then to top it all with an eagle at the 18th, how can you ever explain it in any other way?

"I've told him so many times if we stick to the plans and work really hard there will be moments when we have the golfing gods with us and he had that.

"The gods wanted him to win yesterday and they wanted him to win in a really spectacular way so that everyone in the world could see how good he is," said Hansson.

"We really feel he can reach number one in the world. Now we have new goals and new mountains to climb."

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World Cup set for Olympic-style preview

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The World Cup this week will offer a glimpse of what to expect when golf returns to the Olympics at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

After that, the similarities begin to fade.Individual stroke play and world rankings will determine who plays and, for the most part, players will carry the flag of their countries on their golf bags.

The World Cup begins Thursday at Royal Melbourne and will have its traditional team component - the Olympics will not have a team competition - and the situation involving Britain and Ireland is much different. That's raised a bit of a quandary for Rory McIlroy: Which country will represent in 2016 in Brazil - Britain or Ireland?

At the Olympics, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete as Britain. But at the World Cup, England, Scotland and Wales will compete as separate countries. To muddy the waters a bit more at the World Cup, the tradition is for Ireland and Northern Ireland to compete as Ireland. McIlroy is not competing at Royal Melbourne this week, and is confident it's still his choice which nation he plays for in Rio.

For the international players who are at the World Cup the rules are more cut and dried, and use the same rankings format that will be in place to determine Olympic places.

Players in the top 15 on the Official World Golf Ranking gain access to the World Cup, with the exception that there will be no more than four players for any country. After the top 15, up to two players are allowed per country until the field of about 60 is filled.

Matt Kuchar, who is representing the United States this week with Kevin Streelman, won the last World Cup in 2011 with Gary Woodland. That tournament at Haiku, China, featured four-ball competitions on Thursday and Saturday and foursomes on Friday and Sunday.

Individual stroke-play was instituted this year for all four rounds to mirror the Olympic format, and the best two scores from each country will determine the team placings.

Adam Scott, who will team with Jason Day this week for Australia, likes the change in format and the fact it attracts world ranking points.

''It's an important tournament ... and now it's got that individual focus,'' Scott said after winning the Australian Masters on Sunday.

''I think it's going to take a step up from where it was. Certainly you can see that a lot of guys are coming a long way to play for a huge purse and world ranking points.''

Twenty-five teams are set to play, including Italians Francesco Molinari and Matteo Manassero, the Irish pair of Graeme McDowell and Shane Lowry and South Korea's K.J. Choi and Bae Sang-moon.

Fiji's Vijay Singh, who finished third in the Australian Masters, will be one of the approximately 15 players competing only in the individual competition which offers $7 million in prize money. The winning individual player gets $1.2 million; the winning team gets $600,000.

On Monday, Singh was out on the 18th hole at Royal Melbourne practicing putting to various parts of the green.

''I'll take a lot from last week, and know the course coming into the World Cup,'' Singh said. ''I had six of everything yesterday, six pars, six bogeys and six birdies. I intend to learn from my mistakes and play better this week.''

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Weekend Sports In Brief

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Back on top with only two NASCAR greats left to catch, Jimmie Johnson won his sixth championship in eight years and staked his claim as one of the most dominant competitors in sports history.

Johnson, needing only to finish 23rd or better to spoil Matt Kenseth's career season, was on cruise control most of the day at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson's lone hiccup came when traffic stacked-up on a restart and he and Kenseth made slight contact, causing Johnson to plunge 15 spots in the field with damage to his fender.

He rallied to finish ninth and beat Kenseth for the title by 19 points.

Now looming large in Johnson's windshield is the mark of seven titles held by Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt.

AUSTIN, Texas - Sebastian Vettel climbed out of his Red Bull car, pumped his right first then held up eight fingers, one for each of his consecutive victories.

Formula One's baby-faced German dominator just keeps on rolling.

The four-time world champion won the U.S. Grand Prix in easy fashion Sunday, setting an F1 season record with his eighth straight victory behind another blistering drive that gave the field no chance to catch him.

Vettel started from the pole position he snagged from teammate Mark Webber of Australia in the finals seconds of Saturday's qualifying.

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GOLF

MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian golfer Jason Day paused several times to compose himself when he spoke about the deaths of eight of his relatives, including his grandmother, in Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

''They found, I think, eight of our relatives. Six of them were children, and my grandma, and a couple more,'' Day said after practicing at Royal Melbourne, where he's scheduled to play in the World Cup as part of Australia's team with Adam Scott. ''It's such a tragedy. I feel for my mother.''

Day said the most difficult part was not being able to contact his relatives, many of whom lived in the area around Tacloban, the capital of hardest-hit Leyte province. The typhoon has killed nearly 4,000 people and left more than a thousand missing.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Henrik Stenson won the season-ending World Tour Championship to become the first player to sweep the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup and European Tour's Race to Dubai.

The Swede closed with an 8-under 64 to finish at 25-under 263, six strokes ahead of second-place Ian Poulter on Jumeriah's Earth Course. Poulter shot a 66, and also finished second in the Race to Dubai.

Stenson earned $1,333,300 for the tournament victory and $1 million for winning the Race to Dubai.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico - Harris English won the rain-delayed OHL Classic for his second PGA Tour title, pulling away for a four-stroke victory in a 29-hole finish at Mayakoba.

English closed with a 6-under 65 after completing the third round in the morning with a 68. He moved into contention Saturday morning in the second round, matching the lowest round of his tour career with a 62.

The 24-year-old former University of Georgia star finished at a tournament-record 21-under 263. He won the FedEx St. Jude Classic in June in Tennessee for his first PGA Tour victory.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Lexi Thompson won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational for her second victory in her last four starts, birdieing the final hole to beat Stacy Lewis by a stroke.

The 18-year-old Thompson made a 5-foot putt on the par-5 18th, then won when Lewis missed her 5-foot try.

Thompson closed with a 3-under 69 to finish at 16-under 272 at Guadalajara Country Club. She won the 2011 LPGA Navistar Classic at 16, and took the LPGA Malaysia last month for her second tour title.

The third-ranked Lewis, a three-time winner this year, had a 68.

So Yeon Ryu was third at 13 under after a 69.

Top-ranked Inbee Park finished fourth at 11 under to wrap up the points-based player of the year award with one event left. She is the first South Korean player to win the award.

MELBOURNE, Australia - Adam Scott successfully defended his Australian Masters title for his second victory in two weeks, scrambling for an even-par 71 and a two-shot victory at wind-swept Royal Melbourne.

Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. He finished at 14-under 270.

American Matt Kuchar, ahead by two strokes with four to play and even with Scott with one to go, double-bogeyed the 18th after taking two shots to get out of a bunker. Kuchar had a 68 to finish second.

Vijay Singh, one of four players tied for second at the start of play, finished third after a 71, four behind playing partner Scott. The 50-year-old Fijian was attempting to win for the first time since 2008.

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Report: 8 relatives of golfer Day die in typhoon

GOLD COAST, Australia -- Jason Day's mother says eight of the Australian golfer's relatives died in Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, including his grandmother.

Day's mother, Dening, told the Gold Coast Bulletin on Monday that the player's uncle and six cousins also died in the typhoon, which has killed nearly 4,000 people and left more than a thousand missing.

''I am deeply saddened to confirm that multiple members of my family lost their lives as the victims of Typhoon Haiyan,'' Day said in a statement released by the PGA Tour. ''My family and I are thankful for all who have reached out with their prayers and concern.

''We feel devastated for all who have been affected by this horrific tragedy. While I understand the media's interest in this matter and hope that any coverage can spread awareness to assist with the relief efforts that continue in the Philippines, I hope that all will respect my family's privacy during this difficult time. I will have no further public comments at this time. Please pray for all who have suffered loss. Thank you.''

Day is teaming with Adam Scott to represent Australia in the World Cup of Golf, starting Thursday at Royal Melbourne.

Day's mother, who migrated from the Philippines to Australia 30 years ago, told the newspaper ''my daughter has been updating him, but I don't want to bother him because he has commitments.''

She said many of her family members lived in the area around Tacloban, the capital of hardest-hit Leyte province.

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Lexi Thompson wins Lorena Ochoa Invitational

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Lexi Thompson won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her second victory in her last four starts, birdieing the final hole to beat Stacy Lewis by a stroke.

''To have Lorena Ochoa give me the trophy on the 18th green, it's so memorable and honorable,'' Thompson said. ''She's been such a huge role model to me. Just to play in her event, it's an honor and to be here and to see her. It is a great honor to win this event and have her give me the trophy. It means a lot to me.''The 18-year-old Thompson made a 5-foot putt on the par-5 18th, then won when Lewis missed her 5-foot try.

Ochoa won 27 LPGA Tour titles before retiring in 2010.

Thompson closed with a 3-under 69 to finish at 16-under 272 at Guadalajara Country Club. She won the 2011 LPGA Navistar Classic at 16, and took the LPGA Malaysia last month for her second tour title.

Thompson two-putted for the victory.

''First off, I had like a 50- to 60-footer for the first one, which was interesting getting up there within a few feet,'' Thompson said. ''You know on the second putt, that's what it all came down to thinking I can make it and went up to it confidently. Just knock it in.''

The third-ranked Lewis, a three-time winner this year, had a 68.

''I knew I had to make it,'' Lewis said about her birdie try on the final hole. ''I had a good line on it, just with these greens, those downhill putts are the hardest ones to make. I hit a good putt. I hit it where I wanted to. It just didn't go in.''

So Yeon Ryu was third at 13 under after a 69.

Top-ranked Inbee Park finished fourth at 11 under to wrap up the points-based player of the year award with one event left. She is the first South Korean player to win the award.

''I said all year, there should have been at least two or three girls that already won the award, but nobody really did it,'' said Park, who shot 69. ''It's just really hard to believe and I'm just very lucky I won.''

Lewis birdied Nos. 12-14 to take a one-stroke lead, but dropped into a tie with Thompson with a bogey on the par-3 17th.

''Stacy is an amazing player,'' Thompson said. ''I knew she could make a run at me any time during that round. When she made the two-shot swing on me, I think on No. 12, it brought it back to all squared. I knew I had to make birdies on top of her because she gets on a roll and she doesn't stop. She's an amazing player and played great today.''

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Golf-European Tour World Tour Championship scores

Scores from the European Tour World Tour Championship at the par-72 course on Sunday in Dubai

263	Henrik Stenson (Sweden)	68 64 67 64
269	Ian Poulter (Britain)	69 68 66 66
271	Victor Dubuisson (France)	70 66 64 71
272	Joost Luiten (Netherlands)	73 68 65 66
273	Rory McIlroy (Britain)	71 67 68 67
	Luke Donald (Britain)	73 66 67 67
	Lee Westwood (Britain)	70 70 65 68
274	Jamie Donaldson (Britain)	68 72 67 67
	Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain)	72 66 66 70
275	Peter Hanson (Sweden)	70 68 70 67
	Justin Rose (Britain)	70 67 68 70
276	Jonas Blixt (Sweden)	72 65 71 68
277	Francesco Molinari (Italy)	70 68 70 69
278	Richard Sterne (South Africa)	70 70 70 68
	Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain)	68 71 68 71
	Alejandro Canizares (Spain)	66 67 70 75
279	Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark)	69 70 71 69
	Graeme McDowell (Britain)	72 68 68 71
280	Martin Kaymer (Germany)	70 69 72 69
	Mikko Ilonen (Finland)	72 68 69 71
281	Thomas Bjorn (Denmark)	71 74 69 67
	Gregory Bourdy (France)	76 70 66 69
	Matteo Manassero (Italy)	71 72 68 70
	Darren Fichardt (South Africa)	71 71 67 72
	Marcus Fraser (Australia)	67 69 72 73
282	Scott Jamieson (Britain)	73 70 70 69
	Ross Fisher (Britain)	75 64 72 71
	Pablo Larrazabal (Spain)	72 66 72 72
283	David Horsey (Britain)	72 72 68 71
	Chris Wood (Britain)	73 66 71 73
	Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand)	67 70 70 76
284	Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa)	73 70 71 70
	George Coetzee (South Africa)	74 67 69 74
285	Stephen Gallacher (Britain)	77 71 71 66
	David Howell (Britain)	75 66 70 74
	Bernd Wiesberger (Austria)	72 73 66 74
286	Tommy Fleetwood (Britain)	72 76 70 68
	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spain)	71 74 67 74
287	Simon Khan (Britain)	72 72 74 69
	Shane Lowry (Ireland)	71 71 74 71
	Marcel Siem (Germany)	75 67 70 75
288	Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium)	71 75 71 71
	David Lynn (Britain)	71 72 73 72
289	Raphael Jacquelin (France)	77 66 72 74
	Eduardo De La Riva (Spain)	71 71 72 75
	Craig Lee (Britain)	73 70 71 75
290	Felipe Aguilar (Chile)	79 66 73 72
	Brett Rumford (Australia)	71 72 74 73
	Julien Quesne (France)	74 73 69 74
	Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand)	69 70 74 77
291	Peter Uihlein (U.S.)	72 72 76 71
292	Marc Warren (Britain)	74 71 73 74
	Branden Grace (South Africa)	76 70 71 75
293	Paul Casey (Britain)	75 68 73 77
297	Thomas Aiken (South Africa)	76 74 73 74
303	Garth Mulroy (South Africa)	76 75 74 78

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Golf-English notches second PGA Tour win with Mexico triumph

A steady finish by Harris English coupled with a late stumble by Swede Robert Karlsson helped lift the American to a four-stroke victory at the $6 million OHL Classic at Mayakoba on Sunday.

English closed with a six-under-par 65 at the El Camaleon Golf Club in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, to cruise to his second PGA Tour victory following his breakthrough win at the St. Jude Classic in Tennessee in June.

The 24-year-old English bogeyed the par-four second, birdied seven of his next 11 holes and then closed the tournament with five consecutive pars for a 21-under 263 total and a $1.08 million payday.

Fellow American Brian Stuard (67) claimed second place at 17 under, while compatriots Jason Bohn (68) and Chris Stroud (68) and South African Rory Sabbatini (70) were a further shot back.

Karlsson, who led by a stroke at the turn, sent drives into jungle hazards at the 12th and 13th holes for successive bogeys and then double-bogeyed 14 to fall out of contention and hand a big lead to English.

The Swede finished tied for sixth at 15 under.

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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour OHL Classic scores

Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour OHL Classic at the par-71 course on Sunday in Playa del Carmen

263	Harris English (U.S.)	68 62 68 65
267	Brian Stuard (U.S.)	65 70 65 67
268	Jason Bohn (U.S.)	67 68 65 68
	Chris Stroud (U.S.)	66 68 66 68
	Rory Sabbatini (South Africa)	68 65 65 70
269	Justin Leonard (U.S.)	70 67 65 67
	Justin Hicks (U.S.)	69 67 66 67
	Charles Howell III (U.S.)	67 67 66 69
	Robert Karlsson (Sweden)	63 67 67 72
271	Bob Estes (U.S.)	68 69 65 69
	Tim Wilkinson (New Zealand)	70 63 71 67
272	Will MacKenzie (U.S.)	69 69 69 65
	Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden)	70 69 67 66
	Kevin Stadler (U.S.)	67 63 68 74
273	Peter Malnati (U.S.)	69 69 70 65
274	Robert Allenby (Australia)	70 68 66 70
	Alvaro Quiros (Spain)	67 70 66 71
	Brendan Steele (U.S.)	70 66 68 70
	Jay McLuen (U.S.)	67 69 69 69
	Jeff Maggert (U.S.)	69 66 69 70
	Pat Perez (U.S.)	66 68 71 69
	Scott Brown (U.S.)	69 66 67 72
275	John Huh (U.S.)	70 68 71 66
	Jeff Overton (U.S.)	68 70 70 67
	Wes Roach (U.S.)	67 70 68 70
	J.J. Henry (U.S.)	72 65 70 68
	Chad Collins (U.S.)	69 67 70 69
	Tommy Gainey (U.S.)	71 65 68 71
	Josh Teater (U.S.)	68 73 67 67
	Ryan Moore (U.S.)	67 67 71 70
276	Matt Jones (Australia)	69 69 68 70
	Russell Knox (Britain)	67 70 68 71
	James Driscoll (U.S.)	69 68 68 71
	Ben Martin (U.S.)	69 70 68 69
	Charley Hoffman (U.S.)	73 68 68 67
277	Michael Putnam (U.S.)	69 69 69 70
	Matt Every (U.S.)	71 67 68 71
	Davis Love III (U.S.)	69 68 68 72
	Tim Petrovic (U.S.)	71 68 70 68
	Camilo Villegas (Colombia)	70 67 67 73
	Erik Compton (U.S.)	67 69 71 70
	Scott Gardiner (Australia)	70 70 69 68
	Kevin Na (U.S.)	71 70 71 65
	Tim Clark (South Africa)	71 70 63 73
278	William McGirt (U.S.)	70 68 74 66
	Joe Durant (U.S.)	70 68 71 69
	Jhonattan Vegas (Venezuela)	66 68 71 73
	Brian Gay (U.S.)	70 71 67 70
279	Tyrone Van Aswegen (South Africa)	69 69 71 70
	Len Mattiace (U.S.)	69 68 69 73
	Brendon Todd (U.S.)	71 66 70 72
	Jose Coceres (Argentina)	68 69 72 70
	Morgan Hoffmann (U.S.)	69 71 72 67
	Oscar Fraustro (Mexico)	72 68 69 70
280	Spencer Levin (U.S.)	70 68 65 77
	Cameron Beckman (U.S.)	72 67 71 70
	Noh Seung-Yul (South Korea)	69 70 71 70
	Luke Guthrie (U.S.)	71 70 70 69
	Lee Williams (U.S.)	73 68 67 72
281	Greg Chalmers (Australia)	70 70 66 75
	Ben Curtis (U.S.)	72 68 70 71
	Kevin Kisner (U.S.)	65 75 67 74
	Ryan Palmer (U.S.)	70 71 67 73
	Kyle Stanley (U.S.)	73 68 67 73
282	Billy Hurley III (U.S.)	69 69 72 72
	Jamie Lovemark (U.S.)	68 69 70 75
	Lucas Glover (U.S.)	70 70 70 72
	John Senden (Australia)	73 68 72 69
283	Derek Ernst (U.S.)	69 70 72 72
	Tag Ridings (U.S.)	70 69 74 70
	Brian Davis (Britain)	71 70 71 71
285	Richard Lee (U.S.)	75 65 72 73
	Martin Flores (U.S.)	69 71 74 71
286	Yang Yong-Eun (South Korea)	74 67 70 75
288	David Duval (U.S.)	67 73 75 73
	Mike Weir (Canada)	72 69 72 75
290	Darren Clarke (Britain)	71 68 73 78
141	WDW Mark Calcavecchia (U.S.)	70 71

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