Golf-Happy homecoming as Scott wins Australian PGA

Adam Scott celebrated his homecoming after winning the U.S. Masters earlier this year by storming to victory in the Australian PGA Championship by four strokes on the Gold Coast on Sunday.

The world number two was made to wait for his victory by a passing storm that stopped play for nearly two hours but he returned to the course to complete a final round of four-under-par 67 for a tournament tally of 14-under 270.

His American playing partner Rickie Fowler finished second at Royal Pines after a fourth round 68 to finish on 10-under with local youngster Jack Wilson (68) a further two shots back in third.

Adding the PGA to his previous victories at his home Open and Masters tournaments, Scott joined Greg Norman, Craig Parry, Peter Lonard, Robert Allenby and Peter Senior as the only players to have won all three of Australia's marquee titles.

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Mizuno Classic

Taiwan's Teresa Lu won the Mizuno Classic on Sunday, birdieing the last two holes and six of the final eight for a two-stroke victory.

''I've been waiting for this day for so long,'' Lu said. ''This is my first win. It's been eight years on tour. I'm really happy. Really nervous and really happy.The 25-year-old Lu, a regular on the Japan LPGA Tour after giving up her LPGA Tour membership in 2010, shot an 8-under 64 in windy, wet conditions at Kintetsu Kashikojima. She finished at 14-under 202 and earned $180,000 for her first professional title.

She made a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th.

''I knew I have to go lower and get more birdies otherwise I was going to get in a playoff,'' Lu said. ''It's better not a playoff. So I focus on the birdie.''

She has three runner-up finishes and 13 top-10s this season on the JLPGA.

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu watches her tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Mizuno Clas …

''Beginning of this year, I got into two playoffs and in both of them, I lose,'' Lu said. ''I guess I really learned from that and just tried to be calm.''

South Korea's Chella Choi, tied with Lu with two holes to play, had a 66 to finish second.

''I think I had very good confidence today,'' said Choi. ''I just think, 'OL, one putt, just one stroke.' So I think birdie and focus. I don't know why, not nervous. I think good experience for me. ... It's OK, though, because I played well today. Disappointed, but satisfied.''

Japanese players took the next five spots. Mamiko Higa and Yuki Ichinose shot 70 to tie for third at 10 under, Yumiko Yoshida (68) and Shiho Oyama (71) followed at 9 under, and Asako Fujimoto (71) was 8 under.

Stacy Lewis, the 2012 winner, tied for eighth at 7 under after a 70. The American was the top-ranked player in the field at No. 3.

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu poses with her trophy after she won the Mizuno Classic golf tournament in Shima,  …

''It's really hard out there,'' Lewis said. ''I could have made some putts earlier I just couldn't seem to make any putts. But to shoot 2 under in this wind is a good score. It's pretty crazy what those two are doing today.''

American Brittany Lincicome, a stroke behind second-round leaders Higa, Ichinose and Oyama entering the day, had a 77 to tie for 29th at 2 under.

Lu became the second Taiwanese winner in tournament. Ai-Yu Tu won in 1986 when the event was called the Mazda Japan Classic.

Lu was asked if she planned to return to the LPGA Tour next season.

''Probably, probably,'' she said. ''It's big!''

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Nervy Siddikur wins second Asian Tour title

Bangladesh's Siddikur Rahman survived a nervy final round before winning his second Asian Tour title at the Indian Open on Sunday.

The stocky 28-year-old, who led from day one, was a bundle of nerves as he labored to a final round of three-over 75 for a tournament total of 14-under 274 at the Delhi Golf Club.

"I was two-under after a couple of holes so I was confident that I could win but somehow I stumbled but I still had the confidence. This is the best week of my life," Siddikur said.

Indians Anirban Lahiri and S.S.P Chowrasia, who missed a five-foot birdie putt to force a playoff, finished one shot behind after carding 70 and 72 respectively.

Siddikur went into the final round with a four-shot lead but made five bogeys and a triple bogey which nearly cost him his second Asian Tour title since winning the 2010 Brunei Open.

"Since Brunei, I've always played badly on the last day. I also played badly today but thankfully I still managed to win," said Siddikur.

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European Tour Qualifying School: John Hahn two ahead after second straight 66

John Hahn: American in front after second round

England's Richard Finch remains in contention after the second round of the European Tour Qualifying School in Spain.

The 36-year-old from Hull, who lay joint second after Sunday's first round, sits three shots off the lead after a score of 71 on day two of six in Girona, where the top 25 and ties will earn a place on the 2014 Race to Dubai.

Finch started his round well before three bogeys on the back nine left him on seven under par in a five-way tie for third alongside Scotland's Alistair Forsyth, South African Brandon Stone, Sweden's Jens Fahrbring and Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark.

American John Hahn leads after matching his first-round 66 with another on Monday over the Stadium Course at PGA Catalunya Resort to go 10 under par.

Two shots further back is Sweden's Jens Dantorp, who - despite a double bogey on the 15th - managed to add 68 on the Tour Course to his opening 66.

Overnight leader Edouard Espana of France suffered a tough time on the front nine, recording three bogeys and a double bogey on the fifth, but he progressed with three birdies on the back nine to record a score of 74 and sits four shots off the lead.

Alongside Espana on six under par are English trio Daniel Brooks, Oliver Wilson and Adam Gee ahead of Tuesday's third round of six.

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Turkish Airlines Open: Victor Dubuisson overwhelmed after dramatic victory in Antalya

Victor Dubuisson: First European Tour win

Victor Dubuisson was in a daze after securing his first European Tour win with victory at the Turkish Airlines Open.

The Frenchman lost his five-shot overnight lead on a dramatic final day in Antalya but fought back with three birdies in the last four holes to seal victory by two strokes.

"I wanted to cry there on the 18th green," he said after being doused with champagne by a posse of his fellow French players.

"I don't really know what's happening right now. I was so busy concentrating on my game that it hasn't sunk in that I've won such a big event. I'm just so happy." 

Victor Dubuisson

"I don't really know what's happening right now. I was so busy concentrating on my game that it hasn't sunk in that I've won such a big event. I'm just so happy."

Dubuisson started his round with nine straight pars to stay in front but when the 23-year-old bogeyed 14 he suddenly found himself in a tie after Jamie Donaldson scored a hole-in-one at the 16th. Shortly after Justin Rose birdied the same hole to make it a three-way share on 21-under.

"The start was a little bit difficult for me today," said Dubuisson. "I wasn't playing too well and wasn't making any putts on the front nine.

"I was watching the leaderboard and seeing all the good players getting nearer to me. I spoke to my caddie and he just said, 'If we make one or two birdies at the end we'll be fine'."

Dubuisson: Two-shot win

And Dubuisson did just that, tapping in at the short par-four 15th to regain the lead and then closing out victory with birdies at 17 and 18.

Hole-in-one

Runner-up Donaldson, who received one million air miles from the tournament sponsor after holing his tee-shot at 16 with a seven-iron, said: "It's mad, it's weird, when it goes in. You hit it right down the flag and you're hoping in the air that it's going to be close.

"When it lands and vanishes it's like, 'Where's that gone?'. The fact you get something extra for it as well, is nice," added the Welshman who moved up to fifth in the Race To Dubai standings.

Rose's share for third place with Tiger Woods lifted him to second spot in the Race To Dubai - 213,000 Euros behind leader Henrik Stenson, who finished tied seventh in Turkey.

"I've gained some ground for sure and it's nice to be able to control your fate next week," said Rose. "The exact scenario I'm looking for is to go to Dubai and win."

As for world number one Woods, who made front page news earlier in the week when hitting balls off the iconic Bosphorus Bridge, he said it was simply a case of not racking up enough birdies.

"On a golf course like this where you have to make so many birdies, I just didn't make enough," said the 14-time major winner.

"You just had to be so aggressive all of the time and that is reflected by how many guys made runs of four or five birdies in a row."

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