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Robbie Fillmore, who never touched a club during two years away from golf, shot 5-under 65 on Tuesday to win the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Amateur.
Carl Pettersson collected his third PGA Tour win Sunday at the Wyndham Championship and that helped him jump 22 places in this week's Official World Golf Rankings.
Six more players have decided to skip the event - Lee Westwood (No. 50 on the points list), Justin Rose (78), Alex Cejka (91), Jason Bohn (96), Bob Estes (124) and Roland Thatcher (140).
A whirlwind of a month is almost over for Danny Lee. First, he became only the sixth player in the 106-year history of the Western Amateur to sweep medalist and match play honors, joining a group that includes Phil Mickelson and Curtis Strange.
Carl Pettersson joined the Wyndham Championship's board of directors to bring a player's perspective to its setup. He backed the move to Sedgefield Country Club because he figured the traditional-style course would attract a larger audience.
Katherine Hull closed with a three-under 69 Sunday to break through for her first win on the LPGA Tour at the Canadian Women's Open.
Australia's Katherine Hull won the Canadian Women's Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, taking advantage of Yani Tseng's final-round meltdown for a one-stroke victory at Ottawa Hunt.
Fred Funk had six birdies in the first 15 holes, then dropped three shots over the final three holes Sunday as he won his first major championship title by three shots at The Tradition, the Champions Tour's fourth major of the year.
Carl Pettersson caught fire in the middle of the back nine Sunday to pull away from Scott McCarron and win the Wyndham Championship by two shots.
Haeji Kang defeated Sophia Sheridan in a playoff Sunday to earn her first victory on the Duramed Futures Tour at the Greater Richmond Duramed Futures Classic.
