SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Recovering from a late collapse, Troy Matteson birdied the second playoff hole to beat Jamie Lovemark and Rickie Fowler in the Open on Sunday.
Matteson, who shot a 2-under-par 68 in the final round, bogeyed the final two holes of regulation to fall into the playoff with Lovemark and Fowler, who shot matching 64s and are both seeking PGA Tour cards.
After all three players parred the first playoff hole, Matteson hit his approach within 3 feet on the 464-yard, par-4 17th hole. With shadows stretching onto the green, he rolled in the putt for his second PGA Tour win.
Bill Lunde (66) and Tim Clark (67) tied for fourth at 16-under, and 2007 winner Mike Weir (61) and Bryce Molder (63) followed at 15-under. Weir had a chance for the fourth 59 in PGA Tour history, but parred the final three holes.
• Phil Blackmar won his first Champions Tour title, birdieing five of the first six holes en route to a 7-under 64 and a one-stroke victory over Jay Haas (69), Tom Kite (68) and Andy Bean (70) in the AT&T Championship in San Antonio.
• Michael Jonzon shot a 4-under 67 to win the Castello Masters in Spain, finishing at 20-under, one shot clear of German Martin Kaymer (67) and fellow Swede Christian Nilsson (65).
• Matt Every won the season- ending Nationwide Tour Championship in Charleston, S.C., to earn a 2010 PGA Tour card with a 10th- place finish on the money list, closing with a 5-under 67 for a three- stroke victory over Michael Sim (69).
Davis does an about-face
MILWAUKEE — Shani Davis finished the U.S. speedskating trials with a surprisingly easy win in the 10,000 meters, but bigger news came afterward: He’s willing to consider being part of team pursuit at the Olympics.
Davis, who didn’t skate the pursuit in Turin and feuded over the decision with fellow American Chad Hedrick, accepted his nomination as one of five skaters who could take part in the pursuit in Vancouver, giving him six possible races.
Jilleanne Rookard was a surprising star of the trials, which determined the World Cup team that will head to Europe next week for the first of five meets, the results of which will determine the U.S. Olympic squad. She completed a sweep of the long-distance races, adding the 5,000 title to her victory in the 3,000, and qualified for five events overall, including pursuit.
Baghdatis wins in straight sets
STOCKHOLM — Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus beat Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-1, 7-5, winning the Stockholm Open for his third career ATP Tour singles title just a week after learning he had gained the event’s main draw.
• Russian Mikhail Youzhny beat Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, and Italy’s Francesca Schiavone defeated Olga Govortsova of Belarus to win Kremlin Cup titles in Moscow.
• Unseeded Swiss Timea Bacsinszky won her first WTA Tour title, beating sixth-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5 in the Luxembourg Open final.
The Associated Press
