SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Hunter Mahan came from four strokes back to win the Phoenix Open by a shot over Rickie Fowler on Sunday in a 1-2 finish for former Oklahoma State players.
“It’s always a little better to lose to a Cowboy,” Fowler said.
Mahan had an eagle and a pair of birdies in a late four-hole span to finish at a 16-under-par 268. He closed with consecutive bogey-free 6-under 65s.
Fowler, just 21 and a PGA Tour rookie, had a final-round 68 for the second runner-up finish of his career.
South Korea’s Y.E. Yang also shot a 65 to finish at 14-under, two off the pace. Last year’s PGA Championship winner, Yang led until his tee shot went in the water at No. 17.
Footnotes.
Ai Miyazato won the HSBC Champions in Singapore to become the first LPGA Tour player in 44 years to sweep the first two events of a season, closing with 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over Cristie Kerr.
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