BMW Championship
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. — The bad swing a week ago is a distant memory. The blown lead Sunday — that wasn’t enough to derail Billy Horschel, either.
Horschel let a three-shot lead drop to nothing early in the final round of the BMW Championship before rebounding for a two-stroke victory over Bubba Watson.
Horschel shot a 1-under 69 and finished at 14-under 266 to put himself in prime position for the FedEx Cup title and its $10 million bonus at the Tour Championship next week.
“If I were a betting man, I’d put some money on me,” said Horschel, who made $1.44 million for his second career PGA Tour victory.
Horschel heads into the final week of the playoff chase in second place in the points standings thanks to the victory and his tie for second a week ago — when he chunked a 6-iron well short on the final hole at TPC Boston, squandering a chance to win or force extra holes with playoff leader Chris Kirk.
This time, nursing a two-shot lead, Horschel smoothed a 9-iron into the middle of the 18th green and the only drama was whether he’d have time for a quick pit stop before he had to putt. Horschel sprinted up the fairway, ducked under the ropes and was back in plenty of time to two-putt and close out the victory.
Watson finished with a 66.
The top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings advanced to the finale in Atlanta.
Quebec Championship
QUEBEC CITY — Wes Short Jr. made an 8-foot eagle putt on the final hole to win the Quebec Championship for his first Champions Tour’s title.
The 51-year-old Short played the final 10 holes in 8 under for an 8-under 64 and a one-stroke victory over Scott Dunlap in the first PGA Tour-sanctioned event in the area since 1956.
Dunlap, the Boeing Classic winner two weeks ago, also eagled the par-5 18th for a 64.
Moments after Dunlap’s eagle putt, Short holed a 20-foot birdie putt at No. 17 to pull within one. Short set up the winning putt with a hybrid from 251 yards on the par-5 closing hole.
Short finished at 15-under 201 at La Tempete and earned $240,000 to jump from 36th to 20th on the money list with $379,719. He won in Las Vegas in 2005 for his lone PGA Tour title.
Two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen closed with a 72 to tie for 23rd at 7 under in his first Champions Tour event. He turned 50 last week.
The Associated Press