Goosen holds off Singh at Chrysler Championship

PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- Retief Goosen made back-to-back birdies to hold off a final charge from Vijay Singh and win the Chrysler Championship on Sunday, making Singh wait one more week for a chance to win the PGA Tour money title.

Goosen closed with a 1-under 70 for a three-shot victory and became one of only five players to win a PGA Tour event in each of the last three years.

The week wasn't a total loss for Singh, who has won or finished second in his last four PGA Tour events.

The big Fijian closed with a 70 and was alone in second. He earned $518,400 to extend his lead on the money list to $768,494 over Tiger Woods with only the Tour Championship remaining next week in Houston.

Singh only has to finish in a three-way tie for third to end Woods' four-year reign atop the money list. Woods will have to win to have any chance of a record fifth straight title.

Goosen finished at 12-under 272 on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook and earned $864,000.

LPGA Tour: Rookie Shi-hyun Ahn won her first LPGA Tour title, shooting a 4-under 68 to capture the CJ Nine Bridges Classic in Jeju Island, South Korea.

Ahn, a 19-year-old South Korean competing in her first LPGA tournament, eagled the 18th hole and finished at 12-under 204. She was three strokes ahead of defending champion Se Ri Pak (68), Laura Davies (68), Grace Park (68) and Gloria Park.

Nationwide Tour: Chris Couch shot an even-par 72 to win the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship by three strokes in Prattville, Ala.

Couch, who began the day with a four-stroke lead, finished at 18-under 270 at Capitol Hill's Senator Course, and earned $112,500. He finished fourth on the tour's money list.

-- From wire reports