Singh miffs Canada with win over Weir

OAKVILLE, Ontario -- Vijay Singh won another dramatic duel and earned another No. 1 ranking -- Public Enemy No. 1 in Canada -- for beating Mike Weir in a playoff at the Canadian Open and denying the fans a celebration they had been wanting for 50 years.

Don't blame Singh.

Weir had three putts to become the first Canadian in 50 years to win his national title -- a 10-footer for birdie on the 72nd hole, a 25-footer for eagle on No. 18 in the playoff, and a 5-footer on No. 17 at the second playoff hole.

He missed them all, and finally ran out of luck.

Weir pulled his tee shot on No. 18 for the third playoff hole, laid up and then hit his approach in the water. Some 25,000 fans let out a collective groan, and gave begrudging applause when Singh three-putted from the fringe for par.

"I feel for Mike," Singh said. "That was the one person I didn't want to beat."

Maybe when the Canadians get over the loss, they're realize who won their national championship.

Singh closed with a 69 for his seventh victory of the year -- only Tiger Woods (twice), Jack Nicklaus (twice) and Johnny Miller have won that often since 1950.

More importantly for the 41-year-old Fijian, the $810,000 he won Sunday at Glen Abbey gives him just short of $8.7 million for the season, allowing him to close in on Woods' single-season record of $9.1 million.LPGA Tour

Annika Sorenstam won her fifth LPGA Tour event of the year, closing with a 1-under 70 for a four-shot victory at the John Q. Hammons Classic in Broken Arrow, Okla.

Sorenstam had three birdies and a bogey in the final round for a 9-under 204 total, winning the event for the second time. She had a three-stroke lead entering the final round.

Shi Hyun Ahn closed with a 69 and was second at 5-under 208.Champions Tour

Bruce Summerhays completed a six-stroke comeback with a birdie on the 18th hole to win the $1.5 million Kroger Classic in Maineville, Ohio, edging defending champion Gil Morgan, Jim Thorpe and Doug Tewell by one stroke.

Summerhays prevailed over second-round leader Tewell with an 8-under 64 to finish at 15-under 201. Tewell, who also finished second last year, shot a 1-under 71.

Summerhays birdied nine holes to win his third tournament on the Champions Tour, and first since 1998.

European PGA Tour

Padraig Harrington rallied to a three-stroke victory in the German Masters in Pulheim, Germany, closing with a 2-under 70 for a 275 total.

The Irishman recorded his ninth European Tour title but just his first since the Hong Kong Open in December. He broke his slump five days before his European Ryder Cup team faces the Americans at Oakland Hills outside Detroit.

Harrington started his round trailing leader Graeme McDowell by three strokes. McDowell struggled to a 77 and finished four strokes back. Australia's Nick O'Hern shot a 70 and was second at 278.

-- From wire reports