Golf Results 2013 September 15

On the US PGA Tour, the weather-delayed BMW Championship was won by the American Zach Johnson. The 37-year-old unseated compatriot Jim Furyk, who had lead the tournament for the first three rounds, to clinch the title on Monday.

Bad weather had caused play to be abandoned on Sunday, and when the tournament commenced the following day, Johnson was in high spirits. The American carded a final round score of 65 to finish two shots ahead of Nick Watney. Furyk, who found himself giving up a multiple-round lead for the sixth time, finished in third place - one shot behind the runner- up.

Monday’s victory marks Johnson’s tenth win on the PGA Tour, and his first title of the 2013 season. The 2007 US Masters winner had good reason to celebrate on Monday, with $ 1.44 million in prize money and an invitation to the $ 10 million Tour Championship which begins in Atlanta on Thursday.

In Europe, local favourite Joost Luiten thrilled the crowd at Zandvoort, Holland on Sunday when he won the KLM Open on home soil.

The final round was touch-and-go for Luiten as he battled Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain for the lead. The Hollander began Sunday’s final round with a one-stroke lead, but Jimenez made his presence felt on the course with three birdies in a row starting on the second hole. Not to be outplayed, Luiten recovered on the back nine, and the two players were even after eighteen holes.

As they returned to the eighteenth tee to commence the playoff, all eyes were on Luiten and Jimenez. As the pressure heightened, Jimenez’ solid technique appeared to slip – the Spaniard’s bad luck off the tee opened the door for Luiten to win the championship with a par on the first extra hole.

Luiten is the second local favourite to win the KLM Open in the tournament’s history, ten years after Maarten Lafeber’s victory in 2003.

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