Allen Doyle outdueled playing partner and gallery favorite Tom Watson with a steady 2-under 68 Sunday in Hutchinson, Kan., to win his second straight U.S. Senior Open.
Watson had a two-stroke lead over Doyle heading into the final round. But Watson, the popular Kansas City native, three-putted for bogey on two of the first three holes and never recovered.
His 2-over 72 gave him a four-day total of 274, two shots behind Doyle, who finished at 8 under for the tournament.
Doyle is the first back-to-back U.S. Senior Open winner since Gary Player in 1987-88. A year ago the 57-year-old Doyle came out of nowhere with a closing-round 63 in Kettering, Ohio, to win his first U.S. Senior Open.
– Brittany Lincicome won the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship in Gladstone, N.J., for her first LPGA Tour victory. She beat Juli Inkster 3 and 2 in the final after edging Lorena Ochoa on the first extra hole in the morning semifinals. Inkster beat Solheim Cup teammate Paula Creamer 5 and 4 in the semis.
– Stephen Dodd made a 50-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole on the way to a 2-under 70 in windy conditions at Straffan, Ireland, to win the European Open by two strokes.
