Pro golf, week in review

December 15, 2014

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Adam Scott three-putted for bogey on the seventh hole of a playoff Sunday to hand the Australian PGA Championship to fellow Australian Greg Chalmers.

Chalmers closed with an 8-under 64 to match Scott and Wade Ormsby at 11-under 277 at Royal Pines. Scott and Ormsby shot 71. Ormsby was eliminated on the third extra hole.

Scott won the tournament last year.

New Zealand’s Michael Hendry was furth at 9 under after a 71. Scott Stallings was another stroke back after a 70, and fellow American Boo Weekley had a 74 to finish at 7 under.

THAILAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — England’s Lee Westwood won the Thailand Golf Championship for the second time in four years, closing with a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory.

Westwood finished at 8-under 280 at Amata Spring.

U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer of Germany and Australia’s Marcus Fraser tied for second. Kaymer shot 68, and Fraser bogeyed the final hole for a 70.

ALFRED DUNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP

MALELANE, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s Branden Grace won the Alfred Dunhill Championship by seven strokes, finishing with a 4-under 68 for a 20-under 268 total.

South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen was second after a 69.

Grace started the day with a one-shot advantage over Lucas Bjerregaard, but quickly widened the gap when the Dane had a bogey on the first and Grace birdied the second. Bjerregaard finished with an 89.

PNC FATHER-SON CHALLENGE

In this photo released by the PNC Father/Son Challenge, the Father/Son Challenge Golf winners Bernhard Langer, right, and son Jason, 14, pose with their first-place trophies in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/ PNC Father/Son Challenge, Geoff Bolte)

In this photo released by the PNC Father/Son Challenge, the Father/Son Challenge Golf winners Bernhard Langer, right, and son Jason, 14, pose with their first-place trophies in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/ PNC Father/Son Challenge, Geoff Bolte)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Bernhard and Jason Langer won the PNC Father-Son Challenge, closing with a 13-under 59 for a two-stroke victory in the better-ball event.

The Langers finished at 23-under 123 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club’s Grande Lake Orlando.

Fourteen-year-old Jason jumped into the lineup Saturday when sister Christina withdrew because of back issues. He’s the youngest son to win the event, breaking the mark of 15 set by brother Stefan in 2005.

Davis Love III and son Dru also shot a 59 to finish second.