Golf Roundup : McCallister Pulls Away to Win by One

Blaine McCallister broke out of a six-way tie with birdies on the last two holes Sunday for a one-stroke victory in the Bank of Boston Classic at Sutton, Mass.

Beaten by Gene Sauers in a three-hole playoff in this tournament in 1986, McCallister shot a final round five-under par 66 for a 72-hole total of 13-under-par 271 at the Pleasant Valley Country Club.

Local favorite Brad Faxon had a chance to tie, but missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole, giving McCallister his second victory of the year and third in six years on the PGA Tour.

Faxon, a former New England amateur champion, fell one stroke short in a bid for his first PGA victory. Faxon, tied with Don Pooley for the lead after 54 holes, finished second after shooting a 69 for a total of 272.

Defending champion Mark Calcavecchia lost a one-stroke lead when he bogeyed the 13th and 16th holes. Calcavecchia, the British Open champion who was tuning up for this week’s Ryder Cup matches, birdied on the last hole, finishing with 69.

That left him tied at 273 for third with Chris Perry, who shot a 66, and Pooley, who slipped from a share of the lead with a bogey on the 15th green.

Nick Price, an early starter, set a course record with a nine-under-par 62 to finish at 274.

Chi Chi Rodriguez rallied from a 14th-hole bogey with a birdie on No. 16 on the way to a four-under-par 68 and one-stroke victory over Jim Dent and Dick Rhyan in the Crestar PGA Seniors at Richmond, Va.

The victory was Rodriguez’ 13th on the Senior Tour, his first of the year and second in four years in the Crestar.

Rodriguez, who started the day two strokes back, earned $52,500 with a 54-hole total of 203, 13 under par.

Beth Daniel shot a final-round 70 to win the $300,000 Safeco tournament at Kent, Wa. by six strokes, her second consecutive LPGA victory and third in four outings.

Daniel finished 72 holes over the 6,222-yard Meridian Valley Country Club course in 273, 15 under par and well ahead of Cindy Rarick’s 279, which included a final-round 69.

The victory, Daniel’s 17th in 11 years on tour, was worth $45,000 and brought her within $32,000 of the $2 million mark in earnings.