GOLF ROUNDUP : Johnston Withstands Sheehan Surge to Win

Cathy Johnston led from start to finish and won the LPGA du Maurier tournament Sunday by two strokes over Patty Sheehan at Kitchener, Canada.

Johnston shot a final-round two-under-par 71 to complete four rounds at 276, 16 under par.

Johnston, who never before led a tournament, withstood the pressure of a final-day surge by Sheehan, who rallied to win the McDonald’s Championship and Rochester International in June.

Sheehan gained a share of the lead, only to have Johnston regain control with a birdie at the par-five 13th hole. The lead went to two strokes when Sheehan made a bogey on the 14th, and Johnston made it three with a birdie at 15.

Johnston could have blown the title at the 18th when, holding a two-shot lead, she flubbed a chip shot from the rough. But she made a 30-foot par putt to end Sheehan’s hopes.

Johnston collected $90,000, almost $10,000 more than her combined earnings in five seasons.

Sheehan, who finished with a 69 for 278, cut Johnston’s lead to two strokes with a birdie at No. 16, then missed a 15-footer at 17 that would have reduced the lead to one shot with one hole to play.

Beth Daniel shot a 70 to finish at 281, Liselotte Neumann of Sweden was at 282 after a 72 and Missie Berteotti shot 72 for 283.

Wayne Levi, twice a runner-up in the Greater Hartford Open, finally won the tournament when he shot a three-under-par 67 at Cromwell, Conn., to beat Mark Calcavecchia and three others by two strokes for his third victory of the season.

Levi completed 72 holes at 267, 13-under-par. He had five birdies and two bogeys in the final round in becoming the PGA Tour’s first three-time winner this year.

Calcavecchia made three consecutive birdies, getting to 14-under after a near-eagle on 13. But Calcavecchia, who also had a 67, double-bogeyed the 17th when he put the ball in the water and three-putted for bogey on 18.

Levi had consecutive birdies on 13 and 14 to take the lead and survived a bogey on 16.

Tied with Calcavecchia at 269 were Rocco Mediate (65), Brad Fabel (70) and Chris Perry (69).

Philip Walton of Ireland sank a 2 1/2-foot put for par on the second playoff hole to beat Bernhard Langer of West Germany and win the $595,000 French Open at Chantilly, France.