GOLF ROUNDUP : Norman Regains His Touch, Wins Playoff

Greg Norman came back from the brink of another collapse and ended the longest non-winning streak of his career.

The Australian birdied the second playoff hole Sunday and beat Bruce Lietzke for the Canadian Open championship at Oakville, Canada.

“I’d almost forgotten what it’s like to win a tournament,” Norman said. “It’s been a long time.

“It’s like winning my first tournament. I’m more excited than anything since winning my first tournament. I needed it.”

Norman, once ranked as the world’s leading player, went 27 months--since the 1990 Memorial--without a victory before his 2 1/2-foot putt for a birdie found the cup on the second extra hole.

Norman and Lietzke playing in the final twosome, each birdied the last hole of regulation. They finished tied at 280, eight under par, after a wild run down the stretch that saw Fred Couples and defending champion Nick Price leading or sharing the lead at one time or another over the back nine.

Lietzke, who let a two-shot lead get away with bogeys on three of his first four holes, matched par 72.

Norman, three ahead with five holes to play, let that advantage evaporate and shot 70.

Terry Dill shot a two-under-par 70 in the final round of the Bank One Senior Golf Classic at Lexington, Ky., to win his first Senior PGA Tour title.

Dill won by four strokes over Bruce Crampton and Dale Douglass. Raymond Floyd, making his debut on the senior tour, shot a 71 and finished six strokes behind.

Crampton had a 67 to catch Douglass, who closed with a 69, for second place, one stroke better than Isao Aoki, (67) and Gibby Gilbert (69). Floyd and George Archer (67) were next.

Jim Dent shot a course-record 62, registering an eagle and eight birdies, to finish at 211.

Nick Faldo shot a final-round 65 to win the $1.2 million European Open at Sunningdale, England.

Faldo, 31, has won the last three events he has entered on the European Tour, starting with the British Open at Muirfield in July.

In his last nine tournaments, Faldo has won four, finished second once, third twice and fourth twice.