GOLF ROUNDUP : Springer Shoots 67 to Win Greater Milwaukee Open

Mike Springer overcame a shot into the bleachers to par the 18th hole Sunday for a four-under 67 and a one-stroke victory over Loren Roberts in the Greater Milwaukee Open.

Springer, who trailed by three shots coming into the final round, won with five birdies. He struck his second shot in the bleachers for a drop on 18, hit the ball 15 feet onto the green and two-putted for par.

“I was very in control,” said Springer, whose 72-hole total at the Brown Deer Park Golf Course in Milwaukee was 16-under 268. “I just tried to play as smart as I could and not throw any shots away.”

The $180,000 first prize boosts Springer from 19th to eighth on the money list with $710,717.

Roberts, who set a course record Friday with a 63, shot a final-round 68. His second-place finish moves him to fourth on the money list with $920,570.

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Simon Hobday birdied the third playoff hole to beat Jim Albus and win the GTE Northwest Classic at Kenmore, Wash.

Hobday, of South Africa, made a 12-foot putt on the par-three 16th hole to earn the $82,500 first-place check. He and Albus finished 54 holes tied at seven-under 209.

Hobday shot a final-round 70, while Albus had a 68, forcing the playoff with a two-putt birdie from the fringe on 18.

The playoff was only the fourth of the year on the Senior Tour, but the second in a row as Tom Weiskopf beat Dave Stockton to win the Franklin Quest.

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Laura Davies overpowered the par-fives to increase her lead to four strokes after the second round of the Rail Classic at Springfield, Ill.

Davies, a three-time winner this season and the LPGA tour’s money leader with $615,811, eagled the 491-yard 13th hole and added two birdies and a par on the other par-fives. She finished the round, played in high winds and rain, with a six-under 66 for a 13-under 131 total.

Kim Shipman shot a 67 and was tied for second at 135 with Suzanne Strudwick, who closed with five consecutive pars for a 66.

Janet Anderson recorded the tournament’s only hole-in-one when she aced the 183-yard, par-three second hole.