GOLF ROUNDUP : Mayfair Birdies Final Hole for Western Open Victory

Billy Mayfair broke a five-player logjam by making a birdie on the 18th hole to win the Western Open Sunday at Lemont, Ill.

Mayfair’s second victory in six seasons earned him the $360,000 top prize in the $2-million event, one of the richest on the PGA Tour. The check more than doubled his season winnings to $630,985.

With a five-under-par 67 for the day and a nine-under 279 for the tournament, the 28-year-old from Phoenix finished one stroke ahead of Jeff Maggert, Jay Haas, Scott Simpson and Justin Leonard. Another stroke behind at 281 were John Huston, Bob Tway, Bob Estes and Steve Lowery.

A playoff seemed inevitable until Mayfair knocked a 178-yard seven-iron within four feet of the cup on No. 18. He made the putt for his fifth birdie of a bogey-free round.

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