GOLF ROUNDUP : Sutton Becomes a Winner Again

After nearly nine years on tour without a victory, Hal Sutton said it may take some time for him appreciate the end of the drought.

“I don’t know how I feel right now. It’s been a long time coming. I’m elated but I can’t believe it’s here,” said Sutton, who shot a course-record 61 Sunday to rally from five strokes back and win the $1 million B.C. Open by a stroke over Jim McGovern at Endicott, N.Y.

Sutton, whose last victory was the 1986 Memorial, made 11 birdies and one bogey in the final round and collected $180,000 after finishing with a 15-under 269 to win his eighth career championship.

McGovern had a final-round 63 and was one shot ahead of Kirk Triplett and Craig Stadler. Triplett had a final-round 66 and Stadler a 67. Third-round leader Skip Kendall shot a 70 and joined four others at 11 under.

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South African Simon Hobday capped a four-under-par 68 with a three-foot bogey putt to win the Brickyard Crossing Championship senior event by one stroke and avoid a six-way playoff at Indianapolis.

Hobday, 55, had a 12-under 204 total and won $112,500.

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Patty Sheehan, with a final-round 71, won the LPGA Safeco Classic at Kent, Wash., holding off a challenge from rookie Emilee Klein, who had a 67. It was the 34th victory of Sheehan’s 16-year career.

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Sam Torrance shot a three-under 69 to win the British Masters in Northampton, England, pushing him atop the European tour money list before he competes in the Ryder Cup this week.

Torrance beat Michael Campbell by one stroke as the New Zealander finished with a 68. Campbell and Torrance were even through 17 holes, but Campbell knocked his drive into the water and settled for a par five on the final hole.