Beem Gets Point Across to Lowery

Rich Beem had seven birdies and made an eagle on the 17th hole to hold off a furious rally by Steve Lowery and claim The International on Sunday at Castle Rock, Colo.

Beem, playing the last six holes gingerly because his back stiffened during a rain delay of just over one hour, had a 19-point round for a total of 44 points under the modified Stableford scoring system used in the event.

Beem beat Lowery by a point for his second PGA career victory. In his final five holes, Lowery had a double eagle, an eagle and a birdie.

“This is awesome, I’m so happy,” said Beem, who earned $810,000.

“I’m really pleased with the way I played coming down the stretch,” Lowery said.

Beem birdied five holes on the front side and built a four-point lead. He began the day three points off the pace, but took the lead with his second birdie of the day on the fifth hole.

Craig Barlow, the third-round leader, had double bogeys at Nos. 4 and 5. He fell to 22 points and off the leaderboard.

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Mi Hyun Kim had a late collapse but held off fellow South Korean Hee-Won Han for a one-stroke victory in the Wendy’s Championship for Children at Dublin, Ohio.

Kim double-bogeyed the 17th hole and salvaged par from the grandstand behind the 18th green to finish her final-round 73 for an eight-under 208. She won $150,000.

Han’s closing 70 left her at seven under, and the third member of their playing group, Danielle Ammaccapane, finished in third place at six under after a 72.

Only three of the top 10 players on the money list were in the field, with most of the top players electing to take the week off to prepare for this week’s final major championship, the British Women’s Open.

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Carol Semple Thompson, Meredith Duncan and Laura Myerscough won singles matches, and the United States defeated Britain & Ireland, 11-7, at Pittsburgh to win the Curtis Cup.

Semple Thompson rolled in a 27-foot putt from the right fringe on the 18th hole to win her match against Vikki Laing, 1-up, and all but secure the title in the women’s amateur version of the Ryder Cup.

The U.S. had a 7-2 lead after the three foursomes and six singles matches Saturday. The Americans have a 23-6-3 lead in the biannual series.