Dustin Johnson rallies for second straight win after Jason Day collapse

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Dustin Johnson sailed off to the Bahamas for a private celebration of winning his first major championship at the U.S. Open.

He came roaring back at the Bridgestone Invitational.

In the toughest conditions at Firestone in nearly a decade, Johnson made it look easy Sunday when he closed with a 4-under 66 and rallied from a three-shot deficit against the world’s No. 1 player to win another World Golf Championship.

He needed some help from Jason Day, who collapsed on the back nine. Day was tied for the lead when he hooked a 3-wood off the tee on the par-5 16th, hit across the fairway and tried to bend a shot around the pond. He went into the water, making double bogey. He did not hit a green in regulation over his last six holes.

Johnson did his part, making a tough par save on the 15th hole when he got in range and pouring in a 15-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole that made a bogey at the end meaningless.

Two starts, two victories, and now No. 2 in the world.

“It’s the first time I’ve won two tournaments in a row. I mean, that’s big,” Johnson said after his one-shot victory over Scott Piercy.

“I’m excited and looking forward to going over to the British with the golf game in good form.”

He now has three WGC titles and looks like the player to beat at Royal Troon with a frightening combination of driving, wedges and — finally — getting some putts to fall.

Brooke Henderson repeats at LPGA Portland Classic

PORTLAND, Ore. — Defending champion Brooke Henderson survived some tense moments on the back nine on the way to a four-stroke victory at the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic.

The second-ranked Henderson shot a 14-under 274 after a final round 71 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, pulling away from American Stacy Lewis, who was 10-under after a 69.

Henderson became the first back-to-back winner at Portland since Annika Sorenstam won consecutive tournaments in 2002 and 2003. The 18-year-old is the first wire-to-wire winner at Portland since the tournament went to a 72-hole event in 2013.

Henderson is the tour’s second wire-to-wire winner this year, joining Ha Na Jang, who won the Coates Championship in February.

Rory McIlroy can’t make late push at French Open

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Thongchai Jaidee won the French Open by four strokes, as Rory McIlroy failed to deliver a final-round surge.

Starting the day with a two-stroke lead over McIlroy, the 46-year-old Thongchai birdied two of his first six holes and shot a 3-under 68 to finish 11-under 273 at Le Golf National outside Paris, where the 2018 Ryder Cup will be staged.

For his eighth victory on the European Tour, the Thai player collected $650,000 — the biggest check of his career. He described his fourth victory over the age of 40 as his “biggest win ever.”

Francesco Molinari finished in second place after shooting 66, the lowest round of the final day.

McIlroy couldn’t get near Thongchai. He bogeyed No. 3 and made his only birdie on No. 14, shooting par 71 for third place.

Paola Moreno wins Symetra Tour

CANADIAN LAKES, Mich. — Colombia’s Paola Moreno won the Tullymore Classic for her third career Symetra Tour title, closing with a 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory.

The 30-year-old former University of Southern California player finished at 12-under 204, capping her bogey-free round with a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th. Erynne Lee and Megan McChrystal tied for second. They each bogeyed the final hole, McChrystal for a 66, and Lee for a 71.

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