BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) β Matt Kenseth ended a 51-race drought last night at rain-soaked Bristol Motor Speedway. The start was delayed nearly 90 minutes because of rain and the race was stopped three times as NASCAR desperately attempted to get a complete the show.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) β Jim Furyk won his first PGA Tour event in five years, making birdies on both playoff holes to outlast Kevin Kisner at the RBC Heritage yesterday. Furyk had a one-stroke lead when Kisner birdied the 72nd hole to force the playoff.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) β Canada’s Augusta James won the Chico’s Patty Berg Memorial yesterday for her first Symetra Tour title, and Laurie Rinker took The Legends Tour competition. The 22-year-old James, a former North Carolina State player making her fourth start on the tour, closed with a 5-under 67 for a four-stroke victory over Laura Kueny and Brianna Do.
LEON, Mexico (AP) β Wes Roach won the El Bosque Mexico Championship yesterday for his first Web.com Tour title, beating Kevin Tway and Patton Kizzire by four strokes. Roach, the 26-year-old former Duke player from Knoxville, Tennessee, closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 17-under 271 at El Bosque Golf Club.
