Atwal captures Wyndham crown

After leading or sharing the lead after each of the first three rounds, Arjun Atwal shot a 3-under 67 in the final round of the Wyndham Championship at Greensboro, N.C. He finished at 20-under 260 and earned $918,000 — or, more than double the amount he previously earned this year, the reason why his future on tour was in jeopardy.

“I told my caddie, ’We’ve got nothing to lose this week. Just go out there and try and win it,”’ Atwal said. “Guys are going to be out there trying to secure their FedEx Cup spots or whatever. We’ve got nothing. I don’t have a card. I don’t have anything. Just go out there and free-wheel it, and that’s what I did this week.”

He’s the first Indian-born player to win on tour, first Monday qualifier to win in 24 years and the first to win both the qualifier and the tournament that follows since Fred Wadsworth in 1986.

David Toms (64) was 19 under. John Mallinger and Michael Sim shot 62s to match John Rollins (65) and Justin Leonard (65) at 18 under.

For a few dizzying moments late in a low-scoring day, seven players shared the lead at 18 under.

Atwal, who carried a three-stroke lead into the final round, was at 19 under for most of the day but bogeyed the par-3 12th a few minutes before Lucas Glover bogeyed 14 and Toms, Rollins and Leonard all birdied No. 16.

Spokane’s Alex Prugh shot a 1-under 69 to finish at 11-under.

Kirk Triplett of Pullman shot a 7-under 63 to finish at 13-under.

Miyazato leaps to No. 1

Ai Miyazato reclaimed the top spot in the world rankings, winning the LPGA Safeway Classic at Portland, Ore. for her fifth victory of the year.

The Japanese star closed with an even-par 72 to finish at 11 under, two strokes in front of Cristie Kerr, ranked No. 1 going into the event, and Na Yeon Choi.

Kerr chased Miayzato throughout the final round until hitting into the water on the par-4 18th on Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club’s Ghost Creek Course.

Kerr shot a 70, and Choi had a 71 in mostly sunny conditions. Rain fell briefly about the time that the leaders teed off.

Funk wins Tradition

The Jeld-Wen Tradition is leaving Sunriver Resort’s Crosswater Golf Club in Sunriver, Ore. after a four-year run.

No one is going to miss it more than Fred Funk.

The 54-year-old Funk won the tournament — the fourth of the Champions Tour’s five majors — for the second time in three years, closing with a 3-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Michael Allen and Chien Soon Lu.

“I really like this golf course, and I really like this area. Obviously, it’s been good to me,” said Funk, 47 under in four Tradition tournaments.

Funk, also the 2009 U.S. Senior Open winner, has six Champions Tour victories. He won eight times on the PGA Tour.