DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Lee Westwood of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer yesterday after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes.
Westwood shot a course-record 8-under 64 in the final round to finish at 23-under 265. He made $1.25 million with the 31st victory of his career to overtake Rory McIlroy on the season-long money list and win the European Tour's first Race to Dubai since it changed from the European Order of Merit.
Ross McGowan of England was second after a 68, and McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, shot 67 to finish third at 273.
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■ Kristy McPherson finished off a 5-under 67 in fading sunlight in Richmond, Texas, yesterday and took a one-stroke lead in the LPGA Tour Championship before the second round was suspended because of darkness.
McPherson was 8 under, one shot ahead of South Korea's Jiyai Shin, who had two holes to play. Lorena Ochoa, dueling with Shin for the player-of-the-year and scoring title, was two strokes back in a tie for third with one hole to play.
Heavy rain swamped the course Friday and Saturday, forcing tournament officials to cut play to 54 holes.
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■ Roger Federer overcame an erratic forehand and Fernando Verdasco yesterday, rallying for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 win in the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The top-ranked Federer was broken once -- in the opening game of the Group A match after double-faulting on the first point -- but he never looked dominating until late in the second set.
In an early Group A match, Andy Murray overcame a second-set slump to beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
In Group B today, Rafael Nadal will play Robin Soderling, and Novak Djokovic will play Nikolay Davydenko.
■ John Crews of Raleigh became the first U.S.-born man to win the Philadelphia Marathon since 2000, racing to victory by more than six minutes yesterday. Crews, 25, finished in 2:17:15.
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