Furyk wins Nedbank Challenge

Jim Furyk won the Nedbank Challenge in Sun City, South Africa, after winning a four-way playoff Sunday with a 9-foot birdie chip on the second extra hole.

Furyk, who earned $1.2 million, closed with an even-par 72 to match Adam Scott (73), 2004 winner Retief Goosen (72) and Darren Clarke (69) at 6-under 282.

Angel Cabrera, who held a share of the third-round lead, closed with an 80 to finish eighth in the 12-player field at 1 over. Ernie Els, returning from a 4 1/2-month layoff because of a knee injury, was 2 over after a 75.

Goosen was eliminated with a bogey on the first playoff hole, and Furyk then beat Clarke and Scott on the second extra hole.

LPGA Tour Q-School

Ai Miyazato completed a record-setting victory in the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla., to earn a card for next year and give the tour yet another young player worth watching.

Miyazato, 20, from Japan, closed with an even-par 72 for a 17-under 343 total, 12 shots ahead of Libby Smith (69) and Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (71). It was the largest margin of victory since LPGA Q-school began in 1973.

Miyazato was among 24 players who earned their cards, a group that included 17-year-old Morgan Pressel. The U.S. Women's Amateur champion and U.S. Women's Open runner-up, shot a 70 to tie for sixth at 3 under.

Former Duke star Brittany Lang, who tied for second with Pressel in the U.S. Women's Open, earned a spot in a seven-woman playoff for three berths.

PGA Tour Q-School

Former Kentucky star John Holmes shot a 6-under 66 for a share of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament lead with D.A. Points with one round left in the six-round event.

The 23-year-old Holmes, who turned pro after helping the United States win the Walker Cup in August, matched Points (67) at 21-under 339 on Orange County National's Panther Lake and Crooked Cat course in Winter Garden, Fla.

The top 30 and ties after today's round will earn PGA Tour cards for next season, while the next number nearest 50 will receive full status on the Nationwide Tour.

Australian PGA

Australia's Robert Allenby completed a two-week Australian sweep, birdieing the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Mathew Goggin in the centenary Australian PGA.

Allenby, the Australian Open winner last week at Moonah Links, completed the third round with an 8-under 64 on Sunday morning and closed with a 67 for an 18-under 270 total on the Coolum Resort course. He also in 2000 and 2001 at Royal Queensland.

Goggin finished with a 63, matching the course record.

Hong Kong Open

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie won the Hong Kong Open by a stroke when South Africa's James Kingston made a double bogey on the final hole.

The 42-year-old Montgomerie won his 30th career European tour title, closing with an even-par 70 for a 9-under 271 total on the Hong Kong Golf Club course.

-- The Associated Press