Malmö (Sweden) (AFP) – Sweden’s Alex Noren played a solid final round on Sunday to easily protect his overnight lead and win the Scandinavian Masters by four shots over last week’s Irish Open winner Soren Kjeldsen. A final round of one-under par 71 was enough to see the former Oklahoma University student home on a day when birdies were at a premium. Noren’s 72-hole total of 276 was 12-under par
Tiger Woods shaved 11 strokes off his career-worst 85 of Saturday with a three-over par 74 to conclude his Memorial tournament on Sunday. Woods, the former world number one who has slumped to 172nd in the world, finished with a 72-hole total of 14-over 302. Erratic off the tee all week, Woods was making progress on the front nine, following an early bogey with three birdies.
By Ben Everill DUBLIN, Ohio, June 7 (Reuters) – It was far from vintage Tiger Woods but at least the 14-times major champion rebounded on Sunday at the Memorial Tournament to beat his third round score by 11 shots. A day after posting a career-worst 13-over 85 at Muirfield Village, Woods scratched out a two-over 74, showing glimpses of good form but once again countering it with plenty of bad.