Ilonen and Snedeker victorious
Mikko Ilonen claimed his second win of the season in the Scandinavian Masters after a disastrous finish from Martin Kaymer, while rookie Brandt Snedeker captured his first PGA Tour title winning the Wyndham Championship
Scandinavian Masters
Martin Kaymer and James Kingston began the day tied for the lead but it was Mikko Ilonen who came from three behind to take the Scandinavian Masters.
A birdie at the final hole for the Finn left Kaymer needing a par to force a play off but the German could only manage a double bogey. It was a day littered with mistakes from the leaders but Ilonen hung on to take the first prize of ?266,660.
Final leaderboard
-6 Mikko Ilonen (Fin)
-4 Christian Cevaer (Fra), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Nick Dougherty (GB), Peter Hedblom (Swe), Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra)
-3 Corey Pavin (US), Paul Broadhurst (GB), James Kingston (SA)
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Wyndham Championship
Rookie Brandt Snedeker thrilled fans in North Carolina with a final round of 63 to take the Wyndham Championship.
Tim Petrovic needed a birdie at the last to force a play-off but he could only manage a par, which gave Snedeker his first PGA Tour victory.
The rookie American books himself a place in the FedEx play-offs which begin next week. The $900,000 he earned moves his season's earnings to more than $2.5 million.
Final leaderboard
-22 B Snedeker (US)
-20 T Petrovic (US), J Overton (US), B Mayfair (US)
-19 C Pettersson (Swe)
-18 G Kraft (US)
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