Rose wins Memorial for first victory in America

Winless for more than two years, so far down the world ranking that he was in danger of being forgotten, Justin Rose decided to stop being obsessed with results and think only about the shot in front of him.

It led to a result that was long overdue.

With a flawless final round to overcome a four-shot deficit, Rose had one-putt greens on eight consecutive holes Sunday and closed with a 6-under 66 to win the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, for his first title in America.

"I've had a few close calls over time, and you start to sometimes wonder why you can't get it done," Rose said.

Rose ran off three straight birdies before the turn, made a 20-foot par putt to keep his momentum, then seized control when Rickie Fowler took a double bogey with a tee shot into the water on the 12th hole. Fowler shot 73 to finish three shots behind.

When he tapped in for par on the final hole, Rose thrust his fist in the air slammed it down, as joyful as he was when he burst onto the golf scene 12 years ago as the 17-year-old amateur who tied for fourth in the 1998 British Open.

"To win here at the Memorial, at Jack's tournament, I couldn't think of a better place to win my first tournament," Rose said.

Fowler, the 21-year-old rookie trying to become the youngest winner at Muirfield Village, was atop the leaderboard for 48 consecutive holes until his 5-iron to the par-3 12th bounded off the side of a slope and into the water for a double bogey.

"I just made a bad swing and paid for it," said Fowler, a runner-up for the second time this year.

Price takes seniors

Nick Price shot an 4-under 67 to hold off Tommy Armour III and win the Principal Charity Classic by four strokes. Price had a 14-under 199 total to grab his second Champions Tour win this season and the third of his career.

Price led heading into the final round in each of the last two years at the West Des Moines, Iowa, event before falling short. But Price grabbed the lead after four holes Sunday and stayed comfortably in front the rest of the way.

McDowell a winner

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland shot a closing-round 63 to pick up his fifth career European Tour victory at the Wales Open in Newport. McDowell's 15-under 269 over this year's Ryder Cup course at Celtic Manor left him three shots ahead of Welshman Rhys Davies. England's Luke Donald, the winner of last week's Madrid Masters, finished in third place. - AP