Johnson wins at Colonial with a record 21-under
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Zach Johnson now has a plaid jacket to go along with his green one, after an extended wait before slipping on his prize at the Colonial.

Johnson won at Hogan's Alley with a tournament record 21-under 259, sealing his victory with a pair of birdies in the short span of play in between two late weather delays Sunday.

When Johnson drained a 14-foot birdie putt at the 17th hole to take a two-stroke lead over Brian Davis, he had a wide smile on his face and emphatically pumped his fist. But the real celebration had to wait.

"As far as momentum and a big putt, that was a big one," said Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion. "I didn't have a number in my head, but I figure if you get to 21, you have got a pretty good chance."

Johnson's closing 6-under 64 left him three strokes ahead of Davis, who had a closing 68.

"Zach won the tournament, I didn't lose it," Davis said. "It was a weird feeling walking up 18 knowing you can't win."

Senior PGA Championship

Parker, Colo. » Tom Lehman has always prided himself on outlasting his flashier opponents by playing steady if unspectacular golf.

Never was that more evident than Sunday when Lehman won the 71st Senior PGA Championship with a par on the first playoff hole, where Fred Couples and David Frost double-bogeyed after terrible tee shots.

Frost and Couples finished with 6s before Lehman's birdie putt from 12 feet came up a quarter roll short. He smiled, tapped it from there, pumped his right fist and cradled the silver trophy.

Leaderboard

Crowne Plaza Invitational

Zach Johnson -21

Brian Davis -18

Jeff Overton -17

Ben Crane -17

Also:

Mike Weir -9

 
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