Johnson captures his first Tour title
Golf Ridings fades; Howell 2 back

By The Associated Press

Published: October 6, 2008

VERONA, N.Y. — Long-hitting rookie Dustin Johnson won the Turning Stone Resort Championship for his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, holing an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 3-under 69 and a one-stroke victory over Robert Allenby.

Oklahoma City native Tag Ridings (79), tied with former Oklahoma State golfer Charles Howell III for the lead at 8 under entering the day, self-destructed with three bogeys, a triple bogey, and one double bogey in an eight-hole span. Howell shot a 73 to finish 7-under, two shots behind Johnson along with seven others.

Johnson took the $1.08 million first-place prize in the $6 million event, the richest of the Fall Series, catapulting him from 128th to 41st on the money list. The top 125 at the end of the year retain full exemption for 2009.

→Creamer wins Samsung: Paula Creamer calmly won her biggest LPGA Tour title yet, holding off a large pack in the 20-player Samsung World Championship in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

Playing near her hometown of Pleasanton, the 22-year-old Creamer beat Song-Hee Kim by a stroke, closing with a bogey-free 3-under 69 for a 9-under 279 total. Creamer earned $250,000 for her fourth title of the year and eighth overall.

Two-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 69 to tie for third at 7 under with Juli Inkster (68), Suzann Pettersen (68) and Angela Stanford (70).

→OU’s Kim third: Former Oklahoma Sooner Anthony Kim tied for third place in the Korea Open, shooting a 71 to finish 9-under with South Korea’s Kim Wi-joong (72).

South Korea’s Bae Sang-moon won the tournament, closing with a 2-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over England’s Ian Poulter.

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