OAKVILLE, Sept 13: Vijay Singh teed off his reign as the new world number one in victorious style when he won the Canadian Open on its 100th anniversary on Sunday at the third extra hole of a play-off with home hope Mike Weir.
After Weir drove into thick rough at the long 18th and then landed in a green side lake with his approach, Singh found the par-five hole's green comfortably in two to close out his seventh PGA Tour win of the season with a par. He has now won four of his last five events and last week overtook Tiger Woods as world number ones.
LEADING FINAL ROUND SCORES:
275 - Vijay Singh (Fiji) 68, 66, 72, 69; Mike Weir (Canada) 68, 65, 70, 72 (Singh won on third playoff hole).
277 - Joe Ogilvie (US) 70, 69, 69, 69.
278 - Justin Rose (Britain) 70, 70, 75, 63; Tom Lehman (US) 74, 70, 70, 64; Hunter Mahan (US) 72, 69, 69, 68; Stewart Cink (US) 72, 68, 69, 69.
