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PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Vijay Singh once earned $10 a lesson as a club pro in Borneo. With his ninth victory of the year Sunday in the Chrysler Championship, the Fijian became golf’s first $10 million man.

In a year that gets better with each week, Singh birdied the first two holes at Innisbrook and never let anyone get within two shots the rest of the way. He closed with a 6-under 65 to win by five shots, matching Tiger Woods for the most victories in a season on the PGA Tour since 1950.

“The wins keeps coming, and I’m enjoying every bit of it,” Singh said.

He finished in style, hitting out of a fairway bunker to 15 feet and making that for birdie. Singh finished at 18-under 266 to set the tournament record by one shot, previously held by K.J. Choi in 2002.

Jesper Parnevik qualified for the Masters with a birdie on the final hole to shoot 68 and finish No. 40 on the money list. Tommy Armour III three-putted the final hole for a 69 to share second place at 271.

Grace Park wins CJ Nine Bridges Classic

JEJU, South Korea – Grace Park won the CJ Nine Bridges Classic on Sunday, shooting a 7-under-par 65 for a five-stroke victory and giving her game a big boost after a collapse in the final round two weeks ago.

Park finished at 16-under 200. Top-ranked Annika Sorenstam and Carin Koch shot 67s and tied for second.

at 11 under. Sorenstam entered the day three strokes off the lead and closed her round with an eagle.

Defending champion Ahn Shi-hyun (69) was at 10 under, tied for fourth with Lorena Ochoa (67) and Jeong Jang (68).

Park’s performance at The Club at Nine Bridges was far different from her play at the Samsung World Championship in California two weeks ago. Sorenstam overcame a three-stroke deficit with five holes left to beat Park by three shots.

Park got off to a slow start Sunday, bogeying the first hole before rallying and finishing with eight birdies, including one on the last hole.

“Even though I had several mistakes in my putting from the beginning, I didn’t really have any dangers of a bogey because my shots were really good today,” Park said, waving to the gallery.

Sorenstam had a bogey on the 17th hole before finding the green on her second shot of the par-5 18th and making an eagle putt.

Ahn started the day three strokes behind Park. She closed the gap with birdies on the 11th and 12th holes but finished with a bogey.

Park won $202,500 and was presented with a traditional South Korean dress when she accepted her prize.

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