IRVING, Texas — South Korean Bae Sang-moon made a fast start, then overcame strong winds and a mid-round wobble to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title by two shots at the Byron Nelson Championship here Sunday. The 26-year-old, an 11-time champion on various professional tours in Asia, held his nerve in difficult conditions on a firm, fast-running layout to close with a one-under-par 69 at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas. Bae, who had charged four strokes clear with 11 holes to play, fell back into a tie for the lead with overnight pacesetter Keegan Bradley after bogeying the 15th but recovered with a birdie on 16 to post a 13-under total of 267. “I am very, very happy,” a smiling Bae told CBS Sports after sinking a three-footer for par on the 18th green and thrusting both arms skywards in jubilation. “I had a great time. “Actually I was a little nervous the last hole but that was not a big thing. I did it. This course was really tough and the winds were very strong but I did very well this week.” American Bradley, the 2011 winner who had led after the first three rounds in pursuit of a fourth PGA Tour victory, had to settle for second place after battling to a 72. Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa, who missed several birdie putts from between eight and 15 feet as 40mph (64.37 kph) winds gusted across the course, was a further stroke back at 10 under after closing with a 68. Johnson triumphs by one stroke In Alabama, American Jennifer Johnson fired a seven-under par 65 Sunday to seize her first LPGA title, posting a one-shot victory over Pornanong Phatlum and Jessica Korda in the Mobile Bay Classic. Johnson had eight birdies and just one bogey on the par-72 Crossings course at Magnolia Grove for a 21-under par total of 267. Thailand's Pornanong climbed up the leaderboard to seize her share of second place with a nine-under par 63. Overnight leader Chella Choi of South Korea carded a 70 to finish in a group of five players sharing fourth place on 269. She was joined by compatriot Shin Jiyai (63), Australian Hall of Famer Karrie Webb (68), Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn (65) and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist (69). — Agencies
