Herron Reigns in Texas Rain

Tim Herron again overcame scattered showers and gusting conditions to pull away from a hard-charging field Sunday and win the LaCantera Texas Open at San Antonio by two strokes with a final-round 69 for a 17-under-par 271 total.

“What can I say? I play well in the rain,” Herron said, his hair a messy mop of wet blond curls.

Rick Fehr and Brent Geiberger finished at 273, while Duffy Waldorf was another stroke back.

Herron, who won $252,000, pushed his earnings for the year to $630,191 and is now in the thick of the race to finish in the top 30 on the money list and qualify for the Tour Championship in Houston next month, a tournament where last place is worth $49,500.

Herron claimed his first tour victory as a rookie last year by winning the Honda Classic with a final-round 69 in a steady rain.

Geiberger, the 29-year-old son of PGA Senior Tour star Al Geiberger, turned in his best showing as a rookie on the PGA Tour, shooting a 65--the best round of the day.

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David Graham moved into contention with an eagle on No. 15, then birdied the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Larry Nelson and Bud Allin in the Senior PGA Comfort Classic at Indianapolis.

Graham shot a seven-under-par 65, including a five-under 31 on the back nine, for a 54-hole total of 16-under 200 at the 6,675-yard Brickyard Crossing Golf Club course.

Nelson, playing in only his second event on the tour, shot a closing 67 and Allin, who led for most of the final round, had a 66, including a bogey on 18.

Graham’s eagle came on a four-foot putt after a six-iron second shot on the 537-yard par-five. That put him 15 under, one stroke behind Allin. Graham, who earned $157,500 from the $1.05-million purse for his third victory this year, parred the next two holes to remain one stroke behind.

“I decided to play 18 as aggressively as I could,” Graham said. “I hit my best drive of the day.”

It left him about 110 yards from the flag and he hit to within six feet with a pitching wedge and made the putt.

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Colin Montgomerie showed he’s ready for this week’s Ryder Cup, shooting a closing-round, nine-under-par 63 in the British Masters to finish one shot behind winner Greg Turner of New Zealand at Coventry, England.

Turner closed with a 70 for a total of 275, 13 under, and had to get down in two from a greenside bunker on the final hole to avoid a playoff with Montgomerie.

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Liselotte Neumann birdied two of the first three holes and was never seriously challenged as she posted a three-shot victory over Nancy Harvey in the LPGA Welch’s Championship at Canton, Mass. The title was the first of the year and ninth on the tour for Neumann.