Silvis, Sept 16: Vijay Singh captured the rain-delayed John Deere Classic on Monday in Illinois. Vijay Singh pulled away from the field with a six-under-par 65 to win the rain-delayed John Deere Classic on Monday (September 15). The Fijian, who began the day tied with J.L. Lewis for the lead, birdied three of four holes beginning at the 14th and finished on 16-under 268 to claim his third victory of the PGA Tour season. Singh was four shots ahead of second-placed Americans Chris Riley, Jonathan Byrd and Lewis. As he did in the third round, Lewis could manage only a round of even-par 71 at the TPC at Deere Run. Playing in the final group with Lewis and Byrd, Singh had played five holes in two-under on Sunday (Septemver 14) as tournament officials tried to complete as much of the fourth round as possible before darkness.

With a birdie on the par-four eighth hole, Singh pulled ahead of Lewis and rattled off four more pars before starting his birdie run at the 14th. The winner of 14 tour titles, Singh was happy with his performance. Singh climbed to world number three with the victory. The $630,000 first prize also boosted Singh's earnings for the year to more than $5.7 million, pushing him to the top of the money earning list past Davis Love III.


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