Island Packet Verizon Heritage 2008 Coverage | Harbour Town, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC

Robbie Fillmore, who never touched a club during two years away from golf, shot 5-under 65 on Tuesday to win the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Amateur.The lowest score in two days of qualifying came on the No. 4 course at Pinehurst and followed Fillmore's opening 69 on Pinehurst No. 2, giving him a total of 6-under 134.Fillmore leads the group of 64 players who will start the match-play portion Wednesday.

Six more players have decided to skip the event - Lee Westwood (No. 50 on the points list), Justin Rose (78), Alex Cejka (91), Jason Bohn (96), Bob Estes (124) and Roland Thatcher (140).Of that group, Rose is playing on the European Tour this week, while Cejka joins Woods and Donald as missing the event due to injury.In the first event of the 2007 FedEx playoffs, Steve Stricker fired four rounds in the 60s, including a two-under 69 in the final round, to walk off with a two- shot win over K.J.

Katherine Hull closed with a three-under 69 Sunday to break through for her first win on the LPGA Tour at the Canadian Women's Open.Hull finished at 11-under-par 277, one stroke clear of Se Ri Pak."I'm shocked that it actually happened, but obviously this is a dream come true," said Hull, who collected $337,500 for the win. "I mean, it's just something that probably all of us out here just dream about as kids. To finally have it come to reality is just amazing."Pak carded an even-par 72 in the final round to end alone in second at minus-10.

Australia's Katherine Hull won the Canadian Women's Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, taking advantage of Yani Tseng's final-round meltdown for a one-stroke victory at Ottawa Hunt.The 26-year-old Hull, six strokes behind Tseng at the start of the round, shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 11-under 277. Se Ri Pak closed with a 72 to finish second, and Tseng's 77 left her two strokes behind at 9 under."This is something we all dream about as kids and to have it actually happen is amazing," Hull said.

Carl Pettersson caught fire in the middle of the back nine Sunday to pull away from Scott McCarron and win the Wyndham Championship by two shots.Pettersson tripped to a bogey at the last to close a round of two-under 68. That gave him a tournament record score of 21-under-par 259. The previous mark of 265 was set by Jesper Parnevik in 1999. Pettersson also set new 36- and 54- hole scoring records along the way.McCarron took the lead after Pettersson bogeyed 10 and 11 at Sedgefield Country Club, but played the last seven holes in plus-one to close a round of two-under 68.

Haeji Kang defeated Sophia Sheridan in a playoff Sunday to earn her first victory on the Duramed Futures Tour at the Greater Richmond Duramed Futures Classic.Kang, who owned at least a piece of the lead after each of the first two rounds, fired a final-round, four-under 68 to join Sheridan in a tie at 11- under 205 after regulation. Sheridan shot a six-under 66 on Sunday.Kang earned $14,000 for her first victory.Overnight co-leader and four-time champion this year Vicky Hurst only managed an even-par 72 on Sunday and tied for third place.

Brendon De Jonge overcame a shaky start on Sunday to comfortably earn his first victory on the Nationwide Tour at the Xerox Classic.De Jonge posted a one-under 69 and established a new tournament record en route to the win. He finished at 13-under 267, which bested Rick Price's previous mark from 2005 by two shots."It was as hard as I thought it was going to be," said De Jonge, who pocketed $108,000 for the win and moved to second on the tour's money list.

There's little doubt Padraig Harrington's victories at the British Open and PGA Championships mark him as one of the world's best golfers.Harrington has started to believe it, too.Harrington joined Tiger Woods as the only other golfer this decade to win consecutive majors. Harrington thinks he's closer to adding another Tiger-like trait to his bag - Woods' unflappable confidence."I have traditionally played golf on fear of failure," Harrington said.