James Kingston of South Africa won the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne, Germany, Sunday with a 5-foot par putt on the first hole of a playoff. Kingston defeated Anders Hansen, who missed a 6-footer for par on the extra hole, which was played in rain and near darkness. The two players had finished regulation play at 13-under-par 275.

Denmark's Anders Hansen shot 7-under-par 65 Thursday and holds a one-stroke lead after the first 18 holes at the European Open in Kent, England. His bogeyless round included five birdies and an eagle at the par-5 eighth hole. I've been struggling a bit with my long game and (today's score) gave me a huge confidence boost, Hansen said on the European Tour Web site.

Denmark's Anders Hansen birdied the final hole and won the Joburg Open in South Africa Sunday, finishing at 15-under-par 269, a shot ahead of Andrew McLardy. The victory was the third on the European Tour for Hansen, who carded a 66 in the last round. Hansen's round included a string of four straight birdies on the front nine. McLardy, who had been a co-leader after the third round, shot a 68 for 270.

South Africans Charl Schwartzel and Andrew McClardy and Scot David Drysdale shared the third-round lead at 11-under-par 202 Saturday in the Joburg Open. Schwartzel fired a round of 8-under 63 that included a hole-in-one on the 12th hole of a round that had two stoppages because of thunderstorms. McClardy carded a 69 and Drysdale had a 71 at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington layout in Johannesburg. Anders Hansen (64, two-time U.S.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, chasing his second consecutive win, shrugged off two wayward shots to birdie the 18th hole to share the lead with Denmark's Anders Hansen after the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday.