DUBLIN, Ohio — Jim Furyk proved to be a worthy successor to Tiger Woods' three-year reign in the Memorial Tournament.

On a day of dramatic shots that began after Woods was gone, Furyk chipped in for birdie and holed a bunker shot for eagle during a back-nine charge that carried him to a 7-under 65 and a two-stroke victory Sunday.

It was the lowest final round by a winner in the 27-year history of the Memorial, and it capped an exciting afternoon at Muirfield Village in which 12 players were separated by two shots, all of them on the back nine.

Furyk removed the suspense in a matter of minutes.

From the right bunker at No. 15 with not much green between the sand and the flag, his bunker shot rattled the pin and fell for eagle. Then, he hit his tee shot on the par-3 16th to 10 feet for another birdie.

"I started looking up at the leaderboard and realized it was a close race," Furyk said. "I got from one down to three up. It was pretty exciting."

Furyk finished at 14-under 274 and earned $846,000 for his seventh career victory.

John Cook, who lived at Muirfield Village while playing at Ohio State, had a 69 and finished two strokes back, along with David Peoples (68).

Cook had a 15-foot birdie putt that hung on the lip at No. 18, and it might prove costly. By finishing in second place alone, it likely would have been enough for him to earn an exemption to the U.S. Open with a spot in the top 50 in the world ranking.

Now, Cook will have to wait until the ranking is published Monday to see whether he gets a free pass to Bethpage, or whether he will have to play a 36-hole qualifier.

David Duval, one of seven players who had at least a share of the lead at one point, went through a rally-killing stretch of three holes, but still closed with a 66 and tied for fourth, his first top-10 finish of the year.

Furyk gave the Memorial its first champion other than Woods since 1998.

CORNING CLASSIC: At Corning, N.Y., Laura Diaz became the first native New Yorker to win the Corning Classic, shooting a 2-under-par 70 for a two-stroke victory over Rosie Jones.

Diaz, of Scotia, N.Y., finished at 14-under-par 274 and never lost the lead she held since the opening round. The victory was worth $150,000 and moved her into second place on the money list behind Annika Sorenstam with $459,699.

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The 27-year-old Diaz, in her fourth full year on tour, notched her first tour victory in March in Tucson, Ariz. She won her second by holding off Jones, who was seeking her third Corning title.

Diaz reeled off 11 straight pars after a 6-foot birdie putt at No. 6 broke a tie with Jones, then birdied the final hole to close the door. Jones shot a 71 to finish at 276, one stroke ahead of New Zealand's Marnie McGuire and Italy's Silvia Cavalleri.

FARMERS CHARITY CLASSIC: At Ada, Mich. (AP) — Jay Sigel won for the first time since having surgery on both shoulders, shooting a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Morris Hatalsky in the Farmers Charity Classic.

Sigel, winning for the first time in 94 starts since the 1998 EMC Kaanapaili Classic, had two eagles in the final round en route to a 13-under 203 total on the Egypt Valley course. The 58-year-old Sigel earned $225,000 for his seventh Senior PGA Tour title.

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