Enquirer staff and wire reports

Already No. 1 in the world, Vijay Singh felt like Public Enemy No. 1 in Canada.

Singh overcome a sore left knee and a three-shot deficit to make birdie on the final hole and win in a playoff, beating Mike Weir at the Canadian Open at Oakville, Ontario, and denying the fans a celebration they had been wanting for 50 years. Don't blame Singh.

Weir had three putts to become the first Canadian in 50 years to win his national title - a 10-footer for birdie on the 72nd hole, a 25-footer for eagle on No. 18 in the playoff, and a 5-footer on No. 17 at the second playoff hole.

He missed them all.

"I feel for Mike," Singh said. "That was the one person I didn't want to beat."

Singh, 41, closed with a 69 for his seventh victory of the year - only Tiger Woods (twice), Jack Nicklaus (twice) and Johnny Miller have won that often since 1970. The $810,000 he won Sunday at Glen Abbey gives Singh $8.7 million for the season, allowing him to close in on Woods' single-season record of $9.1 million.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Padraig Harrington rallied to a three-stroke victory in the German Masters at Pulheim, closing with a 2-under-par 70 and giving his game a big boost before the Ryder Cup. The Irishman recorded his ninth European Tour title but just his first since the Hong Kong Open in December.

LPGA TOUR: Annika Sorenstam won her fifth LPGA Tour event of the year, closing with a 1-under 70 for a four-shot victory at the John Q. Hammons Classic at Broken Arrow, Okla.

U.S. WOMEN'S MID-AM: Defending champ Amber Marsh Elliott was eliminated on the 17th hole in the first round of match play by Julie Massa at Knoxville, Tenn.