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Couples wins Senior British by 2

2:13 PM, Jul 29, 2012   |    comments
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Ayrshire, Scotland (Sports Network) - Fred Couples birdied the final two holes on Sunday to win The Senior Open Championship at Turnberry.

Couples shot 3-under 67 to finish two clear of the field at 9-under-par 271. The victory was Couples' eighth on the Champions Tour and was his second major on the senior circuit.

Gary Hallberg closed with a 4-under 66 to grab second place at minus-7. Carl Mason also had a 66 to share third with Dick Mast (67) and Barry Lane (69). That trio ended at 4-under 276.

Third-round leader and 2010 champion Bernhard Langer dropped five shots in five holes on the back nine to tumble from the lead. He struggled to a 5-over 75 to share sixth at minus-2 with John Cook (71), Mark Wiebe (67) and Peter Fowler (73).

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