Rory Sabbatini, Yani Tseng Win on Memorial Day Weekend

Sporting a pink shirt in support of Amy Mickelson, wife of Phil Mickelson who'd recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, Rory Sabbatini broke a 10-year-old tournament record with a four-day total of 19-under-par on his way to winning the HP Byron Nelson Classic at TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas.

The win was the fifth of Sabbatini's career on the PGA Tour and meant a great deal because the event honors Lord Byron.

"Obviously this tournament is very special," Sabbatini said. "It's one that I wish I had have been able to win it and look up and see Byron sitting there at the 18th green. ... What a wonderful name to be associated with now."

Sabbatini's closest competition came from Brian Davis (17-under), who recorded his third consecutive top five finish (Valero Texas Open, Players Championship).

D.A. Points (16-under) finished sole third place, while Scott McCarron and Dustin Johnson (15-under) tied for fourth.

On the LPGA Tour the 31st and final Corning Classic, at least for now, went to 2008 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Yani Tseng, who birdied two of the final three holes Sunday at Corning Country Club to finish at 21-under-par, one stroke better than South Korea's Soo-Yun Kang.

Kang had a four-foot par putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff, but she pushed it giving Tseng the win.

The victory was the second of Tseng's young career. Her other win came last year the 2008 McDonald's LPGA Championship. There have been too many close calls between then and now according to Tseng.

"I've been waiting for a year to win a tournament," Tseng said. "I've been fourth and second like seven, eight times, and now finally I win a tournament. And I wrote my speech and now finally I can speak on the green and tell you how I feel."

Paula Creamer made a final round charge that included a 60-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole. She would finish one shot off the pace set by Tseng, but said her remarkable putt was a fine way to finish her run at the tournament.

"The putt on 18 was something," Creamer said. "It was special, quite the way you'd want to end up in your last tournament here in Corning with a putt like that."

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