Golf/PGA Championship: David Howell enhanced his lead on Europe's order of merit with a runaway victory in the PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday.
The 29-year-old Englishman went into the final round with a three-shot lead and was never threatened as he closed with a three-under-par 69 for a total of 17-under-par 271.
He ended up five strokes better than Britain's Simon Khan, with Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez a further shot back.
After shooting a 65 in bad weather the previous day, Jimenez had been expected to run Howell close.
But three birdies in four holes from the second by Howell, and bogeys on the sixth and ninth by the Spaniard effectively ended the event as a contest.
Khan, who languished 159th on Europe's money-list then forced his way into second place with a 68. Jimenez shot a 72.
Howell's $903,000 his career fourth and his biggest, is his second of the season, adding to his Champions Tournament success last November when he beat world number one Tiger Woods for the title in China.
The victory assured Howell of his second Ryder Cup appearance after he moved top of Europe's points table for the September match with the U.S. at the K Club, Ireland.
