Turning Stone Resort Championship: Final-round notebook

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VERONA, N.Y. -- A 3-under 69 on Sunday helped PGA TOUR rookie Dustin Johnson capture the Turning Stone Resort Championship, the second of seven events in the PGA TOUR Fall Series. Johnson, at 9-under 279, notches his first TOUR win by one stroke over four-time TOUR winner Robert Allenby (70). His previous best finish was a tie for seventh at the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Robert Allenby recorded his fifth career runner-up finish on Sunday. (Cohen/Getty Images)

Inside the Numbers

Final Leaderboard

Player Score 1. Dustin Johnson 279 -9 2. Robert Allenby 280 -8 T3. Ryuji Imada 281 -7 T3. Mathew Goggin 281 -7 T3. Steve Allan 281 -7 T3. Woody Austin 281 -7 T3. Robert Garrigus 281 -7 T3. Davis Love III 281 -7 T3. Charles Howell III 281 -7 T10. Nick O'Hern 282 -6 T10. Pat Perez 282 -6 T10. Joe Ogilvie 282 -6 T10. Charles Warren 282 -6 T10. Jeff Overton 282 -6

• Dustin Johnson collected a career-best $1,080,000 with the win, moving from No. 128 on the money list to No. 41, with $1,715,645. The win gives Johnson a two-year exemption on the PGA TOUR, and an invitation into next year's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.

• Dustin Johnson entered Sunday's final round sporting a 72.86 final-round scoring average this season (190th out of 202 players ranked). He was much better than that at Atunyote Golf Club, with a final-round 3-under 69.

• During a week when rain made the 7,482-yard Atunyote Golf Club play even longer, Dustin Johnson led the field in Driving Distance with a 303.7-yard average.

• Robert Allenby, the highest ranked player in the field according to the Official World Golf Rankings (No. 33), recorded his fifth career runner-up finish and second of the season (Stanford St. Jude Championship). He collects $648,000 to move to No. 12 on the official money list, with $3,450,530 -- representing the first time in his career he has surpassed $3 million in earnings.

• Two players (Dustin Johnson and Charles Warren) were able to jump into the top 125 this week at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. As a result, Rich Beem (from No. 124 to No. 126) and Tom Lehman (from No. 123 to No. 127) fell out.

• Vaughn Taylor, who entered the Turning Stone Resort Championship on the bubble at No. 125, finished tied for 15th to move to No. 121 on the money list.

• Davis Love III's tie for third is his best outing since winning the 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Throughout his career, he has 19 wins, 29 runner-up and 15 third-place finishes.

• Ryuji Imada carded a 3-under 69 on Sunday to finish in a seven-way tie for third place. Imada, who won the 2008 AT&T Classic, moves up to No. 12 on the TOUR money list.

• Both third-round leaders struggled on Sunday. Charles Howell III posted a 1-over 73 to finish tied for third, while Tag Ridings finished tied for 27th after a 7-over 79.

• The third-round leader/co-leader has now won exactly half (21) of the 42 stroke-play events on the 2008 PGA TOUR, including most recently Camilo Villegas at the BMW Championship.

• J.J. Henry fashioned the round of the day with a 5-under 67, jumping 23 spots from a tie for 42nd to a tie for 19th.

• In addition to J.J. Henry, other players with bogey-free rounds on Sunday included Nick O'Hern (68), Mathew Goggin (69), Steve Elkington (69), John Senden (70).

• Seven Australians finished inside the top 20 this week, including Robert Allenby (second), Mathew Goggin (tied for third), Steve Allan (tied for third), Nick O'Hern (tied for 10th), Steve Elkington (tied for 15th), Mark Hensby (tied for 15th) and Jason Day (tied for 19th).

• None of the players managed to record all four rounds in the 60s this week. Michael Allen, in 2007, is the only player to perform the feat in the two-year history of the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

• Robert Allenby led the field this week in greens in regulation (60 of 72), while Olin Browne hit the most fairways in regulation (51 out of 56). Richard Johnson led the field in putting, with 26.75 putts per round.

• At the end of the week, the par-4 13th hole played as the most difficult at Atunyote Golf Club with a stroke average of 4.369. The par-5 fifth hole played the easiest at 4.672.

• Lift, clean and place conditions were in effect for the second consecutive round. This is the 13th tournament in 2008 to employ lift, clean and place.

• Paul Claxton finished tied for 55th in his 100th career PGA TOUR start. ... Joe Durant (tied for 43rd) made his 200th career cut this week in his 340th career start. ... Horseheads, N.Y., native Joey Sindelar finished tied for 68th in his 699th career PGA TOUR start. ... Davis Love III (tied for third ) posted his 280th top-25 finish in his 565th career start (49.55%)