England’s Justin Rose won his first Major championship at the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion, and he logged his next PGA Tour victory on a course which seemed equally ready to host an Open, scoring a playoff triumph over Shawn Stefani at the Quicken Loans National at Congressional.  In many ways the conditions were the primary story as slick greens and punishing rough regularly took their toll; indeed, Congressional joined fellow ex-U.S. Open site Torrey Pines as the only 2014 PGA Tour venues where the winner’s relative-to-par total (four-under-par 280) was actually higher than that of the quartet of players who shared the 36-hole lead (at six-under-par 136).  Seven players held at least a share of the lead during Sunday’s wild final round, with the most prominent disappointment belonging to two-time 2014 winner Patrick Reed, who held a two-shot lead at the turn before carding double-bogeys at both the 10th and 11th en route to a closing 76 that dropped him all the way into a tie for 11th.  Also stumbling late was Brendan Steele, who would have made it a three-way playoff but for a watery double-bogey at the famed/brutal par-4 18th.  The 18th very nearly dashed Rose’s hopes as well, but after hitting his second in the front-left water, he holed a clutch 15-footer for bogey to remain alive.  Stefani, for his part, managed to par the closer to gain his spot in the playoff – but then promptly hit his second into the water when it served as the first playoff, handing the title to Rose..................In an exciting finish that ultimately came down to a four-man playoff, 31-year-old Fabrizio Zanotti became the first man from Paraguay ever to win on the European Tour, claiming the BMW International Open in Germany.  Zanotti hardly seemed a part of the picture through 36 holes after rounds of 72-67 left him seven shots behind a quartet of halway leaders, and his chances seemed only little improved after a bogey-free Saturday 65 moved him within five of 54-hole leader Pablo Larazzabal.  But with Larazzabal only able to produce an even-par 72 on Sunday, Zanotti responded with his second straight bogey-free 65 to post a 269 total, then watched as France's Gregory Havret (who birdied three of his last six holes), Spain's Rafael Cabrera-Bello (who finished birdie-eagle-birdie) and world number two Henrik Stenson (who carded a back nine 30 and narrowly missed a winning birdie at the last) all tied him.  Stenson again missed a chance for victory at the first extra hole but matched Zanotti shot for shot as first Havret (by failing to birdie the second extra hole) and Cabrera-Bello (who failed to par the fourth) dropped from contention.  Finally, on the fifth extra hole (the 397-yard 17th), Stenson drove into the water and, following a penalty stroke and drop, hit his third into a greenside bunker.  With Zanotti on the putting surface in two, Stenson then failed to hole his bunker shot and promptly conceded, giving Zanotti - who entered played ranked 305th in the world - his maiden E Tour title.................. Claiming his second Sunshine Tour victory in less than two months, up-and-coming Danie van Tonder held off a hard-charging Tyrone Ferreira to win the Vodacom Origins of Golf event at the Euphoria Golf Estate, the first stop in the six-event Vodacom summer series.  Following a pair of opening 67s which included only a single bogey between them, van Tonder entered the Friday finale two strokes ahead of Ulrich van den Berg, but soon fell behind when van den Berg turned in two-under-par 34.  An even par back nine slowed van den Berg's progress, however, allowing van Tonder to retake the lead following birdies at the 12th, 13th and 15th.  By this time, his primary challenge was coming from Ferreira, who'd began the day three back before bogeys at the 2nd and 6th seemed to bury his hopes.  But a run of six straight birdies at holes 7-12 revived Ferreira's chances, and one more at the 164-yard 15th drew him even.  An ill-timed bogey at the 16th dropped him one behind, however, and when Ferreira was unable to hole a short birdie putt at the 662-yard 18th, van Tonder was able to claim the title with three closing pars.