SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Retief Goosen won the Sanford International on Sunday for his fourth career PGA TOUR Champions victory, closing with a 3-under 67 for a two-stroke margin over Bo Van Pelt.

Goosen finished at 13-under 197 at Minnehaha Country Club. The 56-year-old South African star — the 2001 and 2004 U.S. Open champion — won for the first time since The Galleri Classic in March 2024.

Van Pelt finished with a 68.

Ernie Els (73) and Darren Clarke (68) tied for third at 8 under. Charles Schwab Cup leader Miguel Angel Jiménez was 7 under after a 71.

Steve Stricker was unable to defend his title as he recovers from back surgery. He hopes to return to the PGA TOUR Champions in December.

Stricker won the previous three years in South Dakota and has four wins there since the tournament began in 2018.

Retief Goosen, 65-65-67 – 197 (-13)

• The 56-year-old earned his fourth win on PGA TOUR Champions (138 starts).
  • 2019 Kaulig Companies Championship, 2022 Hoag Classic, 2024 Galleri Classic and 2025 Sanford International
• Earned his first win of the 2025 season (18 starts)
  • Previous best finish of 2025: second (Insperity Invitational) – lost in a playoff
  • Moves up to No. 9 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings after starting the week at No. 12
• Making his sixth appearance at the Sanford International, his previous best finish was T7 (two times; 2019, 2021).
• Matched his low 54-hole score in an individual stroke play event on PGA TOUR Champions (197)
  • Previous instance: 2021 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (finished second)
• Improves to 1-for-3 when playing in the last group of the final round this season
  • Insperity Invitational (P2), Senior PGA Championship (T4) and Sanford International (won)

Other notes

• Rookie Bo Van Pelt (second) closed with 68 to post 11-under and earned his first top-10 finish on PGA TOUR Champions since turning 50 years old on May 16 (10 starts).
• The 36-hole leader and World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els (T3) bogeyed each of his first three holes en route to 3-over 73. This is his sixth top-3 finish of the season (20 starts) as he moves up to No. 4 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.
• The 2021 champion Darren Clarke (T3), who was 5-over through 11 holes in Friday’s first round, closed with 68 on Sunday. This is his fourth top-three finish of the season (18 starts).
• The 2020 champion Miguel Angel Jiménez (fifth) carded 71 to earn his 10th top-five finish of the season (19 starts). He remains atop the Charles Schwab Cup standings for the 19th week (of 22 weeks) in 2025.
• Rookie Freddie Jacobson (T8) carded the low round of the day (64) despite opening with a double bogey on hole No. 1 on Sunday.