Sterne, who shot a bogey-free 64 to finish with a tournament record total of 27-under at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington golf course, won by the largest margin in the tournament's history.
David Warner played a starring role as Australia recorded the World Cup's highest ever total – en route to victory by the widest margin in the tournament's history – against Afghanistan in Perth.
George Bailey's Kings XI side were outclassed with bat and ball in succumbing to a crushing 138-run defeat – the second heaviest margin in the tournament's history – after being bowled out for 88.
On Sunday, in an emphatic echo, the 23-year-old McIlroy crushed an elite field of new-wave and veteran contenders at the 2012 P.G.A. Championship, a validating win that was again by eight strokes — the largest margin in the tournament's 94-year history.
Australia posted a World Cup record total of 417-6 as they beat Afghanistan by 275 runs - the biggest winning margin in the tournament's history.
And they slumped to their biggest-ever losing margin in the tournament as George North and Jamie Roberts both scored doubles to add to the touchdowns from Taulupe Faletau and Rhodri Williams.
It also was the shortest match of the day, tying the second-largest margin of victory in tournament history.
The Spartans entered the weekend leading the nation in rebounding margin (15.1 average) and have averaged a 19.3 rebounding margin in their three tournament games.
Michigan won by its third-largest margin in its NCAA tournament history (second-most if vacated games are excluded), and the game marked the ninth straight time that John Beilein led a team victory in its first game of a postseason tournament (5 NCAA and 4 NIT).
Only five of Baylor's 38 wins were decided by less than 5 points, and the Lady Bears' average victory margin in three Big 12 tournament games and four N.C.A.A. tournament games is 23.1 points.
