JACKSON, Miss. — Mackenzie Hughes made birdie on his third time taking part in the 18th gap on Sunday, and it gave him a playoff victory over Sepp Straka within the Sanderson Farms Championship.
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Hughes win in Mississippi, Charley Hulls wins LPGA in Texas
Straka narrowly missed his birdie putt on the second playoff gap from 18 ft on the perimeter. Hughes hit his strategy to eight ft and made the successful putt.
The victory comes one week after the Presidents Cup, and Hughes was upset to not be included on the Worldwide crew at Quail Hole in Charlotte, North Carolina, the place he lives.
The 31-year-old Canadian needed to make use of that as motivation, and it positive labored out that method. Hughes gained for the second time on the PGA Tour, each in a playoff. His victory at Sea Island in 2016 didn’t end till Monday morning, and this appeared prefer it is likely to be headed there with fading daylight on the final gap they performed.
Garrick Higgo of South Africa had a 68 and completed third.
THE COLONY, Texas — Charley Hull ran off 4 birdies on the again 9 for a 7-under 64 to win The Ascendant LPGA on Sunday by one shot.
Hull gained for the primary time on the LPGA Tour in practically six years, and the 26-year-old from England crossed the $1 million mark in season earnings.
Xiyu “Janet” Lin of China roared into the combination with a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-3 sixteenth after which a 35-foot eagle putt on the par-5 seventeenth. That gave Lin a share of the lead, however solely till Hull made a 4-foot birdie to remain one shot forward.
Lin’s birdie putt to drive a playoff misplaced velocity and missed simply to the left. It was her third runner-up end this 12 months, and second within the final month. She wiped away tears when it was over.
Lydia Ko additionally was within the combine and was tied for the lead till lacking a few birdie probabilities from inside 10 ft. She shot 65 and completed third, which moved Ko to the highest of the Race to CME Globe standings.
Atthaya Thitikul, the 19-year-old from Thailand who wanted a win to succeed in No. 1 within the ladies’s world rating, shot 67 and completed alone in fourth. She moved forward of Nelly Korda to succeed in No. 2.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Ryan Fox closed with a 4-under for a one-shot victory within the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks on Sunday and paid tribute to cricket nice Shane Warne who had been his newbie companion within the occasion.
Fox made seven birdies in opposition to three bogeys on the Outdated Course at St. Andrews, and it was sufficient to carry off Callum Shinkwin (67) and Alex Noren (69) to win for the third time on the European tour.
The victory comes one week after the Presidents Cup by which the Kiwi was left off the Worldwide crew regardless of being among the many prime 50 on the earth. The victory strikes him properly inside the highest 30 and is more likely to ship him to the Masters subsequent 12 months.
Fox was runner-up within the pro-am portion of the Dunhill final 12 months whereas taking part in with Warne, the Australian cricket spinner who died earlier this 12 months.
Rory McIlroy (66) completed in a tie for fourth, two pictures behind, and stays atop the DP World Tour factors checklist. Richard Mansell, who had the 54-hole lead, closed with a 76 and tied for seventh.
Celine Borge birdied the ultimate gap for a 9-under 63 and a one-shot victory over Hyo Joon Jang within the inaugural Tuscaloosa Toyota Basic on the Epson Tour. Borge moved to No. 5 on the factors checklist and is on the verge of securing an LPGA Tour card for subsequent 12 months with just one event remaining. … Riki Kawamoto closed with a 2-under 69 and gained the Vantelin Tokai Basic by one shot over Yuto Katsuragawa for his second Japan Golf Tour title in 5 weeks. … Shih-chang Chan of Taiwai captured his first Asian Tour title when he rallied from three pictures behind with 5 holes to play, closed with a 3-under 69 and beat Rashid Khan of India on the second playoff gap within the Mercuries Taiwan Masters. … Joel Sjöholm closed with a 5-under 67 for a three-shot victory within the Hopps Provence Open on the European Problem Tour. … Minami Katsu rallied from a three-shot deficit by closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory over Jiyai Shin within the Japan Girls’s Open. … Su Ji Kim closed with a 1-under 71 for a one-shot victory within the Hana Monetary Group Championship, her second straight victory on the Korea LPGA. … Ruan Korb closed with a 9-under 63 and made up a seven-shot deficit on Ockie Strydom to win the Vodacom Origins of Golf on the Sunshine Tour.
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