Echavarria wins in Japan, Yin victorious in South Korea

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INZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria birdied two of the final three holes Sunday for a 3-under 67 to win the Zozo Championship by one shot over Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman.

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Echavarria gained for the second time on the PGA Tour, this one sending him to the Masters subsequent yr for the primary time. His different victory was final yr within the Puerto Rico Open, held reverse the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

The 30-year-old Chilean completed at 20-under 260 on the Narashino Nation Membership to interrupt the event document set by Tiger Woods in 2019.

Thomas, in doubtless his lone FedEx Cup Fall look earlier than going house for the beginning of his first little one, closed with a 66. Greyserman briefly held a one-shot lead and closed with a 65. It was his third runner-up end in his final 5 stars.

LPGA Tour

Ruoning Yin gained for the second time in three weeks by closing with a 7-under 65 to interrupt out of a three-way tie for the lead and win the Maybank Championship by one shot.

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Yin additionally gained the Buick LPGA Shanghai that kicked off the “Asia Swing” on the LPGA Tour, which concludes subsequent week in Japan. The Chinese language star beforehand gained the Dow Championship workforce occasion, giving her three LPGA titles this yr.

Yin held off Jeeno Thitikul (66), a runner-up for the second straight yr in Malaysia. Thitikul and Yin had been companions within the Dow Championship victory.

Haeran Ryu of South Korea shot a 67 and completed two pictures behind.

European Tour

Byeong Hun An made an 8-foot birdie putt on the final gap for a 5-under 67, after which birdied the par-5 18th in a playoff to defeat Tom Kim within the Genesis Championship for his second European tour title.

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The victory was 9 years after An gained his first European title within the BMW PGA Championship. It follows a robust yr for the 33-year-old South Korean that has been lacking solely a victory. An, who made the Presidents Cup workforce, moved to No. 27 on the earth rating.

Kim missed an 8-foot birdie putt for the win. He additionally closed with a 67.

Ricardo Gouveia of Portugal shot 67 to complete one shot out of the playoff. However his third-place end was sufficient for him to safe his full European tour card for subsequent yr. Gouveia got here into the week at No. 154 within the Race to Dubai.

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PGA Tour Champions

Padraig Harrington closed with a 5-under 67 for a two-shot victory within the Simmons Financial institution Championship, his third title this yr on the PGA Tour Champions.

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Y.E. Yang made 10 birdies in his closing spherical of 65 and pulled inside one shot when Harrington made his lone bogey on the 14th gap. However the Irishman held regular with three straight pars, after which hammered a drive down the 18th fairway that left him a protracted iron to the inexperienced and two putts for a ultimate birdie.

The event decided the highest 36 who qualify for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in two weeks in Phoenix. New York membership professional Jason Caron made the largest transfer from No. 53 to No. 35 with a 68 to tie for third with Hiroyuki Fujita, who additionally superior.

Cameron Percy of Australia bogeyed three straight holes towards the top, however received the thirty sixth spot when Miguel Angel Jimenez missed a 10-foot par putt on the 18th.

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Different excursions

Chieh-po “Max” Lee of Taiwan closed with a 7-under 63 to win the Worldwide Sequence Thailand on the Asian Tour. He was trailing Peter Uihlein by one shot when Lee birdied the 18th and Uihlein took bogey for a 67 to tie for second with Richard T. Lee (62). … Liz Younger closed with an even-par 72 and held on for a one-shot victory within the Hero Girls’s Indian Open on the Girls European Tour. … Jack Buchanan rallied with an 8-under 62 for a three-shot victory within the Webex Gamers Sequence SA on the PGA Tour of Australasia. … Chisato Iwai closed with a 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory over twin sister Akie Iwai and Yuri Yoshida within the Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electrical Girls. The Iwai sisters every have three wins this yr on the Japan LPGA. … Hansol Ji shot a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory within the Dukshin EPC Seoul Financial Girls Traditional on the Korea LPGA. … Thomas Gogele of Germany closed with a 5-under 67 and gained the Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open by three pictures on the Legends Tour.

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