English wins eight-hole playoff to take PGA Travelers title
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28/06/2021 - 02:50 Harris English celebrates making his birdie putt on the eighth playoff hole to win the US PGA Travelers Championship on Sunday Drew Hallowell GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 4 min
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Harris English rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on the eighth playoff hole on Sunday to defeat fellow American Kramer Hickok and win the US PGA Travelers Championship.
The intense drama matched the second-longest playoff in US PGA history as each player delivered seven playoff pars before English capped the spectacle in the twilight for his fourth career tour title.
English wins Travelers, beating Hickok in 8-hole playoff
Harris English celebrates a birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo
Harris English watches a birdie putt drop into the hole on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo
Harris English, right, celebrates a birdie on the 18th green with his caddie during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo
English wins Travelers, beating Hickok in 8-hole playoff
Harris English celebrates a birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo
Harris English watches a birdie putt drop into the hole on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo
Harris English, right, celebrates a birdie on the 18th green with his caddie during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo
English wins Travelers, beating Hickok in 8-hole playoff
Harris English celebrates a birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo
Harris English watches a birdie putt drop into the hole on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo
Harris English, right, celebrates a birdie on the 18th green with his caddie during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) Nelly Korda powered her way to her first major championship Sunday with a performance worthy of her new status as the No. 1 player in women’s golf.
Korda nearly holed out with a 7-wood from 243 yards for a tap-in eagle, and the 22-year-old American seized control by using her length from that graceful swing for another eagle that sent her to victory in KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
She finished with a 15-foot par putt for a 4-under 68, giving her a three-shot victory over Lizette Salas at the Atlanta Athletic Club. At 19-under 269, she tied the Women’s PGA record to par last matched by Inbee Park at Westchester Country Club in 2015.