Jon Rahm wins 1st LIV Golf title; Jhonattan Vegas takes 3M Open to end drought

First-place team champions, Legion III captain Jon Rahm, second fromright, Kieran Vincent, second from left, Tyrrell Hatton, left, and Caleb Surratt, right, celebrate onstage during the trophy ceremony after the final round of LIV Golf United Kingdom by JCB at JCB Golf & Country Club, Sunday, July 28, 2024 in Rocester, England. (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via AP)

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BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Jhonattan Vegas won for the first time in nearly seven years, holing a 3-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot victory over Max Greyserman in the 3M Open.

Vegas finished at 17-under 267 at the windy TPC Twin Cities. The 39-year-old from Venezuela won his fourth PGA Tour title and first since his second straight Canadian Open victory in 2017.

Greyserman, a 29-year-old PGA Tour rookie, made a charge with a 63.

Maverick McNealy (70) and Matt Kuchar (71) finished third, two shots back.

LPGA Tour

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Lauren Coughlin won the CPKC Women’s Open for her first LPGA Tour title, pulling away from Haeran Ryu with a two-stroke swing on the par-3 17th.

Tied for the lead after Ryu three-putted for bogey on the par-4 16th, Coughlin hit a 6-iron to 8 feet and birdied the 195-yard 17th. Ryu then missed a 3-foot par try to fall two shots back.

Coughlin finished at 13-under 275, closing with a 1-under 71 for a two-stroke victory over Mao Saigo in mostly calm conditions at Earl Grey Golf Club.

Saigo shot 69 a day after breaking the tournament record with a 61. The 22-year-old Japanese player is an LPGA Tour rookie after winning six times on the JLPGA.

Ryu also bogeyed the 18th in a 75 that left her tied for third with Jenny Shin (67) at 10 under.

PGA Tour Champions

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — K.J. Choi won the Senior British Open to become the first South Korean senior major champion, finishing with a 2-under 70 for a two-stroke victory over Richard Green of Australia.

The 54-year-old Choi took a one-shot lead into the final round at Carnoustie and held off Green for his second PGA Tour champions victory. He finished at 10-under 278.

Green shot a 71. England’s Paul Broadhurst (70) was third, three strokes back. He won the 2016 title.

Korn Ferry Tour

GLENVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Thomas Rosenmueller won the NV5 Invitational for his first Korn Ferry Tour title, closing with a 5-under 66 for a two-stroke victory.

Rosenmueller finished at 25-under 259 to match the tournament record. The 27-year-old German former North Texas players holed out from 32 yards for eagle in the par-4 15th.

Rosenmueller jumped to 15th in the season points race with seven events remaining. The top 30 will earn PGA Tour cards.

Karl Vilips of Australia was second after a 63.

Other tours

Conor Purcell of Ireland won the Black Desert NI Open for his first Challenge Tour title. He closed with a 1-over 71 to finish at 13 under, a stroke ahead of Joakim Lagergren of Sweden at Galgorm Castle in Antrim, Northern Ireland. … Barend Botha of South Africa shot a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory in the PGA Tour Americas’ Commissionaires Ottawa Open. The former Toledo player finished at 26-under 262 for his first tour title.

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