Thomas wins playoff; Korda sets event record

Justin Thomas nearly holed a wedge that got him into a playoff, and then hit three- wood over the water and onto the 18th green for a two-putt birdie to beat Luke List on the first extra hole Sunday to win the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Thomas closed with a 2- under 68 and won for the second time this season. He also won in a playoff at the CJ Cup in South Korea last fall.

Thomas and List matched birdies and tough pars during the final eight holes.

But List, going for his first PGA Tour victory, blinked first in the playoff by missing his drive well to the right amid palm trees.

He blasted that out left and against the grandstand, and then he watched Thomas take on the water and hit the green in two.

Thomas rapped in a four- footer for birdie and the eighth win of his career.

That victory moves him to No. 3 in the world, one spot ahead of longtime friend Jordan Spieth for the first time in their careers.

Tiger Woods closed with a 70 and finished 12th.

Canadians Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners tied for 59th, 17 shots behind the winner.

Meanwhile, Florida’s Jessica Korda set a tournament record to win the LPGA Thailand at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course on Sunday in Chonburi, Thailand.

Korda held off Lexi Thompson and local hope Moriya Jutanugarn for a four- stroke win after a finalround 67 for an overall total of 25- under 263, smashing the previous mark of 22- under set by Amy Yang of South Korea in 2017.

It was Korda’s first trophy since winning in Malaysia in 2015.

Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., shot a fourth- round 67 to finish the tournament 16- under and tied for seventh. Hamilton’s Alena Sharp was 3-over.