Kim, Stone punch tickets to Carnoustie with wins on Sunday

SILVIS, Ill. — Michael Kim shot a final-round 66 on Sunday to win the John Deere Classic by a recordsetting eight strokes.

Kim, who turned 25 on Saturday, finished at 27-under 257 to break Steve Stricker’s tournament record from 2010 by one shot. Kim also qualified for next week’s Open at Carnoustie — an unexpected bonus for a player who had missed five of his last six cuts before his breakthrough in the Quad Cities.

Kim also made 30 birdies for the week, a season high on tour in 2018. EUROPEAN TOUR: In Gullane, Scotland, Brandon Stone came within inches of being the first player to shoot a round of 59 on the European Tour. It wasn’t all bad for the South African golfer.

Stone’s 10-under 60 secured a four-shot victory at the Scottish Open on Sunday, earning him a qualifying spot in next week’s British Open just up the east coast at Carnoustie. CHAMPIONS TOUR: In Highland Park, Ill., Vijay Singh birdied the second playoff hole to beat Jeff Maggert and win the Constellation Senior Players Championship. Singh knocked in a putt from about 2 feet after a nearly perfect approach on the 18th hole at Exmoor Country Club.

LPGA TOUR: In Sylvania, Ohio, Thidapa Suwannapura picked up her first win, closing with a 6-under 65 and birdieing the first playoff hole to defeat Brittany Lincicome in the Marathon Classic at Highland Meadows.

SENIOR WOMEN: In Wheaton, Ill., Laura Davies went virtually unchallenged in Sunday’s final round of the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open, claiming the title by 10 strokes over Juli Inkster. The 54-yearold Davies shot a 5-under 68 to finish at 16-under 276 at Chicago Golf Club.

CELEBRITY: In South Lake Tahoe, Nev., former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo rallied from four points back to win his first American Century Championship.

Romo, who retired after the 2016 NFL season and is now an NFL analyst for CBS, had 27 points on the day to beat three-time defending champion Mark Mulder and San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski.