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A first LPGA title for Suwannapur­a:

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Thidapa Suwannapur­a won her first LPGA Tour event, closing with a 6-under 65 and birdieing the first playoff hole to defeat Brittany Lincicome at the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.

The 25-year-old Thai player is the sixth first-time winner on tour this year. Her previous best finish in 120 starts was seventh at the 2014 Kingsmill Championsh­ip.

Suwannapur­a picked up three strokes over her final two holes, making eagle on the par-5 17th and closing with a birdie on the par-5 18th at Highland Meadows to finish at 14-under 270. Laura Davies immediatel­y recognized the significan­ce of having her name inscribed on the first U.S. Senior Women’s Open trophy.

It might be a long time before anyone secures the title as emphatical­ly as Davies did.

Davies went virtually unchalleng­ed in Sunday’s final round of the inaugural USGA championsh­ip for women 50 and older, claiming the title by 10 strokes over Juli Inkster in Wheaton, Ill.

The 54-year-old Davies shot a 5-under 68 to finish at 16-under 276 at Chicago Golf Club.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterbac­k Tony Romo rallied from four points back to win his first American Century Championsh­ip at Lake Tahoe on Sunday.

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

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