The Columbus Dispatch

Upper Arlington’s Hoag 7th in Web.com event

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Upper Arlington native and former Ohio State golfer Bo Hoag shot a 2-under-par 70 to finish in a tie for seventh at 7-under 281 the Web.com Bahamas Great Exuma Classic.

Hoag, 29, is a 2007 Upper Arlington graduate who turned pro in 2011 after graduating from Ohio State with a degree in economics.

Sungjae Im, a 19-year-old South Korean, shot a finalround 65 and finished at 13-under 275 for a four-stroke victory, his first as a pro. the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Six-time champion Djokovic and 2014 Australian Open winner Stan Wawrinka returned from long injury layoffs with victories in their first matches since Wimbledon.

Sharapova barely missed a beat in her first match back in Melbourne since a failed doping test in 2016 resulted in a 15-month ban from tennis, recovering from an early break in the second set and winning 6-1, 6-4 over Tatjana Maria.

Kerber, the 2016 champion, continued her resurgent run with a 6-0, 6-4 win over fellow German Anna-Lena Friedsam.

Djokovic tweaked his service motion while recovering from an injured right elbow, and used it to good effect in a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win over Donald Young. Wawrinka, who was out for six months after surgery on his left knee, beat Ricardas Berankis 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (2).

No. 1-ranked Simona Halep was down 5-2 down in the first set, and badly twisting her left ankle early in the second before beating 17-year-old Australian wild-card entry Destanee Aiava 7-6 (5), 6-1. replaces Jerry Kill, who retired because of health concerns. McNulty previously worked at Rutgers under Greg Schiano.

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