Tway takes Safeway Open in playoff
Kevin Tway made a 10foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff Sunday to win the season-opening Safeway Open in Napa for his first PGA Tour title.
The son of eight-time PGA Tour winner Bob Tway, the 30-year-old former Oklahoma State player beat Ryan Moore on the par-4 10th after Brandt Snedeker dropped out on their second extra trip down the par-5 18th.
After strong wind died down in the late afternoon on Silverado’s tree-lined North Course, Tway birdied the final two holes in regulation for a 1-under 71, then birdied all three holes in the playoff.
Moore birdied three of the last four in a 67. Snedeker had four back-nine bogeys in a 74. BJERREGAARD WINS IN SCOTLAND >> Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark wrecked Tyrrell Hatton’s hopes of winning the Dunhill Links Championship for a third straight year when he shot a 5-under 67 in the final round for a one-stroke victory in St. Andrews, Scotland. Hatton shared second place with Ryder Cup teammate Tommy Fleetwood. SOUTH KOREA TAKES CROWN >> South Korea held off challenges from the United States and England to win the eight-nation women’s International Crown for the first time in front of a home crowd at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea.
Motorsports
ELLIOTT CLINCHES SPOT IN NEXT PLAYOFF ROUND >> Chase Elliott had been burdened by lofty expectations that come as the son of a Hall of Fame driver and the replacement of a fourtime NASCAR champion.
As the close calls and frustrating finishes mounted, the 22-year-old Elliott could feel the pressure tighten each time he slipped into the No. 9 Chevrolet. But once Elliott raced to his first Cup win, the second victory wasn’t far behind.
“There isn’t any reason why we can’t make a run at this deal,” Elliott said about the Cup championship.
Elliott stayed off pit road during a late caution and avoided similar disasters that struck the Stewart-Haas Racing drivers to pull away and win in overtime at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Elliott earned an automatic berth into the next round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs. TORRENCE WINS HOME NHRA RACE >> Steve Torrence won the AAA Texas NHRA Nationals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, for his third straight victory to open the playoffs and first career win in his home event. Torrence beat Terry McMillen in the final with a 3.786-second pass at 325.92 mph. Torrence has eight victories this season.
HAMILTON CRUISES TO WIN >> Lewis Hamilton stormed to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, Japan, claiming his fourth straight Formula One win and moving a step closer to a fifth world championship. Starting from pole, the Mercedes driver was never seriously challenged and crossed the finish line 12.919 seconds ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Soccer
LLOYD’S HAT TRICK POWERS AMERICANS >> Carli Lloyd scored three goals and the United States beat Panama 5-0 in the group stage of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament in Cary, N.C. Christen Press added a goal and two assists for the U.S. team, which led 4-0 at halftime. Lloyd had her eighth international hat trick. ROONEY LIFTS D.C. UNITED >> Wayne Rooney scored twice in the second half to raise his season total to nine goals in 16 matches, and host D.C. United rallied to beat Chicago 2-1. MBAPPE SCORES FOUR GOALS >> Kylian Mbappe, the 19-year-old star of France’s World Cup title run this year, scored four goals, earned a penalty and also hit the post in a memorable performance for host Paris Saint-Germain in a 5-0 league rout of Lyon.
Tennis
WOZNIACKI WINS CHINA OPEN >> Caroline Wozniacki beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-3 to win the China Open and her third WTA title of the year, while Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia beat top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-4 in the men’s final in Beijing.