Wise sets record in first PGA win

Aaron Wise cruised to his first PGA Tour victory, shattering the AT&T Byron Nelson record at 23 under after a fourhour rain delay.

Aaron Wise cruised to his first PGA Tour victory Sunday, shattering the AT&T Byron Nelson record at 23 under on a new course in a race to finish before nightfall after a four-hour rain delay.

The 21-year-old rookie shot a 6-under 65 in Dallas to beat Marc Leishman by three strokes as both became the first to finish the Nelson at 20 under or better in the first year at Trinity Forest. The treeless links-style layout was defenseless with softer fairways and greens and no wind once the morning storms passed.

The Nelson celebrated its 50th anniversary with a return to Dallas after 35 years at the TPC Four Seasons in suburban Irving. Rory Sabbatini set the previous record on that par-70 layout at 19-under 261 in 2009.

Wise, the 2016 NCAA individual champion at Oregon, reached 20 under with his third birdie in the first seven holes.

Branden Grace matched his career-best 62 from last year’s British Open — which was the lowest round ever in a major — and finished at 19 under with J.J. Spaun and Keith Mitchell, who had matching 63s. LPGA TOUR: Ariya Jutanugarn arrived at Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Va., with no expectations, and it was a strategy that paid off handsomely.

The 22-year-old Thai star birdied the second hole of a playoff Sunday to win the LPGA Tour event for the second time in three years.

Jutanugarn closed with a 5-under 66 to match Nasa Hataoka (67) and In Gee Chun (68) at 14-under 199.

“When I’m thinking about winning, I never win,” said Jutanugarn, who became the 12th winner in as many events on the tour this season.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala., for his first PGA Tour Champions major title, closing with a 2-under 70 for a three-stroke victory. He celebrated with a big embrace from fellow Spaniard and two-time Masters winner Jose Maria Olazabal, who hoisted him in the air.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Adrian Otaegui defeated Benjamin Hebert by two shots in the final of the Belgian Knockout to win his second European Tour title in Antwerp, Belgium.