Kizzire goes six extra holes to top Hahn in Sony Open
Patton Kizzire outlasted James Hahn in six extra holes to win the Sony Open in Honolulu on Sunday to become the first multiple winner on the PGA Tour this season.
Kizzire, who won the OHL Classic in Mexico last fall, closed with a 2-under 68.
That turned out to be the easy part.
James Hahn shot 62 in the final round Sunday and got into a playoff with Kizzire at 17-under 263.
They matched two pars and two birdies on the par-5 18th. They matched pars when they went to the par-3 17th. It ended on the par 3 along the Pacific Ocean when Hahn putted from right of the green to about 8 feet, and his par putt caught the lip.
Diamond Resorts Invitational: Scott Parel beat fellow PGA Tour Champions player Scott Dunlap on the first hole of a playoff to complete a wire-to-wire victory.
The 52-year-old Parel won the 32-player professional division with a par on the extra hole, the 203-yard 18th at Tranquilo Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. Dunlap hit a fat shot short into water and made a double bogey.
Parel and Dunlap finished with 93 points in the 54-hole Modified Stableford event. John Daly was third with 88 points.
Five-time LPGA Tour winner Brooke Henderson, playing from the same tees as the men, was seventh with 80 points. Former tennis player Mardy Fish won the 52-man celebrity division for the second time in three years, finishing with 75 points.
European Tour: With his wife Keri as his caddie, Chris Paisley beat the challenge of home favorite Branden Grace to win the South African Open by three shots and claim his first European Tour title.
Ahead by one overnight, Paisley increased the gap at the top with a final-round 6-under 66 at Glendower Golf Club in Johannesburg to finish at 21-under 267.
Chase Koepka, the younger brother of U.S. Open champion Brooks, finished with a 71 for 13-under 275 overall and in a tie for seventh.
Golf Channel strike: Union workers for video and audio production at Golf Channel events walked out Sunday over stalled contract negotiations, leading to limited coverage of the final round at the Sony Open in Honolulu and two other events in the Bahamas and Florida.
Golf Channel said it has been negotiating an agreement for nine months with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, a union for tournament technicians at golf tournaments.
The strike involves only tournaments that Golf Channel produces.
Saturday’s Games Sunday’s Games
Flames 4, (at) Hurricanes 1: Dougie Hamilton scored twice while Mike Smith made 38 saves to help Calgary extend its winning streak to seven. Even with leading scorer Sean Monahan out with the flu, the Flames controlled the game.
(At) Penguins 5, Rangers 2: Dominik Simon and Phil Kessel got milestone goals for Pittsburgh. Simon’s was the first goal of his NHL career, and Kessel scored his 20th of the season for his 700th point.
Red Wings 4, (at) Blackhawks 0: Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi each had a goal and an assist, while Petr Mrazek made 27 saves in his second shutout of the season.
Canucks 3, (at) Wild 2 (OT): Brandon Sutter scored the overtime winner.
NHL notes
Ducks: Forward Andrew Cogliano was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL, ending the fourth-longest games streak in league history. Cogliano had the longest active games streak at 830. Doug Jarvis holds the record of 964. Florida’s Keith Yandle will take over the active streak at 676. Cogliano was suspended for an interference penalty against Los Angeles’ Adrian Kempe on Saturday night.
Canadiens: Phillip Danault was released from a hospital and sent home after tests. Danault was hit in the head by Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara’s slap shot Saturday night.
Islanders: Forward Casey Cizikas left Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury, and he was not expected to travel with the team to Montreal.