SCHAUFFELE GETS FIRST WIN

Xander Schauffele closed out his first PGA Tour victory with a 3-under-par 67 to capture the Greenbrier Classic by one shot. He did it with a beautiful closing kick, rolling in a 12-footer for birdie at 16 and stuffing his tee shot at the 18th to within 3 feet and rolling in the putt for birdie. That got Schauffele in at 14 under, and Robert Streb could not catch him. Schauffele turned heads with a surprise tie for fifth at the U.S. Open, and he had a tie for 14th at the Travelers Championship and a tie for 35th at the Quicken Loans National before this. The Tour rookie, 23, was 135th in the FedEx Cup standings heading into Erin Hills but projects to move to 27th. Katherine Kirk won the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, matching Ashleigh Buhai with a birdie on the final hole for a one- stroke victory. Four strokes ahead of Buhai entering the round, Kirk made a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for a 2-under 70. She finished at 22-under-par 266 in the first-year event at Thornberry Creek — the Oneida Nationowned resort near Green Bay, Wis. The 35-year-old Australian won her third LPGA tour title and first in 152 starts since the 2010 Navistar LPGA Classic. Kirk earned $300,000 and a spot in this week’s U.S. Women’s Open.

Jon Rahm enhanced his burgeoning reputation by winning the Irish Open by six strokes and a record tournament score Sunday, shooting a 7-under 65 in a final round marked by two eagles and rules controversy. Rahm, 22, one of the hottest young players in world golf, holed out from 150 yards for eagle on No. 4 and strung together four consecutive birdies from No. 7 to turn what was promising to be a tight final day into a procession at Portstewart Golf Club. Rahm finished at 24-under-par 264 — breaking the record to par by three shots — for a second victory of 2017 and in little over a year as a professional. He avoided being handed a twoshot penalty for replacing his ball incorrectly on the sixth green, after emails and calls from TV viewers. Andy McPhee, European Tour chief referee, said Rahm used “reasonable judgment” after moving his marker a putter length to the side to get it off the line of Daniel Im.