Champ captures first PGA Tour title

JACKSON, Miss. -- Cameron Champ birdied five of the last six holes to win the Sanderson Farms Championship for his first PGA Tour victory, edging out second-place Canadian Corey Conners on Sunday.

The 23-year-old Champ recovered after giving up a four-shot lead to win in his ninth career tour start. He closed with a 4-under 68 for a four-stroke victory over Conners.

Champ finished at 21-under 267 in the wire-to-wire victory at the Country Club of Jackson.

Champ began the day four shots ahead, but played the front nine in 1 over to fall into a tie.

Conners, of Listowel, Ont., pulled even on No. 9 with a 13-foot birdie putt, but Champ pulled away on the back nine with four straight birdies on Nos. 13-16. Conners had a 68 to finish second. Carlos Ortiz (64) and Sam Burns (68) were six shots back.

First LPGA Tour victory for Korda

TAOYUAN, Taiwan — Nelly Korda shot a 4-under 68 to win the Taiwan Championship on Sunday for her first LPGA tour title.

Korda —he younger sister of Jessica Korda, who has won five titles on the LPGA tour — had an eagle on the par-5 sixth hole and added two more birdies at the Ta Shee Golf and Country Club to finish at 13-under 275. She was two strokes ahead of Minjee Lee, who shot a bogey-free 66.

"Truthfully, I cannot put it into words," Korda said. "It still hasn't hit. It's definitely one of the best days of my entire life. I can finally check that off of my list, winning an LPGA event, something that I dreamed of ever since I started playing."

Canadian Brooke Henderson (75) tied for 38th.

Schauffele helps U.S. to world sweep

SHANGHAI — Xander Schauffele gave the Americans a sweep of the World Golf Championships and quickly put a winless sophomore season behind him.

Schauffele made birdie on his final three holes Sunday, the last one a two-putt birdie from about 30 feet on the par-5 18th hole to beat Tony Finau in a sudden-death playoff and win the HSBC Champions.