Otago Daily Times

Eagle saves the day

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Golf: Brooks Koepka used a chipin eagle at No 17 to rally from five shots back at the start of the final round and win his second career Waste Management Phoenix Open title at Scottsdale, Arizona.

Koepka shot a 6underpar 65 to finish at 19under 265 and win by one shot over Xander Schauffele and South Korea’s KyoungHoon Lee.

Koepka, a fourtime major winner who last won on the PGA Tour in 2019, chipped in from 26m away on the frontright of the green at 17 to vault him out of a tie atop the leaderboar­d with Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz and into sole possession of the top spot at 19 under. — Field Level Media

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