Holmes goes long to take Genesis Open

J.B. Holmes rallied from a 4-shot deficit in the final round and won a marathon finish yesterday at the Genesis Open in Los Angeles for his first victory in three years and a trip back to the Masters.

Holmes closed with a 1-under 70, and that was enough to overcome Justin Thomas, who 3-putted three times on the back nine and shot a 75.

They played 34 holes because of a seven-hour rain delayed at the start of the week, and they got a wild shift in weather from sunshine in the morning to complete 16 holes of the third round, brief rain when they teed off in the final round and wicked wind that made it tough to hole putts.

Tiger Woods shot 65 in the morning, but was never in range. He shot 72 in the afternoon and tied for 15th . . . .

Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Chubb Classic for his seventh PGA Tour Champions title, beating Bernhard Langer and Olin Browne with a 5-foot par putt on the first hole of a playoff in Naples, Fla.