Rahm defeats Landry in playoff

Jon Rahm beat Andrew Landry with a 12-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole of a playoff to win the CareerBuilder Challenge at La Quinta, Calif.

In fading light on the Stadium Course at PGA West, Rahm finished off Landry for his second PGA Tour title and fourth worldwide victory in a year. The 23-year-old Spaniard will jump from third to second in the world behind Dustin Johnson.

Rahm overcame surprising par-5 problems in regulation to shoot 5-under-par 67. Landry, playing a group behind Rahm in the final threesome, forced the playoff with an 11-foot birdie putt on the waterguarded 18th for a 68. They finished at 22-under 266.

After Rahm made his birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole, Landry missed an 11-footer. In other news: • Tommy Fleetwood of England ran off five birdies on the back nine and closed with a 7-under 65 to successfully defend his title in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Fleetwood, 27, who won the Race to Dubai last year on the European Tour, won by two shots over Ross Fisher. Rory McIlroy, playing for the first time in more than three months, began the final round one shot out of the lead but could only manage a 70 and tied for third with Matt Fitzpatrick. Fleetwood finished at 22-under 266.

• Masters champion Sergio Garcia began his 20th year as a pro by closing with a 3-under 68 for a five-shot victory at the Singapore Open. Garcia won the Asian Tour event by five shots over Satoshi Kodaira (71) of Japan and Shaun Norris (70) of South Africa.