Wolff adds PGA victory to résumé

Matthew Wolff made a 26-foot putt from the fringe for an eagle on the final hole for a 6-under-par 65 to win the 3M Open at Blaine, Minn., beating Collin Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke in a tense finish to the first-time PGA Tour event.

Wolff, 20, struck his second shot on the par-5, 573-yard hole from the fairway to the far left of the green, where it landed just a few feet away from a bunker. He sank the dramatic putt in front of a packed 18th-hole gallery at the TPC Twin Cities before waiting to watch Morikawa just miss his eagle attempt from 22 feet.

When the ball rolled on the left edge and about 3 feet too long, Morikawa winced as Wolff hugged his caddie in celebration of the $1.152 million prize and his tour card just six weeks after winning the NCAA individual title with Oklahoma State. Wolff was playing in just his third tournament as a pro.

Wolff joins Tiger Woods and Ben Crenshaw as the only players to win the NCAA title and a PGA Tour event in the same year.

“I’m really not an emotional guy, but tears came to my eyes,” said Wolff, who finished at 21-under 263.

DeChambeau, playing directly in front of Morikawa and Wolff, had just finished his up-and-down afternoon with an eagle to take the short-lived lead at 20 under. The lively crowd, which went five rows deep behind the ropes near the final green, roared when DeChambeau crushed his second shot 204 yards from the intermediate rough onto the green within 6 feet of the pin.

In other news:

• Shanshan Feng hit a 7-iron to within 3 feet for a birdie on the final hole to close with a 9-under 63 and a one-shot victory over Ariya Jutanugarn in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic at Oneida, Wis. Feng, who finished at 29under 259, won for the first time since November 2017. The shootout everyone expected materialized on the Thornberry Creek at Oneida course, starting with Patty Tavatanakit shooting a 61 that got her into a five-way tie for the lead before the final two groups even teed off. Jutanugarn (64) had a threeshot lead on the back nine until a bogey on the par-5 15th and a strong finish from Feng, who had three birdies in a four-hole stretch.

• Jon Rahm captured the Irish Open at Lahinch for the second time in three years by closing with an 8-under 62 to win by two shots. Andy Sullivan and Bernd Wiesberger each shot 66 and tied for second place.