Newlywed Champ wins 3M Open
BLAINE, Minn. — Cameron Champ was struggling mightily through the first half of this year, a frustrating series of performances that pointed him back to his state of mind more than any mechanical flaw.
Like many newlyweds, the 26-year-old was distracted by the delicate balance of passionately pursuing his career while still trying to carve out a healthy personal life at home. He found himself becoming much too upset by a bad round.
There sure wasn’t much for
Champ to be mad about at the 3M Open.
Champ fended off dehydration and crisply putted his way to a 5-under 66 on Sunday, winning by two strokes for his third career victory.
“I just took a complete 180 in how I’m waking up every morning and how I’m reacting to certain things and adjusting to certain things,” said Champ, who had five birdies in a bogey-free round to finish at 15-under 269 at TPC Twin Cities.
Louis Oosthuizen, Jhonattan
Vegas and Charl Schwartzel tied for second.
■ LPGA: At Evian-les-bains, France, Minjee Lee won the Evian Championship for her first major title, overcoming a seven-stroke deficit and beating Jeongeun Lee with a birdie on the first playoff hole. In the playoff, Minjee Lee, nicknamed Lee5 to differentiate her from other Lees on tour, hit a 6-iron from 190 yards to 8 feet on the par5 18th and two-putted for birdie. Jeongeun Lee, known as Lee6, hit into the creek fronting the green and made bogey. Lee5 (64) and Lee6 (71) finished regulation play at 18-under 266.
■ PGA Tour Champions: At Sunningdale, England, Stephen Dodd birdied the final hole for a onestroke victory in the Senior British Open, holding off challenges from Miguel Angel Jimenez and Darren Clarke to secure his first major title. Dodd, a 55-year-old Welshman, closed with a 2-under 68 for a 13-under 267 total. Jimenez, the 2018 winner, shot a 65 to finish second. Clarke was another shot behind after a 67.
■ PGA European: At Newport, Wales, Nacho Elvira of Spain beat Justin Harding with a par on the first hole of a playoff in the Wales Open after blowing a six-stroke lead. Elvira finished regulation with a bogey for an even-par 71 and a 16-under 268 total. Harding, of South Africa, shot a 65.