Holmes rallies to stun Thomas

J.B. Holmes rallied from a four-shot deficit in the final round and won a marathon finish Sunday in the Genesis Open in Los Angeles for his first victory in three years.

Holmes closed with a 1-under 70, and that was enough to overcome Justin Thomas, who three-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.

The tournament shifted on the 13th hole when Holmes made a 12-foot par putt. Thomas missed his 8-foot par putt, and then lipped out from just under 3 feet for double bogey to fall one shot behind.

LPGA Tour: Nelly Korda added to her family’s impressive sports pedigree Down Under with a win at the Women’s Australian Open.

She had a third consecutive birdie on the 12th to help claim a two-stroke victory at The Grange Golf Club, finishing with a 17-under total of 271. Defending champion Jin Young Ko was second after a 64.

Korda’s father Petr was an Australian Open men’s tennis champion, winning the tournament in 1998. Her golfing sister Jessica won the Australian Open seven years ago.

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

Jimenez closed with a 5-under 66 to match Langer and Browne at 13-under 200.

Langer shot 68, and Browne had a double bogey on the par-4 18th in regulation for a 66.

Madison’s Steve Stricker (70) was at 10 under.