Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rookie sets Nelson mark in 1st win on new course

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Aaron Wise cruised to his first PGA Tour victory Sunday in Dallas, shattering the AT&T Byron Nelson record at 23 under on a new course in a race to finish before nightfall after a four-hour rain delay.

Wise, 21, a rookie, shot a 6under 65 to beat Marc Leishman by three strokes as both became the first to finish the Nelson at 20 under or better in the first year at Trinity Forest. The treeless linksstyle layout was defenseles­s with softer fairways and greens and no wind once the morning storms passed.

The Nelson celebrated its 50th anniversar­y with a return to Dallas after 35 years at TPC Four Seasons in suburban Irving. Rory Sabbatini set the previous record on that par-70 layout at 19-under 261 in 2009. Wise, the 2016 NCAA individual champion at Oregon, reached 20 under with his third birdie in the first seven holes.

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Ariya Jutanugarn birdied the second hole of a playoff to win the Kingsmill Championsh­ip in Williamsbu­rg, Va., for the second time in three years. Jutanugarn closed with a 5-under 66 to match Nasa Hataoka (67) and In Gee Chun (68) at 14under 199. Jutanugarn and Hataoka both birdied the first extra hole, with Chun dropping out. Hataoka putted first on the second extra hole and missed badly before Jutanugarn, 22, rolled in a 15-footer for her eighth career victory.

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