MULLINAX GRABS FIRST PGA TOUR VICTORY
Trey Mullinax won the rain-delayed Barbasol Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, holing a 15-foot putt from the edge of the 18th green to beat Kevin Streelman by a stroke at Nicholasville, Ky.
The 30-year-old Mullinax followed the breakthrough putt with a celebratory fist pump and scream. He played 33 holes Sunday, competing a 5-under 67 in the delayed third round and following with a
66 to finish at 25-under 263.
“I stayed focused for 72 holes,” Mullinax said. “I missed a couple of opportunities with the putter and just told myself to keep putting, been putting great. Been hitting my irons beautifully all week, probably the strongest part of my game. I knew I was going to have that shot a couple of times, and I hit a great shot at the right time.”
Streelman’s hope of forcing a playoff ended when his 9-foot birdie putt rolled right. He settled for par and a 67.
“I’m frustrated I hit two incredible shots there the last two holes and hit two good putts,” Streelman said. “One of them went, one of them didn’t.”
Mullinax earned the last spot in the British Open at St. Andrews, with that tournament starting Thursday. The former Alabama player also gets spots in the 2023 PGA Championship and Sentry Tournament of Champions.
More golf
Jerry Kelly took the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship for the second time in three years, breaking away with two late birdies to beat defending champion Steve Stricker by two strokes. Kelly closed with a 2-under 68, taking the outright lead with a 15-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-5 16th and running in a 10-footer on the par-4 17th. He finished at 11under 269 on Firestone’s South Course in Akron, Ohio.
Tony Romo won the American Century Championship for the third time, beating Mike Mulder and Joe Pavelski with a 5-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff.
NHL
The Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche signed goaltender Alexandar Georgiev to a three-year contract worth $10.2 million that carries an annual salary cap hit of $3.4 million. Colorado acquired Georgiev from the Rangers on Thursday for a third- and a fifth-round pick in the draft this year and a thirdrounder in 2023. General Manager Joe Sakic says the team got Georgiev to make him the starter. He was expecting to get a deal done not long after completing the trade. The Avalanche also re-signed defenseman Jacob MacDonald to a two-year contract.
All-Star forward Adrian Kempe agreed to a four-year, $22 million contract extension with the Kings. The club announced the deal Sunday with Kempe, who set career highs with 35 goals and 54 points last season.
Soccer
Grace Geyoro scored a first-half hat trick to lead France to a 5-1 rout of Italy at the Women’s European Championship. The victory puts France in control of Group D after Belgium and Iceland drew 1-1 in their opening game.
D.C. United defender Brad Smith will have surgery to repair a torn left ACL and will miss the rest of the season. The 28-year-old Australian was injured during Friday’s 7-0 loss at Philadelphia.
Nottingham Forest strengthened its squad for its first English Premier League campaign since 1999 with the signing of English left back Omar Richards from Bayern Munich.
Saturday’s late results
The San Diego Loyal (105-4) received a red card in the 11th minute and watched LA Galaxy II (9-8-3) score three times in the first half en route to a 5-0 loss at Torero Stadium in USL Championship action.
Duke City (7-8) scored on the game’s final play as the San Diego Strike Force (3-12) dropped a 53-51 decision at home in Indoor Football League play. Strike Force quarterback had four touchdown passes.