Playoff today to decide winner

Kisner, Brown to play Blixt, Smith in Zurich Classic.

Kevin Kisner chipped in for eagle on the 18th hole as darkness fell Sunday night at the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La., lifting himself and teammate Scott Brown into a playoff today with Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith.

Kisner’s chip-in — which skipped on a wet green, hit the pin and dropped in from nearly 95 feet — forced the 23-year-old Smith to make a 11/2-foot birdie putt to remain in contention for his first PGA Tour victory.

Kisner and Brown shot a 12-under 60 in best-ball play, and Blixt and Smith had a 64 to finish at 27 under at the TPC Louisiana in the PGA Tour’s first team event in 36 years.

Blixt, a Swede, and Smith, an Australian, haven’t bogeyed a hole yet, and appeared to have the victory wrapped up before Kisner’s chip-in, which whipped the crowd around the final green into a frenzy while Kisner waved both arms in celebration.

The round finished in barely playable darkness because of a more than sixhour delay caused by thunderstorms.

Each player on the winning team will take home $1.02 million and earn 400 FedExCup points..

LPGA Tour: Hara Nomura two-putted for birdie on the sixth playoff hole for her third LPGA Tour victory after Cristie Kerr briefly took the lead on the 72nd hole in the windy Volunteers of America Texas Shootout in Irving.

Nomura, the 24-yearold from Japan who lives in Hawaii, also birdied the par-5 18th hole at the end of regulation to force the playoff after giving up the lead for the first time with a double bogey at No. 17.

Kerr and Nomura finished regulation at 3-under 281, then played the 518-yard 18th six more times. There were five matching pars before Nomura finally won nearly 71/2 hours after starting her round, almost making an eagle before her tap-in and then the wait while Kerr’s 12-foot birdie chance slid left of the cup.

Kerr was trying to win consecutive tournaments. The 39-year-old American won in Hawaii two weeks ago, her 19th career victory coming nearly five months after knee surgery.

Nomura shot a 5-over 76. Kerr made the only birdie all day at the par-3 17th, and was leading by a stroke when she tapped in a par putt on 18 for a 74.

European Tour: France’s Alexander Levy beat Dylan Frittelli in a playoff to win the China Open in Beijing.

The 2014 champion began the final round seven shots behind overnight leader Frittelli.

Levy birdied the par-5 18th for 67 to finish on 17-under 271 and force a playoff with the South African.

Frittelli sent his second shot on the last hole over the hospitality tent and had to settle for par in a 2-over 74 and a trip back up the 18th.

Levy then found the fairway off the tee while Frittelli sent his drive into a bunker.

But after the Frenchman ended in sand with his second, both men were left with birdie putts.

Frittelli missed his attempt and Levy rolled home from 15 feet to claim victory.

Web.com Tour: Matt Atkins won the El Bosque Mexico Championship in Leon, Mexico, for his first Web .com Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory.

Atkins finished at 17-under 271 at El Bosque Country Club and earned $117,000.