The Columbus Dispatch

Munoz wins Sanderson Farms in playoff for 1st PGA Tour title

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Sebastian Munoz of Colombia made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff, and then beat Sungjae Im with a par on the first extra hole to win the Sanderson Farms Championsh­ip for his first PGA Tour victory in Jackson, Mississipp­i.

Munoz, who closed with a 2-under 70, made it two straight weeks for South American winners, following Joaquin Niemann winning last week at the Greenbrier.

Im, the PGA Tour rookie of the year last season, birdied three straight holes on the back nine of the Country Club at Jackson for a 66 that looked like it might be enough for his first victory until Munoz delivered his clutch birdie.

They finished at 18-under 270.

With the victory, Munoz earned a spot in the Masters next April.

BMW PGA CHAMPIONSH­IP: Danny Willett won a European Tour event on home soil for the first time in his career with a three-shot victory at the BMW PGA Championsh­ip in Virginia Water, England. The 31-year-old Englishman finished three strokes ahead of nearest challenger Jon Rahm in the final round. Willett shot a 5-under 67 to finish 20 under overall and collected his seventh European Tour title. He dropped only one shot Sunday on the par-4th 11th which could have been much worse.

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: Rocco Mediate birdied his last two holes for a 6-under 64 and won the Sanford Internatio­nal when Ken Duke took double bogey on the final hole in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Mediate won by two shots for his first PGA Tour Champions title in three years.

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