Martin Laird reacts after draining the winning putt in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS — Martin Laird had a chance to win in regulation, but made

bogey on the 18th hole on Sunday to become the third-wheel in a sudden

death playoff. Redemption came with making a 20-foot birdie putt on the

second extra hole Sunday to win the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

It was seven years without a victory for Laird, and in a season of the most

bizarre kind, the 37 year old journeyman from Scotland now finds himself

with new life and a kickstart to his career (after receiving a sponsor exemption

just to get in the field in Las Vegas). After a miraculous par save on the 17th,

he squandered the lead with a poor approach and chip on the 72nd hole. His

3 under par 68 put him at 23 under par tied with Matthew Wolff and

Austin Cook.

All three players made par on the first hole of the playoff, before Laird

drained the winner on 17. At 358th in the world entering the Shriners,

Laird now has a two-year exemption and a full schedule of Majors on

his itinerary.

54 hole leader Patrick Cantlay faltered early and never found his form,

closing with a final round 73.

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Sergio Garcia celebrates after his first PGA Tour win since 2017.

Jackson, Mississippi - Sergio Garcia hadn't won on the PGA Tour since

capturing his first major championship at the Masters three years ago.

In 2020, he failed to make the FedEx Cup playoffs and fell out of the

top 50 in the world for the first time since 2011. His first visit to the

Country Club of Jackson for the Sanderson Farms Championship changed

everything.

Garcia took the lead after his flawless 5-wood approach from 260 yards

out on the par 5 fourteenth set up an eagle putt from just inside 4 feet

to tie for the lead. He sealed the deal with an 8-iron to two feet for birdie

on 482 yard eighteenth for a final round 67 (-19) and a one-stroke victory.

Afterwards Sergio was emotional, revealing that he had lost two uncles

recently to Covid-19, and that this one was for his Dad, “The perfect ending

for an amazing week,” Garcia said.

Peter Malnati, who won the event in 2015, fired a final round 63 to finish

solo second at 18 under par.

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Hudson Swafford celebrates his win at the Corales Championship

Dominican Republic - It looked like Hudson Swafford would cruise to

a drama free easy victory at the Corales Championship at Puntacana,

until he made double-bogey on the par 4 thirteenth. When the 33 year

old journeyman left the door open, Mackenzie Hughes stepped in, tying

the lead after a two stroke swing on the fifteenth hole.

Swafford righted the ship, making birdie on the seventeenth and headed

to the last with a one-stroke lead, but he gave himself a testy finish when

he left his birdie putt several feet short. Swafford managed to two putt

for his par to finish alone at 18 under par for his second career title on

the PGA Tour.

Tyler McCumber finished solo second after firing a final round 66, while

the Canadian Mackenzie Hughes bogeyed the last to finish third.

54 hole leader Adam Long struggled on Sunday, finishing fifth after a 74.

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