Jon Rahm captured his first victory on the Saudi-funded LIV Golf tour at the LIV Golf UK event on Sunday. He closed with a 4-under 68, finishing at 13 under at JCB Golf & Country Club, one stroke ahead of Tyrrell Hatton, who three-putted his final hole for a bogey. Rahm and Hatton led Legion XIII to the team title. Rahm, who joined LIV in December, will be one of seven LIV players competing in the Olympics next week at Le Golf National outside Paris. He has battled a foot problem this season.
Meanwhile, Jhonattan Vegas secured his first win in nearly seven years at the 3M Open, sinking a 3-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot victory over Max Greyserman. Vegas, playing in windy conditions at the TPC Twin Cities, finished at 17-under 267, marking his fourth PGA Tour title and his first since his second straight Canadian Open victory in 2017. Greyserman, a PGA Tour rookie, made a strong charge with a 63. Maverick McNealy and Matt Kuchar finished third, two shots back.
Lauren Coughlin claimed her first LPGA Tour title at the CPKC Women’s Open. She pulled away from Haeran Ryu with a two-stroke swing on the par-3 17th. Tied for the lead after Ryu three-putted for bogey on the 16th, Coughlin hit a 6-iron to 8 feet and birdied the 17th. Ryu missed a 3-foot par try on the same hole, falling two shots behind. Coughlin finished at 13-under 275, closing with a 1-under 71 for a two-stroke victory over Mao Saigo. Saigo shot 69 a day after breaking the tournament record with a 61. The 22-year-old Japanese player, an LPGA Tour rookie, has six JLPGA wins under her belt. Ryu also bogeyed the 18th in a 75, leaving her tied for third with Jenny Shin at 10 under.
In the Senior British Open, K.J. Choi made history as the first South Korean senior major champion. He finished with a 2-under 70 for a two-stroke victory over Richard Green of Australia. Choi, 54, took a one-shot lead into the final round at Carnoustie and held off Green for his second PGA Tour champions victory. He finished at 10-under 278. Green shot a 71, while England’s Paul Broadhurst, the 2016 winner, finished third, three strokes back.
