ISPS Handa Senior Open, Final Round
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Kitayama wins 3M Open. Lottie Woad wins in her pro debut and Harrington takes a 2nd senior majorKurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a 6-under 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday by one shot over Sam Stevens for his second PGA Tour victory. Kitayama, who tied the tournament record with a career-best 60 on Saturday to enter the final round within one of the lead,
Padraig Harrington birdied the final hole Saturday for another 5-under 65 for a two-shot lead over Justin Leonard going into the final
Harrington and Leonard are past British Open champions — Leonard at Royal Troon in 1997, Harrington winning the first of two claret jugs a decade later at Carnoustie (2007) and Royal Birkdale (2008). Either one can become the fifth player to win the British Open and Senior British Open, a feat last accomplished by Darren Clarke in 2022.
This past weekend, Scottie Scheffler made more history by winning the Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The victory, which came via a dominant final round, marked the fourth major win of Scheffler's career and the third leg of a career grand slam.
Blaine, Minn. – Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a final-round 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday, beating Sam Stevens by one stroke for his second PGA Tour victory.
Jiménez then made two birdies (9, 14) and a bogey (12) to post an opening round of 67 (-3) and share fifth place, four strokes behind the leader, New Zealander Steven Alker (63), who scored an eagle, six birdies, and a bogey.
Steven Alker of New Zealand sits atop the leaderboard at the ISPS Handa Senior Open thanks to an opening round of 7-under-par 63 on Thursday at Sunningdale in Berkshire, England. Alker was buoyed by a 5-under 30 on the back nine that featured an eagle at the par-5 14th hole.