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After shocking 72nd-hole plot twist, Max Homa wins Fortinet Championship

By: Jack Hirsh September 18, 2022 Max Homa collected career win No. 5 in a dramatic PGA Tour season-opener at the Fortinet Championship. Getty Images Max Homa was on the ropes. He had just left his third shot from the bunker at the par-5 18th at the Silverado Resort and Spa North Course short of…

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Smith rallies to take lead at Chicago LIV Golf stop

7:22 PM ET Associated Press SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Cameron Smith made a pair of 7-foot birdie putts to finish off his round of 4-under 68 and allow him to overtake Dustin Johnson going into the third and final day of the LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago. As easy as Johnson made it look in the opening…

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MacInyre beats Fitzpatrick in playoff in Italy

2:17 PM ET Associated Press Robert MacIntyre put himself in the frame to make next year Ryder Cup as he beat U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick on the first hole of a playoff to win the Italian Open on the Marco Simone course outside Rome. “This is what I want. This is my only goal…

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Vu, Lee in three-way tie atop Portland Classic

8:31 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Andrea Lee and Lilia Vu both reached No. 1 in the women’s world amateur ranking when they were in college. Now they have a shot at their first LPGA Tour victory. Vu had four birdies on the back nine and had a 3-under 69 on Saturday and…

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Lower birdies final hole for 1-shot Fortinet lead

9:35 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Justin Lower weathered the wind and birdied the 18th hole Saturday to take a 1-shot lead into the final round of the season-opening Fortinet Championship. Lower shot a 3-under 69 to get to 13 under at Silverado Resort & Spa, with his fifth birdie of the round…

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