on the links | Sunday’s professional golf results

HONDA CLASSIC

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA.

Adam Scott closed with an even-par 70 to win the Honda Classic in just his third start since a new rule banning the stroke used for the long putter that he had the past five years. Scott calmly rolled in a 30-inch par putt for a one-shot victory over Sergio Garcia. It was the Australian’s first victory since Colonial in May 2014, and his first using a conventional putter since the 2010 Singapore Open. This was a two-man race from the start. Scott and Garcia were tied with eight holes to play until Garcia missed a 3-foot par putt on No. 11 and Scott hit out of a fairway bunker to 2 feet for birdie on the 12th. Garcia never caught up.

LPGA THAILAND

CHONBURI, THAILAND

American Lexi Thompson won her seventh LPGA title after a final-round 68 that completed a six-stroke victory over In Gee Chun of South Korea in the final round of the LPGA Thailand at the par-72 course at the Siam Country Club. The 21-year-old from Florida hit an eagle on the 10th to go along with three birdies and a lone bogey for a 20-under-par total of 268 to become the first American winner of the tournament. Chun, winner of the US Women Open last year, added four bogeys to her eight biridies on the final day to end with a 70 and a four-day total of 14 under 274.

AUSTRALIAN LADIES MASTERS

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA

Former No. 1 Jiyai Shin has added the Australian Ladies Masters to her career victory total after shooting a 4-under 69 for a three-stroke win at Royal Pines. The South Korean, who has twice won the Women’s British Open, led by two strokes after the third round and completed a 14-under total of 278. England’s Holly Clyburn shot a closing 70 to finish in second place. Tied for third were Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark (68) and Sweden’s Camilla Lennarth (71), four behind Shin. Katie Burnett of the United States shot 71 and was tied for fifth, six behind.

PERTH INTERNATIONAL

PERTH, AUSTRALIA

Louis Oosthuizen made his first tournament appearance in Australia a winning one, shooting a 1-under 71 for a one-stroke victory at the Perth International. The former British Open champion, who led by three strokes going into the final round, finished with a 16-under total of 272 in the tournament sanctioned by the European and Australasian PGA tours.

Associated Press