On the Links

On the Links

Sunday’s other pro golf results

CHUBB CLASSIC

NAPLES, FLA.

Fred Couples won the Chubb Classic for his 12th PGA Tour Champions title and first since 2014, rallying to beat Miguel Angel Jimenez at TwinEagles. The 57-year-old Couples shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 to finish at 16-under 200 on the Talon Course, three strokes ahead of second-round leader Jimenez. Also the 2010 event winner at The Quarry, Couples won for the first time since the 2014 Shaw Charity Classic in Alberta. The Hall of Famer, long hampered by back problems, won 15 times on the PGA Tour. Couples had three front-nine birdies and matched Jimenez’s birdies on the par-4 14th and par-5 17th. Jimenez, a stroke ahead of playing partners Couples and Kevin Sutherland entering the round, shot a 71. Jerry Kelly closed with a 66 to tie for third at 11 under in his senior debut. The three-time PGA Tour winner turned 50 in November. Jeff Sluman (68) and Canada’s Rod Spittle (69) also were 11 under. Sutherland followed his second-round 63 with a 73 to drop into a tie for sixth at 10 under with Bernhard Langer (69), Scott McCarron (67) and Jerry Smith (69). Langer won in 2011 at The Quarry and 2013 and 2016 at TwinEagles.

WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN OPEN

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA

Ha Na Jang had an eagle and three birdies in the last six holes to pull away for a three-shot victory in the Women’s Australian Open. The South Korean player closed with a 4-under 69 to finish at 10-under 282 at Royal Adelaide. She won for the fourth time on the LPGA Tour. Nanna Madsen of Denmark was second after a 73. Haru Nomura, the Japanese player who won the 2016 tournament, closed with a 73 to tie for third place at 6 under with second-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn (71), Minjee Lee (70) and Sarah Jane Smith (75) Third-round leader Lizette Salas had a 78 to tie for seventh at 5 under. Top-ranked Lydia Ko, with a new coach and new clubs, finished well off the pace at 2 over with rounds of 71, 75, 73 and 75.

PANAMA CLARO CHAMPIONSHIP

PANAMA CITY

Andrew Putnam won the Panama Claro Championship for his second Web.com Tour title, beating Chris Baker with an 18-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff. Putnam closed with a 2-under 68 to match Baker (66) at 13-under 267 at Panama Golf Club. The 28-year-old former Pepperdine player earned $112,500 to take the money lead with $171,100.

Associated Press