Fabian Gomez wins playoff to take Sony Open

Gomez closed with an 8-under 62 to catch Snedeker with two of his 10 birdies coming over the final two holes, including a 22-footer from off the fringe at 18 to shoot a 20-under 260 for the tournament.

The 37 year old two putted for birdie at the second extra hole to deny Snedeker his eighth PGA Tour title after both players had parred the first extra hole.

Early on I didn’t hit too many fairways but I got it around the greens chipped in once and my putter was working really well.’ If he wins on Sunday Singh would become the oldest victor in PGA Tour history esclipsing the record held by Sam Snead who won the 1965 Greater Greensboro Open at the age of 52 years 10 months and eight days.

PGA EUROPEAN: South Africa’s Zander Lombard shot a 7-under 65 for a share of the third-round lead in the European Tour’s Joburg Open with countryman Haydn Porteous and England’s Anthony Wall.

Snedeker boasted a 2-0 record in play-offs, but it was Gomez who would prevail as he shot a par in the first play-off hole – which his American opponent matched with a long-range putt.

Gomez hit a wonderful second shot from the fairway and just made it to the green for a long eagle putt.

Blair shared the 54-hole lead with Snedeker, made three birdie putts at 20 feet or longer and really didn’t do anything wrong.

Snedeker hit a delicate 55-yard pitch to 4 feet for birdie to close with 66 and force a playoff.

A shot behind them at Waialae Country Club is Kevin Kisner, who broke through for his first PGA Tour at the tail end of 2015 at The RSM Classic. “I’ve missed a couple of shorter ones, but it’s been good”.

American duo Zac Blair and Brandt Snedeker are the joint leaders heading into the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday.

“I just didn’t make the putts I needed to make to win a golf tournament”, he said. He said leaving his 12-foot putt to win on the first playoff hole “is going to sting today and tomorrow”.

He just missed an eagle attempt at the 72nd hole that would have put him in the playoff.

The most common mistakes on fringe putts are to make a too-large arm swing and decelerate into the ball, or to skip reading the complete line of the shot like any other putt.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Captain’s picks Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter won their matches again to help Europe take a 9-3 lead over Asia in the EurAsia Cup at Glenmarie.

The South African finished with a 3-under 69 for an 18-under total of 269 at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club.

John Senden finished at nine-under and Adam Scott a further two strokes back at seven-under. He also is exempt into the final stage of qualifying for the U.S. Open and British Open.