Schauffele wins in Japan, Penge earns Masters spot in Spain

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YOKOHAMA, Japan – Xander Schauffele scored another significant victory in Japan after a disappointing injury-plagued year. He closed with a 7-under 64 and a one-shot victory at the Baycurrent Classic, his first title in what is likely his last PGA Tour event of the season.

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Schauffele created a two-shot cushion over Max Grazerman with a birdie on the 17th hole at Yokohama Country Club. Grazerman needed to hole out from about 190 yards out to have any chance, and his 7-iron stopped inches short of birdie and the 65.

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Grazerman finished second in Japan for the second year in a row.

Schauffele won the PGA Championship and British Open last year, but a rib injury cost him two months of the season and he never regained full fitness. He missed the Tour Championship for the first time in his career. He also became a father for the first time.

Schauffele now has 10 career titles. It was his second major victory in Japan, where his mother and mother-in-law grew up. He won the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo in 2021.

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European tour

Marco Penguet closed with a 1-over 72 and beat compatriot Daniel Brown in a playoff to win the Spanish Open and secure places at next year's Masters and British Open.

Penge gave up a four-shot lead but came out on top with a birdie on the first playoff hole to win his third European Tour title this year. Penge, 27, also won the Danish Golf Championship and the Hainan Classic.

This was the first time the Spanish Open gave the winner an automatic berth into the Masters and British Open.

Brown started five shots back but made a run after a 4-under 67. This was despite the fact that he had a right shoulder ailment that required treatment while playing on the back nine. He forced a playoff with a birdie on the final hole.

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LPGA Tour

Gino Titicul made four birdies with five holes to play to reach a playoff with Minami Katsu, winning on the fifth extra hole to capture the Buick LPGA Shanghai and become the LPGA's first two-time winner of the season.

Top seed Titicul closed with a 9-under 63 and finished at 24-under 264. Katsu led by two shots at the start and was still ahead by four holes with five holes to play until the Thai made her shot, ending with an eagle on the 17th.

Katsu missed the birdie putt and shot 65.

Titikul also won the Mizuho Americas Open in May. Before Sunday, the LPGA had had different winners in the previous 25 official tournaments this year.

Korn Ferry Tour

Chandler Blanchet closed his first three holes with a 6-under 66 to win the Korn Ferry Tour Championship and become one of 20 players to earn PGA Tour cards for 2026.

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There wasn't much drama on the final day of the season at French Lick Resort, with 20 cards on the line compared to the 30 cards played a year ago. No one finished in the top 20, with Sweden's Pontus Nyholm finishing in 20th place with some room left.

South Africa's Barend Botha entered the week at number 54 and needed a win to crack the top 20. He led for 54 holes and was one hole behind, playing the 17th when he failed to save par before reaching the green. He shot 70 and was two shots behind.

Johnny Keefer tied for 12th place but finished first on the points list. He will have full PGA Tour status for the next year and will earn a spot at the US Open.

PGA Tour Champions

Alex Cheika birdied his final two holes for a 1-under 71 and parlayed a comfortable lead into a three-stroke victory over Ernie Els in the SAS Championship.

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Cheika won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour Champions, but it was his first victory outside of a senior major.

Ernie Els had 68 points to put some pressure on Ceika, but the German never wavered. He finished with a score of 9-under 207 and moved into 10th place in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Els remained in fourth place as the circuit now heads into the three-event postseason.

Bernhard Langer, a 68-year-old German who has won every year since he qualified for the PGA Tour Champions in 2007, played in the final group and started three shots behind but finished with a 75.

Other tours

Shannon Tan rallied from seven shots down with a 5-under 67 to win the Women's Hero Indian Open when Alice Hewson tumbled into the water and made a double bogey on the final hole to finish one behind. It was Tan's third career win on the Women's European Tour. … Renato Paratore finished with a 6-under 66, including a birdie on the final hole to secure a playoff spot. He beat Maximilian Steinlechner on the first extra hole to win the Hainan Open, his third Challenge Tour title of the year, and instantly earned promotion to the European Tour. … Austin Bautista finished with a 2-under 70 to win the WA PGA Championship for his third title of the season on the PGA Tour of Australia. … Peter Moolman closed with a 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory in the Sunshine Tour's Limpopo Championship in South Africa. … Yui Kawamoto won the fog-shortened Stanley Ladies Honda at 14-under par for a three-stroke victory over Chisato Iwai. The tournament was shortened to 45 holes after being shortened due to thick fog. … Jongmin Hong closed with a 3-under 69 for a one-shot victory at the K-Food Nolboo-Hwami Masters on the Korea LPGA.

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