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Briefly: Sergio Garcia wins PGA Tour's Sanderson Farms Championship

October 5, 2020 at 2:51AM
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Sergio Garcia, more than a year since his last victory, made two big shots Sunday that made him the winner of the PGA Tour's Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mich.

Garcia hit a 5-wood that barely cleared a bunker on No. 15 and set up an eagle putt from just inside 4 feet to tie for the lead, and he won with an 8-iron to 30 inches for birdie on the final hole. He shot a 3-under-par 69 to finish at 19-under 269 and move up to No. 38 in the world.

"The perfect ending for an amazing week," Garcia said of his first PGA Tour victory since he won the Masters in 2017.

Peter Malnati shot a career-best 63 and finished second, a stroke behind.

Brit wins LPGA event

Mel Reid, a 33-year-old Brit, knocked in a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole, closing with a 4-under 67 to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J., by two strokes.

Horse racing

Canterbury trainer hits it big

Bodenheimer, who broke his maiden at Canterbury Park last summer for trainer Valorie Lund, earned a berth in next month's Breeders' Cup with a victory in Sunday's Indian Summer Stakes at Keeneland.

The 5½-furlong turf race offered the winner an automatic, free entry into the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. Bodenheimer, a 2-year-old colt, has three victories in four starts, including an 11¼-length score July 29 in his career debut at Canterbury.

The victory was the first at Keeneland for Lund, a regular at Canterbury Park. Keeneland, in Lexington, Ky., also is hosting the Breeders' Cup. The Juvenile Turf Sprint is Nov. 6.

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RACHEL BLOUNT

College football

Gophers return to rankings

The Gophers were ranked 25th in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll.

It was the team's first appearance since a No. 19 preseason ranking, released after the Big Ten initially canceled fall sports. Last week was the first time media voters could consider Big Ten teams since the conference reinstated the season to begin Oct. 24.

Badgers QB hurt

Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan suffered a foot injury that, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, has him out indefinitely and might lead to surgery. Coan started 14 games last year

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