THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. — Charley Hoffman rammed in a 4-foot birdie putt to beat John Rollins on the first hole of a playoff in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on Sunday, wrapping up a wind-swept round that took its toll on most of the players.
Winning his first PGA Tour title, the 30-year-old Hoffman birdied No. 17, eagled the 18th in regulation, then birdied the 18th in the playoff. He closed with a 1-under 71 to match Rollins (73) at 17 under.
Rollins' shot into a fairway bunker on the extra hole cost him.
Justin Rose, meanwhile, hit into a bunker off the tee on 18, then ran a long birdie try past the cup before sinking the par putt that left him at 16 under and a shot behind Hoffman and Rollins.
CHAMPIONS TOUR: At Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii, Hale Irwin won the Champions Tour's season-opening MasterCard Championship, beating Jim Thorpe and Tom Kite by five strokes for his tour-record 45th victory and first in 15 months. Coming off his first winless season in 12 years, the 61-year-old Irwin closed with a 7-under 65 for a 23-under 193 total to become the sixth-oldest player to win on the senior tour.
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: At Sun City, South Africa, Julieta Granada and Celeste Troche gave Paraguay its first Women's World Cup of Golf title, combining for a 7-under 65 in best-ball play for a seven-stroke victory over the United States' Pat Hurst and Juli Inkster. Paraguay had a 9-under 279 total on the Gary Player Country Club course.