Fitzpatrick holds off Scheffler at Harbour Town. Rahm, Cink also win on busy day in golf

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Matt Fitzpatrick of England delivered another magnificent shot in a playoff at Harbour Town on Sunday to quiet the pro-American crowd and take down the world’s best player, hitting 4-iron to 13 feet for birdie to defeat Scottie Scheffler for his second title in the RBC Heritage. Scheffler, trailing by three shots with four holes to play, forced a playoff with a pair of late birdies for a 4-under 67 and some help from Fitzpatrick, who hit a poor chip from right of the green and missed a 20-foot par putt for his only bogey of the day and a 70. The large gallery that was allowed to come onto the fairway short of the 18th green in regulation filled the Calibogue Sound with endless chants of “U-S-A! U-S-A!” They returned outside the ropes to see Fitzpatrick hit 4-iron into a stiff breeze to a pin just over the bunker. Scheffler followed with his worst swing of the day, a 6-iron he fanned so badly that it came up 37 yards short of the hole. He hit a superb pitch to 8 feet, but never had to putt when Fitzpatrick made the winning putt. They finished at 18-under 268. The playoff was almost a repeat from when Fitzpatrick defeated another American favorite, Jordan Spieth, in a playoff at the RBC Heritage three years ago. Fitzpatrick won for the second time in the last month. After a runner-up finish at The Players, he won the Valspar Championship. The victory, his fourth on the PGA Tour and 13th worldwide, moves him to a career-high No. 3 in the world ranking.

PGA of America and PGA Tour Champions

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Stewart Cink pulled away from the field with an astonishing stretch around the turn Sunday to close with a 9-under 63 for a six-shot victory in the Senior PGA Championship, his first senior major and third win of the year on the PGA Tour Champions. Cink was one shot behind going into the final round at Concession Golf Club, and then he removed all drama with a remarkable run. It started with an eagle on the par-5 seventh. He closed out the front nine with back-to-back birdies to seize control, and then he poured it on with a 35-foot birdie putt up the slope and with perfect speed that took the break and dropped for birdie on the par-3 11th. Cink, who won the 2009 British Open in a playoff over Tom Watson at Turnberry, finished at 19-under 269, missing by one shot the record to par of 20 under by Sam Snead in the 1973 Senior PGA at PGA National. Ben Crane closed with a 68 to finish second.

LIV Golf League

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jon Rahm capped off a chaotic week on LIV Golf when he closed with a 7-under 64 for a six-shot victory Sunday in LIV Golf Mexico City, his second victory this year on the Saudi-funded circuit. The week has been filled with uncertainty surrounding the Saudi-funded league, with CEO Scott O’Neil writing a memo to staff to say LIV was assured of funding through the end of the year amid reports speculating about the league’s financial future. Bryson DeChambeau withdrew from the final round, citing an injury to his wrist that he did not want to further aggravate. DeChambeau, who was trying to become the first player to win three straight times on LIV Golf, was 16 shots behind Rahm when he stopped playing. Rahm motored along, and so did his Legion XIII team, which won for the first time this year.