AUSTIN, Texas - Kevin Kisner made it to the Dell Technologies Match Play final for the second straight year, and this time he got it right.
A week that began with a loss ended with the biggest victory of Kisner's career when he holed a 20-foot birdie putt to close out Matt Kuchar, 3 and 2, in the chilly championship match at Austin Country Club.
"It was a long week. I prevailed. And I'm a world golf champion," Kisner said.
He became the first golfer to win Match Play after losing in the championship match the previous year. That one wasn't close, as Bubba Watson raced out to a big lead and ended the match in 12 holes.
Kisner never trailed against Kuchar, though it was tight at the turn until Kuchar made too many mistakes. The former Georgia Tech standout missed a 12-foot putt on the 10th hole that would have tied the match, and on his next swing put his tee shot into the water on the par-3 11th.
Kisner, equipped with a 2-up lead, took it from there. He halved holes by making putts from six feet and four feet, then seized control on the 15th when Kuchar's chip was too strong and led to another lost hole. The 35-year-old former University of Georgia golfer won for the third time in his PGA Tour career, with this World Golf Championship victory worth $1,745,000.
Kisner had to play 120 holes over seven matches in five days, a week that began with a loss to Ian Poulter in group play. Kisner became the first golfer to win the Match Play with a loss during the round-robin portion, which began in 2015.
On Sunday, Kisner first had to get past a semifinal against Italy's Francesco Molinari, while Kuchar had to do so against Denmark's Lucas Bjerregaard. Each won 1 up to set up their all-American final.
Molinari beat Bjerregaard in the consolation match, 4 and 2.
McDowell's wait over
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic - Graeme McDowell won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship for his first PGA Tour title since 2016, closing with a 3-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Mackenzie Hughes and Chris Stroud.
McDowell, 39 and from Northern Ireland, finished at 18-under 270, rebounding from an opening 73 with consecutive 64s to take a one-stroke lead over Stroud into the final round. It's the fourth PGA Tour title for the 2010 U.S. Open champion.
Hughes closed with a bogey for a 66. Stroud bogeyed the final two holes in a 69.
Jonathan Byrd (66) was fourth at 16 under, a stroke ahead of Kelly Kraft (68) and Chip McDaniel (63).
Chattanooga's Stephan Jaeger (69) tied for 26th at 9 under. Fellow Baylor School graduate Harris English (70) shared 65th at 2 under.
Gallacher rallies late
NEW DELHI - Stephen Gallacher birdied three of his last four holes in a stunning comeback to win the Indian Open.
Gallacher, who had shared the first-round lead at DLF Golf & Country Club, closed with a 1-under 71 and finished at 9-under 279, one shot ahead of Japan's Masahiro Kawamura. The 44-year-old Scotsman won for the fourth time on the European Tour but the first time since 2014. The Indian Open is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
Gallacher's final round included seven birdies but two bogeys and a quadruple bogey on the par-4 seventh hole.
Spain's Jorge Campillo (67) was third at 7 under, a stroke ahead of South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout (68) and Julian Suri (77), a 27-year-old American who had at least a share of lead after each of the first three rounds.
Hataoaka wins again
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Nasa Hataoka won the Kia Classic for her third victory in her past 16 LPGA Tour starts.
The 20-year-old Japanese golfer closed with a 5-under 67 to finish at 18-under 270 overall at Aviara Golf Club and secure a three-stroke victory.
In second were playing partner Inbee Park (71), top-ranked Sung Hyun Park (71), Danielle Kang (65), Jin Young Ko (65) and Azahara Munoz (68).
Playoff not settled
BILOXI, Miss. - Scott Parel made a 12-foot par putt to match Kevin Sutherland on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff before play was suspended because of darkness in the PGA Tour Champions' Rapiscan Systems Classic.
They will finish this morning after a long cold Sunday at Fallen Oak Golf Course.
Sutherland, the second-round leader, missed a two-foot par putt on the second extra hole - the third straight hole he missed putts for the victory. He closed with a 3-over 75 to match Parel at 7-under 209. Parel made an 18-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th in regulation for a 69. They played the 18th four times in the playoff, going to No. 10 for the third extra hole.
Billy Andrade shot a 71 to finish a stroke out of the playoff.
Chattanooga's Gibby Gilbert III (75) tied for 32nd at 4 over.