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Hahn takes Wells Fargo in a playoff
James Hahn ended his eight-tournament slump the best way possible Sunday. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Associated Press

James Hahn beat Roberto Castro with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday in the Wells Fargo Championship to snap a three-month slump.

Hahn, who failed to make the cut in his previous eight tournaments and hadn’t shot a round in the 60s since February, made a 4-foot putt on the 18th at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C., to win his second PGA Tour title.

Castro’s tee shot on the playoff hole found the creek on the left side of the fairway, and his third shot landed in a spectator’s shoe on the side of the green, leading to a bogey.

Hahn bogeyed the 18th in regulation for a 2-under 70, and Castro had a 71 to finish at 9 under, one shot ahead of Justin Rose (71).

Hahn also won the 2015 Northern Trust Open at Riviera.

Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson both shot 66 to tie for fourth at 7 under with third-round leader Rickie Fowler (74) and Andrew Loupe (71).

Castro broke a tie when he rolled in a birdie putt from 6 feet on the 15th hole to get to 11 under. But he quickly gave the lead up with bogeys at 16 and 17. That gave Hahn a one-shot lead, but Hahn rolled a 7-foot putt past the hole and took a bogey on 18.

Castro, playing with Fowler in the group behind Hahn, got up-and-down from the rough on right side of the fairway on 18 and went on to make a 6-foot par putt to force the playoff.

Champions — Jesper Parnevik won the Insperity Invitational for his first Champions victory, shooting a 5-under 67 for a four-stroke victory at Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.

The 51-year-old Swede won in his 23d start on the 50-and-over tour. The five-time PGA Tour winner finished at 12-under 204.

Local favorite Jeff Maggert, first-round leader Mike Goodes, and South Africa’s David Frost tied for second.

Maggert, a Woodlands resident and former Texas A&M player, had a 71. Frost shot 69, and Goodes 70.

John Daly tied for 17th at 2 under in his Champions debut. The two-time major champion closed with a 71 after opening with rounds of 70 and 73.

He turned 50 on April 28.

LPGA — Ariya Jutanugarn held on to become the first Thai winner in LPGA history, closing with a 1-under 71 at the Yokohama Tire Classic in Prattville, Ala.

Jutanugarn, 20, beat Amy Yang, Morgan Pressel, and Stacy Lewis by a stroke after losing two shots off her third-round lead. Jutanugarn had four birdies and three bogeys a day after tying the tournament record with a 63.

The long-hitter gave cheering fans a wave and smile as she approached the final green, chipping to 5 feet to set up a par putt. Jutanugarn finished at 14-under 273 on the Senator Course at Capitol Hill.

European — Wang Jeung-hun won the Trophee Hassan II for his first European title, beating Nacho Elvira with a 20-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff in Rabat, Morocco.

The 20-year-old Wang made an 18-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th to force the playoff, then holed a 50-footer on the first extra hole to match Elvira’s birdie.

Wang closed with a 2-under 70 in rainy conditions to match Elvira (69) at 5-under 283 on the Red Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.

England’s Robert Rock (70) and France’s Clement Berardo (73) were a stroke back.