Kevin Yu made a 15-foot birdie on the 18th hole for a 5-under 67, and he birdied it again from 6 feet in a playoff to beat Beau Hossler and win the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title.

Yu was nearly forgotten for most of a final round that appeared to be a duel between Hossler and Keith Mitchell until the 26-year-old from Taiwan made a birdie to tie them for the lead in Jackson, Miss.

Hossler pulled his drive on the 18th in regulation behind a tree, had to pitch out and hit his third shot to 4 feet to save par. Mitchell had a 35-foot birdie putt to win it and it grazed the left edge of the cup. But he missed the 4-foot comebacker for par, shot 70 and missed the playoff.

Mitchell tied for third with former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover, who played the last six holes in 5-under par for a 66.

Hossler again was left off the tee on the 18th in the playoff. Yu hit first and sent his approach to 6 feet right of the hole. Hossler had to punch below the trees, and it turned too much and went into a front bunker. He blasted out to 2 feet to secure par.

Yu hit his winning putt, a victory that sends him to the Masters and the PGA Championship for the first time. He also will start his season at Kapalua for The Sentry, a gathering of PGA Tour winners in 2024.

Yu and Hossler, who shot a 68, finished at 23-under 265.

This was Hossler’s 200th start on the PGA Tour without ever winning — four of them as an amateur — and it was as close as any. He fell back with a pair of bogeys early on the back nine as he tried to keep pace with Mitchell, and he pulled into a share of the lead with a 20-foot birdie on the 17th hole.

But he never gave himself a good look on the 18th or in the playoff.

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Both players walked down the storied last hole at the home of golf tied for the lead and having hit their drives just short of the green. Colsaerts, ranked No. 695 and seeking a first win in five years as he battles back after being diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, putted to 8 feet and missed his birdie try, leaving Hatton a chance to win after the Englishman had chipped to inside 4 feet. Hatton’s birdie putt went into the center of the cup. Both shot 2-under 70 Sunday.

Hatton, who plays on the Saudi-funded LIV Golf circuit, was 24-under par overall — tying the tournament record he held from 2017. He also won the Dunhill Links in 2016 and ’17.

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