Billy Horschel became the first American golfer to win the BMW PGA Championship twice when he holed a brilliant eagle to beat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy in a playoff in Virginia Water, England on Sunday.

Horschel showed no sign of nerves when he sank a long putt from near the edge of the green on the second playoff hole, and then hugged McIlroy warmly.

“It’s always one of my most special weeks of the year. I enjoy coming here. I feel a sense of ease, I feel a sense of calm,” the 37-year-old Horschel said. “I know I’m not from the U.K. or London or England but I feel almost at home when I come here.”

Horschel won at Virginia Water three years ago. This year, he was locked in second place overnight with McIlroy, and they were both three strokes behind leader Matteo Manassero of Italy.

While Manassero fell back, they both carded 5-under 67s to join South African Thriston Lawrence — who posted a clinical 65 on the day — at 20 under and force a three-way playoff.

After they went back to the 18th at the storied West Course, Lawrence dropped out of contention after bogeying, while McIlroy and Horschel had birdies. But McIlroy was beaten on the next hole.

Broadhurst gets Pebble Beach win >> Paul Broadhurst finished off his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the year with a few nervous moments, closing with an even-par 72 at Pebble Beach for a three-shot victory in the Pure Insurance Championship.

Broadhurst was staked to a five-shot lead going into the final round and expanded that to as many as six shots. But the lead shrunk to two shots when Alex Cejka shot a 64, and the Englishman held his nerve to the end.

He made birdie on the famous par-5 18th hole, hitting wedge to 6 feet for his second birdie. It only mattered to the final margin, though it was important to Broadhurst for other reasons.

“I didn’t want to shoot over par and win,” Broadhurst said. “My kids would be giving me stick. I was pleased to hole the last one.”

Broadhurst, a 59-year-old from England, moved up to No. 8 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.

Rocco Mediate (69), Doug Barron (70) and Vijay Singh (71) tied for third. Ernie Els closed with a 68 and tied for 22nd, but it was good enough to keep the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup.

Ko pulls away for Queen City victory >> Lydia Ko extended her amazing summer run when she turned a two-shot deficit into a rout by closing with a 9-under 63 to win the Kroger Queen City Championship in Maineville, Ohio, for her third LPGA Tour title of the season.

Smith, Herbert earn LIV team title >> Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert delivered clutch putts late in the championship round at Carrollton, Texas to lead Australia-based Ripper to its first team title in the LIV Golf League.

MLS

Quakes lose to Minnesota >> Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored two goals to help Minnesota United beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 at PayPal Park on Saturday night.

Hlongwane scored the winner in the 64th minute on his own rebound in the box. He redirected a long throw-in by Joseph Rosales that was parried by Quakes goalkeeper Daniel and bounced off the crossbar. Vítor Costa de Brito stopped Hlongwane’s first attempt to put away the rebound, but the ball bounced right back to Hlongwane, who put it in the back of the net to make it 2-1 in the 64th minute.

San Jose (5-20-2, 17 points), which beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 last time out after a run to the round of 16 in the Leagues Cup, has lost four of its last five games in MLS play.

Minnesota (10-11-6, 36 points) has just two wins since beating Sporting Kansas City on June 1, a span of 12 games, and both victories have come against the Earthquakes.

Motorsports

Larson wins, two ex-NASCAR champs sent home >> NASCAR champions Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. were among the first four drivers knocked out of the playoffs Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Kyle Larson cruised to an easy victory.

The first of three elimination races in the 10-race playoffs began with Denny Hamlin, Truex, Keselowski and Harrison Burton all below the cutline facing elimination from the 16-driver field.

Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner with four career wins at the track in Bristol, Tennessee, was never really worried and finished fourth.

But Burton, who used a surprise win at Daytona last month to qualify for the playoffs in the final few weeks before he loses his seat with Wood Brothers Racing, was doubtful to recover enough to advance. Keselowski, the 2012 Cup champion, and 2017 champion Truex had a better shot at salvaging their playoffs but both came up empty.

Truex was penalized for speeding on pit road, taking him out of contention to advance and Keselowski just didn’t have the pace. Gibbs Racing had two of its four cars eliminated as Ty Gibbs was penalized for speeding.