BLAINE, Minn. — Jhonattan Vegas won for the first time in nearly seven years, holing a three-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at TPC Twin Cities for a 1-under-par 70 and a one-shot victory over Max Greyserman at the 3M Open on Sunday.

Vegas finished the 72-hole tournament on a windy course at 17-under 267. It’s the fourth PGA Tour victory overall for the 39-year-old golfer from Venezuela, but it’s his first triumph since he won his second straight Canadian Open title in 2017.

“We’re just trying to have a great week, and obviously a great week turned into a win. I’m out of my head right now, so it’s incredible,” Vegas said with the trophy a couple of feet away.

After a more than 11-minute wait on the tee box at the 598-yard, par-5 final hole, Vegas hit an ideal drive. Another lengthy delay followed, and he pulled his 7-iron approach shot to the far left corner of the green, leaving a 96-foot putt.

Vegas, who did not three-putt all week, had perfect pace on his long eagle try to set up his short winner.

“I didn’t really think much about the length of it. It was just another putt, right? At the end of the day, you have to try to figure it out. I know we putted really well; those long putts, I’ve been hitting them pretty solid,” he said.

Playing on a major medical extension after being limited to seven starts last season because of right elbow and shoulder surgeries, Vegas is still experiencing complications.

“I felt (the shoulder) right away on the first hole,” he said. “It was a nightmare, but luckily stayed calm, and I was able to play pretty solid and not make huge mistakes.”

The victory helped ease any pain.

“Nothing feels better than this,” said Vegas, whose breakthrough win on the PGA Tour came at the 2011 Bob Hope Classic.

Greyserman, a 29-year-old rookie, made a charge with an 8-under 63, including a 30 on the back nine that was capped by a spectacular birdie on the 18th.

After missing his drive to the left, Greyserman hit a hard draw with a 4-iron through a trio of trees from 260 yards. The ball landed on the green, 79 feet from the hole, and he two-putted for a birdie and his lowest round of the year.

“At that point in the tournament, you’ve just got to go for it, so I just went for it,” Greyserman said.

Moments later, Vegas birdied the 15th hole for the fourth time this week to match Greyserman at 16 under.

Maverick McNealy (70) and Matt Kuchar (71) finished third, two shots back. Kuchar was looking for his first win since the 2019 Sony Open in Hawaii; McNealy remains winless.

Taylor Pendrith (67), the leader after two rounds, finished fifth at 14 under, one shot better than Kurt Kitayama (66), Patrick Fishburn (70) and Sahith Theegala (70).

Chattanooga native Keith Mitchell (69) tied for 46th at 5 under.

Greyserman and Vegas moved into the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings and into position for the PGA Tour playoffs, which begin in three weeks. Greyserman started the week 88th in the standings. Vegas was 149th, six spots ahead of Kuchar, the only player to qualify for the playoffs every year since they began in 2007. The 46-year-old Kuchar moved up 44 spots to No. 111.

Rahm secures first LIV victory

ROCESTER, England — Jon Rahm won LIV Golf UK on Sunday for his first individual victory on the Saudi-funded tour when Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton three-putted his final hole for a bogey.

Rahm closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 13-under 200 in the 54-hole tournament at JCB Golf & Country Club, a stroke ahead of Hatton (69), season points leader Joaquin-Niemann (65) and 2023 champion Cameron Smith (69).

Rahm, a 29-year-old Spaniard, had two major titles among his 11 PGA Tour wins before leaving that circuit for the LIV Golf League late last year.

“Finally got one done,” said Rahm, who has dealt with a foot infection this year. “You never want to get those feelings to go on for too long, and to get over the hump feels great incredible. It’s been a fantastic week and a fantastic year, and just relieved that it happened. … Feels like I got a lot of weight off my shoulders on that one.”

On the par-4 18th, Hatton hit a 75-foot putt to five feet and missed the par try to hand Rahm his first victory since the 2023 Masters. Both players led Legion XIII to the team title.

“Obviously, you always want to win,” Rahm said. “Selfishly, you always want to get that done. But you don’t want to see a teammate and a good friend missing a putt for that to happen for me. It’s a bit of an unusual situation that I don’t think any of us are used to.”

Hatton, the LIV Nashville tournament winner in June, played in the group behind Rahm.

“Still pretty raw for me as an individual,” Hatton said. “It’s kind of hard to put that to one the side. Golf is generally an individual sport.”

    PA photo by Steve Welsh via AP / K.J. Choi celebrates on the 18th green at Scotland’s Carnoustie Golf Links after winning the British Senior Open on Sunday.

Choi breaks through at Senior British Open

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — K.J. Choi won the Senior British Open by two shots over Australia’s Richard Green after closing with a 2-under 70.

The 54-year-old Choi, who took a one-shot lead into the final round at Carnoustie Golf Links, became the first South Korean golfer to win a senior men’s major title. He finished the 72-hole event at 10-under 278.

Green (71), who was also chasing his first senior major victory, secured his third top-three finish in senior majors this year. England’s Paul Broadhurst (70), the 2016 champion, was another two shots back in third.

Choi opened the final round with a bogey and dropped further shots on Nos. 5 and 6 before birdies either side of the turn. He had back-to-back birdies on the 12th and 13th before holing a 30-footer for eagle on the par-5 14th, which opened up a four-shot lead.

    The Canadian Press phto by Jeff McIntosh via AP / Lauren Coughlin hoists her championship trophy after winning the LPGA Tour’s Canadian Women’s Open on Sunday in Calgary.

Canadian Women’s Open is Coughlin’s first win

CALGARY, Alberta — Lauren Coughlin won the Canadian Women’s Open for her first LPGA Tour victory, pulling away from Haeran Ryu with a two-stroke swing on the par-3 17th.

Tied for the lead after Ryu three-putted for bogey on the par-4 16th, Coughlin hit a 6-iron shot to eight feet and birdied the 195-yard 17th. Ryu then missed a three-foot par try to fall two shots back.

The 31-year-old American finished the 72-hole tournament at 13-under 275, closing with a 1-under 71 for a two-stroke victory over Japanese rookie Mao Saigo, 22, in mostly calm conditions at Earl Grey Golf Club, with smoke from wildfires again leaving a haze over the course.

Saigo closed with a 69 a day after breaking the tournament record with a 61 on the tree-lined course with thick rough and small greens.

Ryu also bogeyed the 18th for a 75 that left her tied for third with Jenny Shin (67) at 10 under.