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Fleetwood adds another win to his big year. Sei Young Kim ends long winning drought on LPGA

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Fleetwood adds another win to his big year. Sei Young Kim ends long winning drought on LPGA
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Fleetwood adds another win to his big year. Sei Young Kim ends long winning drought on LPGA

2025-10-20 06:02 Last Updated At:06:20

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood made four straight birdies around the turn and closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Keita Nakajima on Sunday in the DP World India Championship, adding another big win to an already banner year.

Fleetwood started the final round two shots behind Nakajima Delhi Golf Club and surged ahead with his big run of birdies. Nakajima played bogey-free for a 69 but could not catch him.

Fleetwood won the Tour Championship to claim the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour in August, and he was the leading points-earners for Europe in another Ryder Cup victory. This was his first European Tour title of the year, and it assured he gets in the two final events of the season.

Shane Lowry (68), Thriston Lawrence (65) and Alex Fitzpatrick (67) tied for third. Rory McIlroy shot 71 and tied for 26th, 11 shots behind.

HAENAM, South Korea (AP) — Sei Young Kim closed with a 5-under 67 to hold off any challengers as she claimed a four-stoke victory at the BMW Ladies Championship, her first LPGA title in five years.

Kim won for the 13th time since joining the LPGA in 2015. Her most recent win had been at the KPGA Women's PGA Championship in 2020.

Kim finished at 24-under-264 at Pine Beach Golf Links on the Korean peninsula, with the South Korean only dropping a shot at the par-3 third before finding six birdies through the remainder of the round to comfortably hold off her closest rival, Nasa Hataoka, who shot 67.

Celine Boutier (67) and A Lim Kim (66) tied for third, six shots behind.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Justin Leonard stayed patient with his putting on a windy day and watched it pay big dividends with a birdie-par-eagle finished for a 4-under 68 and a one-shot victory over Ernie Els in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

Leonard won for the second time this year on the PGA Tour Champions and moved into top 10 after the first playoff event for the Charles Schwab Cup. He finished at 12-under 204 on the James River course at the Country Club of Virginia.

Els failed to make a 10-foot birdie putt on the closing hole that would have forced a playoff. He closed with a 72 and shared second place with Thomas Bjorn (68).

Naoyuki Kataoka closed with a 2-under 68 and won a sudden-death playoff over Satoshi Hara with a par on the first extra hole to capture the Japan Open. His second career victory on the Japan Golf Tour earned him a spot in the Masters and British Open next year. ... Dominic Foos became the first German in 29 years to win on the Asian Tour when he rallied from six shots behind and closed with a 7-under 63 and defeated Wei-hsuan Wang on the second playoff hole in the SJM Macao Open. Bernhard Langer was the last German to win on the Asian Tour. ... Sebastian Garcia of Spain won his first Challenge Tour title by closing with a 5-under 67 and winning a three-man playoff in the Hangzhou Open. ... Oliver Bekker saved par on the final hole for a 3-under 69 for a one-shot victory in the WA Open on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He became the first South Africa since Gary Player in 1956 to win the WA Open. ... Warwick Purchase closed with a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory in the Fortress Invitational on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. ... Ayako Kimura shot 4-under 68 and capped off a four-shot victory in the Fujitsu Ladies on the Japan LPGA. ... Yoollyn Lee closed with a 1-under 71 and made birdie on the fifth playoff hole against Ji Young Park to win the Sangsangin-Hankyung Wownet Open on the Korea LPGA.

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Sei Young Kim of South Korea holds the winning trophy during the awards ceremony after winning the LPGA Ladies Championship golf tournament at the Pine Beach Golf Links, in Haenam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Sei Young Kim of South Korea holds the winning trophy during the awards ceremony after winning the LPGA Ladies Championship golf tournament at the Pine Beach Golf Links, in Haenam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Tommy Fleetwood of England poses with the trophy after wining the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct.19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dharam Diwakar)

Tommy Fleetwood of England poses with the trophy after wining the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct.19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dharam Diwakar)

BURGAS, Bulgaria (AP) — Paul Magnier claimed the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia after the French rider won a sprint finish, while race favorite Jonas Vingegaard finished safely in the pack on Friday.

Magnier, who rides for Soudal Quick-Step, will wear the pink shirt for Stage 2 after his first win at a three-week Grand Tour.

The Giro’s opening three stages are being held in Bulgaria. The opening stage was a flat 147-kilometer (91-mile) course from Nessebar to Burgas on the Black Sea coast. Magnier finished the stage in 3 hours, 21 minutes, edging Tobias Lund Andresen at the finish line.

Several riders went down in a crash when a rider clipped a temporary barrier during the run-in over the final kilometer. It appears all the riders who fell managed to get up and finish the stage.

Vingegaard is aiming to complete the rare feat of winning all three Grand Tours. The Danish leader of Jumbo Visma team won the Tour de France in 2022 and 2023 and the Spanish Vuelta last year. This year, he won the Paris-Nice and Volta de Catalonia weeklong races in March.

Tadej Pogačar, cycling's top talent, is skipping the Giro to focus on adding to his four Tour titles in July.

Saturday's stage is a hilly 221-kilometer ride from Burgas to Tarnovo.

The Giro finishes in Rome on May 31.

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The pack rides during Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

The pack rides during Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

The pack rides during Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

The pack rides during Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

The pack rides during Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

The pack rides during Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

France's Paul Magnier celebrates winning stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)

France's Paul Magnier celebrates winning stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard rides during Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard rides during Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Nessebar to Burgas, Bulgaria, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

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