OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Ottawa Charge are returning to the Walter Cup Final for a second straight season.
Michela Cava scored at 1:12 of the second overtime to lead Ottawa to a 4-3 win over the Boston Fleet, winning the best-of-five semifinal series in four games.
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Boston Fleet goalie Aerin Frankel (31) makes a glove-save on a shot by Ottawa Charge's Brooke Hobson (11) during the first period of Game 4 in a PWHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Boston Fleet defense Daniela Pejsova (55) sends Ottawa Charge forward Rebecca Leslie (37) into the boards during the first period of Game 4 in a PWHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Boston Fleet forward Sophie Shirley (9) pressures Ottawa Charge goalie Gwyneth Philips (33) during the second period of Game 4 in a PWHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Charge forward Fanuza Kadirova (71) celebrates after her goal with forwards Katerina Mrazova (16) and Sarah Wozniewicz (23) during the first period of Game 4 in a PWHL hockey playoff series against the Bosotn Fleet in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Charge players celebrate after defeating the Boston Fleet in double overtime to win their PWHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
Ottawa lost last year’s final to the Minnesota Frost.
The Charge will meet the winner of the Montreal Victoire-Frost series, which will be decided with Monday’s Game 5.
Sarah Wozniewicz, Rebecca Leslie and Brooke Hobson also scored for Ottawa. Goaltender Gwyneth Philips made 43 saves.
Shay Maloney, Megan Keller and Sophie Shirley scored for the Fleet. Aerin Frankel made 29 saves.
After losing the first game, Ottawa went on to win the next three. Boston had not lost three straight games all season.
Cava redirected a Katerina Mrazova shot for the winning goal.
The two teams combined for five goals in the second to tie the game 3-3 after 40 minutes.
Ottawa took a 2-0 lead early in the period. Jenner fired a sharp-angle shot from below the goal-line that deflected off Leslie’s skate as she battled to the crease. The play was reviewed, but the goal stood.
The Fleet then scored three straight in a span of 1:33 to take a 3-2 lead.
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Boston Fleet goalie Aerin Frankel (31) makes a glove-save on a shot by Ottawa Charge's Brooke Hobson (11) during the first period of Game 4 in a PWHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Boston Fleet defense Daniela Pejsova (55) sends Ottawa Charge forward Rebecca Leslie (37) into the boards during the first period of Game 4 in a PWHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Boston Fleet forward Sophie Shirley (9) pressures Ottawa Charge goalie Gwyneth Philips (33) during the second period of Game 4 in a PWHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Charge forward Fanuza Kadirova (71) celebrates after her goal with forwards Katerina Mrazova (16) and Sarah Wozniewicz (23) during the first period of Game 4 in a PWHL hockey playoff series against the Bosotn Fleet in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Charge players celebrate after defeating the Boston Fleet in double overtime to win their PWHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kristoffer Reitan was not having much fun early in his career on the DP World Tour, and he began contemplating the idea of leaving competitive golf to become a YouTube golfer.
He never followed through, instead sticking with his goal of winning tournaments.
He's glad he did.
The 28-year-old PGA Tour rookie from Norway shot 2-under 69 on Sunday to earn a two-shot win over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard at the Truist Championship for his first victory on the PGA Tour.
Reitan, who chose golf over soccer at a young age, won twice previously on the European Tour but this week proved to be his breakthrough moment. He finished at 15-under 269.
“I don’t have any words, to be honest,” Reitan said. “This is way more than I expected and for it to happen this quickly is just unreal. Yeah, a dream come true.”
Reitan said stepping away from the game for a bit after losing his DP Tour card helped him gain perspective.
“It helped me find my game again,” Reitan said. “It helped me discover my talents again. Yeah, that was something really important to me, which I try to remind myself of every single day. So that was definitely a huge thing for me getting back and starting to play some good golf again.”
Alex Fitzpatrick, the third-round leader, finished three shots back after shooting 73.
Reitan started the round one shot behind Fitzpatrick, but was even par for the day after 13 holes and one shot behind Fowler, who had surged to the lead after shooting 30 on the front nine.
“The first nine was ‘let’s go have a good day,’ and back nine was, ‘hey, we actually are in a spot where we can go win this,’” Fowler said.
But Fowler, who started the day seven shots behind, couldn’t sustain the momentum.
Playing four groups ahead of the leaders, Fowler missed a 6-foot birdie putt on 16, opening the door for Reitan, Fitzpatrick, and Hojgaard to pull into a four-way tie for the lead after all three made birdie.
Reitan took the lead for good when he hit his iron on the par-5 15th onto the green and two-putted for birdie.
Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick’s wedge got caught up in the thick rough and his chip barely made the fringe, leading to a par and dropping him back one shot.
Hojgaard made bogey on 16 to fall two back.
Fowler’s chances ended when his approach shot on the 18th hole landed in the deep rough on the left side of the green and his chip came out short leading to bogey. He finished with a round of 65.
Fitzpatrick was the last man standing in Reitan's way, but he faltered again on 17 as his chip from the deep rough never made the green and he made double bogey.
Reitan played the final three holes of the Green Mile in even par and secured the win with a par on 18.
Reitan’s best previous finish was a tie for second last month at the Zurich Classic when he and playing partner Kris Ventura lost by one stroke to Fitzpatrick and his brother, Matt.
When he was young, Reitan had two loves — soccer and golf.
He realized pretty quickly he was better at golf, and his parents would take him to Spain every Christmas to give him a place to practice. On Sunday, he thanked them for making that investment in him.
“They have made golf a very, very high priority in our household,” Reitan said. “They have definitely made a great, great effort to at least help me get to the place I am today and I couldn’t be more grateful.”
It was a disappointing day for Cameron Young, the world's No. 3 player.
Looking for his second straight PGA win after a victory last week at Doral, Young started the day just two shots off the lead but had a double bogey on the second hole and never recovered with just one birdie the rest of the day.
He finished with a 74 and tied for 10th, six shots behind.
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Rickie Fowler walks on the 15th hole during the final round of the Truist Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Kristoffer Reitan, of Norway, reacts after a putt on the second hole during the final round of the Truist Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Kristoffer Reitan, of Norway, chips on to the green on the fifth hole during the final round of the Truist Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Kristoffer Reitan, of Norway, waves after a birdie on the 15th hole during the final round of the Truist Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
