VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Andrew Novak saw his six-shot lead cut in half until he ran off three straight birdies on the back nine Sunday that sent him to a 2-under 69 and a five-shot victory in the Mexico Open, his first individual title on the PGA Tour.
Novak staked himself to a big lead with rounds of 61-62 the previous two days. But with a soft bogey on the 10th hole, his lead was down to three over Steven Fisk and Mexico-born Norwegian Kristoffer Ventura.
And then it was effectively over. Novak hit a greenside bunker shot to 4 feet on the par-5 12th at Vidanta Vallarta, drove the 13th green to 15 feet for a two-putt birdie, and he ended his decisive run with a 45-foot birdie putt on the 14th.
Fisk and Ventura each closed with a 63, and it was particularly meaningful for Ventura. He was at No. 108 in the FedEx Cup Fall, knowing only the top 100 keep full cards for 2027. The runner-up finish, his best as an individual, moved him to No. 76 and locked up his card.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Darren Fichardt of South Africa made a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole for an 8-under 64 and a one-shot victory over Zach Johnson in the Simmons Bank Championship, his first PGA Tour Champions title to advance to the season finale.
Fichardt’s birdie-eagle finish at Pleasant Valley on Sunday not only moved him 29 spots to No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup, he denied Johnson the lead on the points list going into the final event in two weeks.
The top 36 advance to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix in two weeks. Ricardo Gonzalez tied for seventh and moved up nine spots to No. 31 to advance, while Bo Van Pelt tied for 10th to go from 38th to 34th.
Henrik Stenson was poised to claim one of the 36 spots. He was in a tie for third until a three-putt double bogey on the 15th hole, a bogey on the 16th, a birdie on the par-3 17th and a three-putt bogey on the 18th. He fell to a tie for 15th and missed out by four spots.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Miyu Yamashita held off all challengers with a 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory and a successful title defense of the Maybank Championship.
Yamashita made five birdies Sunday in winning for the fifth time in her career on the LPGA Tour, and her second victory this season.
Yan Liu of China got into the mix with a 63 in the third round and she stayed close to Yamashita but could never quite close the gap. She shot 68 and finished two behind. Thai amateur Marisa Tojai closed with a 67 and tied for third with Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (69).
TOMARATA, New Zealand (AP) — Fifa Laopakdee of Thailand became the second player to win back-to-back in the Asia-Pacific Amateur with another Sunday comeback, closing with a 1-under 70 for a three-shot victory.
That sends Laopakdee, an Arizona State senior, back to Augusta National in April for the Masters along with a return trip to the British Open next summer at St. Andrews.
Laopakdee, three shots behind with 10 holes to play at Te Arai Links, flipped the script in one hole when he hit his approach just over the false front to 7 feet for a birdie on No. 11, and Zack Swanwick of New Zealand shockingly took a triple bogey from a back bunker.
Swanwick, a junior at Florida who started the day with a two-shot lead, didn't make birdie until the final hole and shot 75.
Julien Sale closed with 7-under 65 for a four-shot victory in the Grand Final on the Challenge Tour to secure his first promotion to the European tour. Hamish Brown of Denmark narrowly held on to second place alone to win the points title. ... Yuto Katsuragawa won for the second week in a row, closing with a 4-under 67 for a one-shot victory in the Vantelin Tokai Classic on the Japan Golf Tour. Katsuragawa was coming off a victory in South Korea at the Genesis Championship on the European tour. ... Casandra Alexander of South Africa shot 8-under 64 for a three-shot victory in the Wistron Ladies Open, her third Ladies European Tour title this year to clinch the points title with two events remaining. ... Jean Hugo closed with a 10-under 62 for a six-shot victory over Greg Owen in the Portugal Legends Championship. ... Shuri Sakuma won for the fourth time this year on the Japan LPGA, closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory in the Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies. ... Yewon Lee closed with a 1-under 71 for a three-shot victory in the S-Oil Championship on the Korea LPGA.
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Fifa Laopakdee of Thailand poses with his trophy after winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship Golf at Te Arai Links, in New Zealand, Sunday Nov. 1, 2026. (Fiona Goodall/Photosport via AP)
Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses with the championship trophy after winning the LPGA Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Washington Commanders had just under two weeks to sit with their disheartening start to the season before their matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.
Coming off a bye week, they still needed an extra 10 or so minutes.
Washington pulled together after an extraordinarily sloppy first quarter to score 27 straight points in a 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. It was Washington’s first win in more than a month, and Philadelphia’s sixth straight loss.
“When you come off of a bye, you either rev right up or you need a minute to warm up — and we took a minute,” Washington coach Dan Quinn said.
The Commanders (2-4-1) committed a bevy of first-quarter penalties, which put them behind 10-0.
Jayden Daniels threw for 217 yards and a touchdown, as the offense got rolling. Aided by a defense that pitched a shutout for the final three-plus quarters, Daniels had time to build rapport with his receivers absent Terry McLaurin. The victory was Daniels’ first as a starter since beating the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 5, 2025.
“It’s a blessing from God just to go out there, and everything I’ve been through in my career so far,” Daniels said. “From different injuries and a lot of different setbacks."
The Commanders sacked Tanner McKee five times and intercepted one of his passes while holding the Eagles to 268 yards — just 199 before the meaningless final drive.
In his third start of the season in place of the injured Jalen Hurts, McKee threw for 212 yards without a touchdown. And prior to the final drive of the game, the Eagles' longest drive was 52 yards.
“We just made adjustments,” cornerback Trey Amos said. “We started a little bit slow, those things will happen sometimes, but after those adjustments, everybody came together to try and figure out a plan. It worked out, later down the line, series, quarters.”
Saquon Barkley ran for a touchdown for the Eagles but was held to 30 yards on 13 carries. Philadelphia finished with 91 yards rushing.
“I know nobody feels sorry for us, that’s for damn sure,” coach Nick Sirianni said. “Everyone is going to give us their best shot. I know nobody feels sorry for us and we have to do everything we can do to fix it so we don’t have this feeling for the last six games. Obviously, it sucks."
Both teams committed costly penalties. The Eagles’ Jake Elliott made a field goal to cut Washington’s lead to three points in the fourth quarter, but he had to try again because of an illegal formation penalty and missed from 41 yards.
Drew Stevens kicked four field goals for Washington, including a 56-yarder late in the first quarter. Daniels connected with Stefon Diggs for an 8-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter that tied it at 10l, and Washington led 13-10 at halftime.
The Commanders had a sloppy first few drives. Stevens missed his first field goal attempt, from 55 yards, and Chig Okonkwo lost a fumble.
Barkley’s 3-yard touchdown run put Philadelphia ahead 10-0 in the first quarter.
On Washington’s final drive of the first half, Daniels took a hard hit and was slow to get to his feet, but he stayed in the game as the Commanders finished with 27 straight points.
The Commanders remain in the hunt in a weak NFC East, two games behind the first-place New York Giants, despite opening the season with just one win in their first six games.
The Eagles, on the other hand, are in last place.
“Are teams taking shots at us? Yeah,” Barkley said. “We’re not the big bad Eagles anymore.”
Eagles: Safety Michael Carter suffered an abdominal injury.
Commanders: Running back Jeremy McNichols limped to the locker room in the second half with a left foot injury.
Eagles: Host the Giants on Sunday.
Commanders: Host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) scores a touchdown ahead of Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu (4) during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Washington Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs (3) catches a touchdown pass ahead of Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Kenny Moore (23) during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Washington Commanders defensive end Charles Omenihu (90) chases after a fumble with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Tanner McKee (16) during the second half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Washington Commanders cornerback Rasul Douglas (29) intercepts a pass intended for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Darius Cooper (80) during the second half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Washington Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs (3) celebrates with quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) after they teamed up on a touchdown pass play against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
