GOLF: SEAN O'Hair beat fellow American Kris Blanks in a play-off to capture the Canadian Open in Vancouver.
O’Hair bogeyed the first play-off hole, then watched as Blanks missed his bogey putt from five feet for a chance to extend the play-off as he recorded his fourth career PGA Tour win and first since 2009.
O’Hair, who started the day three shots behind overnight leader Bo Van Pelt, clawed his way into contention with a two-under-par 68, while Blanks, the first-round leader, shot 69 after rolling in a 10-foot par putt on 18.
Blanks and O’Hair, who had been without a top-10 finish this season, finished the regulation 72 holes at four-under-par 276.
Argentine Andres Romero, who rallied on the back nine with five birdies, had looked poised to make it a three-way play-off until a bogey at the last left him one shot out after an even-par 70.
US Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, four-over after his opening six holes, hit back with six birdies for a 69 to join 19-year-old American amateur Patrick Cantlay (69), Spencer Levin (69) and John Daly (72) in a tie for ninth on even-par 280.
World number one Luke Donald, unable to break par in the first three rounds, flirted with the course record of 64, getting to five-under after 14 holes, but hit bogeys on two of his final three holes for 67 and tied for 17th.
