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AVONDALE, La. – Tim Petrovic completed the long journey from pizza deliveryman to PGA Tour winner Sunday, holing a 4-foot par putt to beat rookie James Driscoll on the first hole of a playoff in the Zurich Classic.

The 38-year-old Petrovic set up the breakthrough victory with a 19-foot birdie putt on the final hole of regulation, then finished off Driscoll with a routine par on the par-5 closing hole on the year-old TPC of Louisiana.

Petrovic, the former pizza and newspaper deliverer whose 2002 entry on the PGA Tour came 14 years after he turned pro, shot a 4-under 68 to match Driscoll at 13-under 275. Driscoll, playing in the final group with Masters runner-up Chris DiMarco, had a 70, missing a 4-foot birdie try for the victory on No. 18.

DiMarco, the third-round leader, bogeyed No. 18 to finish a stroke back along with Lucas Glover. DiMarco, playing his first event since losing to Tiger Woods in a playoff at Augusta National, shot a 72. Glover had a 69.

Thorpe prevails in FedEx Kinko’s Classic

LAKEWAY, Texas – Jim Thorpe won his 10th career Champions Tour title Sunday, birdieing four of the final five holes for a four-stroke victory over Dana Quigley in the FedEx Kinko’s Classic.

The 56-year-old Thorpe, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, closed with a 4-under 68 for a 10-under 206 total. He earned $247,500.

Quigley, part of a late four-way tie for the lead, could only muster a string of pars during Thorpe’s birdie flourish en route to a 70. It was an up-and-down round for Thorpe, who twice held and lost leads on the first 11 holes before making the late charge to win.

Prammanasudh wins first LPGA title

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Stacy Prammanasudh made consecutive birdies at Nos. 16-17 to pull away from defending champion Lorena Ochoa and win her first LPGA Tour title at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship on Sunday.

Prammanasudh made back-to-back birdies twice in the final round and closed with a 3-under 69 for a 14-under 274 total to become the first first-time winner on tour this season.

Ochoa birdied No. 18 for a 70 to move to 11 under. Cristie Kerr (68), Christina Kim (69) and Catriona Matthew (71) tied for third at 9 under. Heather Bowie (72), Rachel Hetherington (67) and Karrie Webb (70) were at 4 under.

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