PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp moves into position for first win

golf

PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp had 11 birdies on Saturday to take control of the Mexican Open at Vidanta in Vallarta, Mexico, with an 8-under 63 and a four-game lead into the final round for a spot in the Masters. It gave him a batting lead. line.

Knapp, a 29-year-old from UCLA, got off to a birdie-birdie start, hitting his first shot to 2 feet and his second to 4 feet. He had five birdies in his final six holes to close out the front nine with a 28, and no one came closer than three strokes to him on the remaining holes.

Knapp shot 19-under 194, with only Finland's Sami Valimaki (67) within six strokes of him.

Champions Tour: At the Hassan II Cup held in Rabat, Morocco, Ricardo Gonzalez (Argentina) made four consecutive birdies on the back nine and won by one stroke with a 3-under 70, earning him a spot on the PGA Tour Champions team for the first time. .

Gonzalez finished in the top four on the European Legends Tour last season, making him the only PGA Tour Champions event outside of North America other than the Senior British Open. He paid it off in a big way, beating Thomas Bjorn, who shot 69.

LPGA: Popular local player Patty Tavatanakit shot a 6-under 66 to advance to the final round of the LPGA Thailand tournament with a three-stroke lead.

Thavatanakit shot a total of 16 under par and 200 in three rounds at the Siam Country Club Old Course in Chonburi, southeast of Bangkok.

Madelene Sagstrom shot a 69 to take second place.

European tour: Spanish golfer Manuel Elvira has joined his older brother Nacho in the race to win the European Tour after taking the lead at the Kenya Open after the third round in Nairobi.

The younger Elvira shot a 4-under 67, tying him with Dutchman Darius van Driel (68) at 10 under.

Nacho, 37, won his only tour title in 2021 at the Kazoo Open in Wales, where he shot a 68 to finish tied for sixth, three strokes back.

soccer

England: Phil Foden's 16th goal of the season gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Bournemouth, closing the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to one point.

• Arsenal extended their Premier League win streak to six, beating Newcastle 4-1 and staying two points clear of Liverpool.

• Aston Villa strengthened their position in fourth place with a 4-2 home victory over Nottingham Forest.

• Fulham beat Manchester United 2-1 with Alex Iwobi scoring a dramatic stoppage-time winner to secure their first win at Old Trafford since 2003.

Germany: In the Bundesliga, Harry Kane scored twice for Bayern Munich as they defeated Leipzig 2-1 and ended their losing streak in all competitions with three points.

Kane scored the winning goal in the first minute of stoppage time, taking his tally to 27 goals in 23 Bundesliga appearances.

tennis

Dubai Championship: Italy's Jasmine Paolini scored the biggest win of her career, defeating United Arab Emirates qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Paolini, ranked 26th in the world, fought back from breakdowns in both the second and third sets to win her second career WTA singles title and first at the 1000 level.

skiing

World Cup: Marco Odermatt won his 10th straight giant slalom in Olympic Valley, California, capturing his third consecutive World Cup overall title.

The 26-year-old from Switzerland completed both runs in a total time of 2 minutes 11.69 seconds. He finished 0.12 seconds ahead of Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen. American River Radamas finished 1.37 seconds back in third place, earning his first career World Cup podium.