TOGO, Japan (AP)—Australia’s Brendan Jones won The Crowns on Sunday for his 10th Japan Tour title, beating South Korea’s I.J. Jang with a 6-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff.
Jones closed with an even-par 70 to match Jang (68) at 9-under 271 on the Nagoya Golf Club course.
Shingo Katayama (66), Koichiro Kawano (66) and Park Sung-Joon (67) tied for third at 8 under. Ryo Ishikawa, the Japanese star who shot a record-setting 12-under 58 to win the event last year, had a 70 to tie for 12th at 3 under.
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Australian Jones wins 10th title in Japan (AP)