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Canadian Mackenzie Hughes wins Sanderson Farms Championship in two-hole playoff

JACKSON, Miss. — Mackenzie Hughes of Hamilton, Ont. and Sepp Straka of Vienna, Austria battled in an intense playoff Sunday at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Mackenzie Hughes, of Canada, studies his drive from the second tee during the final day of the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

JACKSON, Miss. — Mackenzie Hughes of Hamilton, Ont. and Sepp Straka of Vienna, Austria battled in an intense playoff Sunday at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi.

Both golfers finished the four-round tournament tied at 17-under-par and both parred the first playoff hole.

But Hughes prevailed on the second playoff hole with a birdie as the course got darker to win his second PGA title.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 2, 2022.

The Canadian Press