Haas gets his major

After a number of close calls and years of trying, Jay Haas’ first victory in a major championship came when he wasn’t expecting it.

Haas won the Senior PGA Championship on Sunday in Edmond, Okla., beating Brad Bryant on the third playoff hole for his third straight Champions Tour victory.

Bryant, who caught Haas with an eagle at No. 16, missed a short par putt on the pair’s third trip to the par-4 18th.

“I guess I wasn’t expecting it,” Haas said. “I was expecting to go to the next tee and I think when Brad missed … I didn’t know what to do or where to go, who to look at, anything like that.”

At the third playoff hole, Haas and Bryant both drove into the fairway, but Haas’ second shot landed in a bunker. He popped onto the green from there, but Bryant was in better position after chipping onto the back fringe and pushing a long putt close to the cup.

Haas stepped up first and dropped his putt from about 12 feet.

Bryant missed to the left – his shoulders slumped after a brilliant comeback.

PGA

Jeff Maggert won the St. Jude Classic for his third PGA Tour title and first since 1999, closing with a 5-under 65 for a three-stroke victory over Tom Pernice Jr.

He had four birdies, a bogey and the eagle in the final round to finish at 9-under 271.

LPGA

Hee-Won Han parred the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff with Meena Lee to win the LPGA Corning Classic in Corning, N.Y.

It was Han’s first win of the year and fifth overall. Lee, who finished second at this tournament for the second straight year, lost it when her second shot at the par-4 eighth bounced away from the green.