ST. LOUIS — Thomas Bjorn made a 35-foot birdie putt on the primary gap of a playoff with Cameron Percy on Sunday to win the Stifel Charity Traditional for his first particular person victory on the PGA Tour Champions.
Bjorn closed with a 4-under 67 to match Percy — who birdied three of the final 4 holes in regulation for a 64 — at 12-under 201 at Norwood Hills Nation Membership.
On the par-4 18th within the playoff, Bjorn ran within the lengthy putt, and Percy’s birdie attempt from barely nearer sped by the left edge.
The 54-year-old Bjorn gained for the second time this yr on the 50-and-over tour after teaming with Darren Clarke to take the American Household Insurance coverage Championship in June in Madison, Wisconsin. The Dane gained 15 instances on the European Tour and captained Europe’s successful Ryder Cup crew within the 2018 matches in France.
Percy, from Australia, missed an opportunity for his first senior victory.
Alex Cejka of Germany three-putted the 18th for a bogey to overlook the playoff by a stroke. He closed with a 69.
