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SPORTS A17
Tuesday 10 November 2015

GARDEN
PARTY

Peter Malnati salutes the gal- Knicks beat Lakers, spoil Kobe’s potential MSG finale
lery on the 18th green as he
completes his round at the Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant
Sanderson Farms Champion- (24) chats with New York Knicks forward
ship golf tournament in Jack- Carmelo Anthony (7) during a lull in play
son, Miss., Monday, Nov. 9, in the second half of an NBA basket-
2015. Malnati won for the first ball game at Madison Square Garden
time on the PGA Tour, closing in New York, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. The
with a 5-under 67. Knicks defeated the Lakers 99-95.
Associated Press
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Peter Malnati
wins Sanderson

Farms for 1st
PGA Tour victory

DAVID BRANDT
AP Sports Writer
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Pe-
ter Malnati finished his final
round with a one-stroke
lead. He then went to
the clubhouse, where he
watched the rest of the
tournament on TV, talked
with his wife and even did
a few pull-ups to stay loose.
Turns out the extra exercise
wasn’t needed. He had
his first PGA Tour victory al-
ready wrapped up.
The 28-year-old Malnati
shot a 5-under 67 on Mon-
day to rally past a crowded
leaderboard and win the
Sanderson Farms Cham-
pionship, beating William
McGirt and David Toms by
one stroke.
Malnati finished at 18 un-
der in a rain-soaked tour-
nament that was forced
to complete play Monday.
He was one shot behind
going into the final round
but closed with five birdies
over his last 12 holes.

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