PALM COAST, Fla.—Ryan Palmer made a 10-foot birdie on the 18th hole Sunday to break out of a six-way tie for the lead and win the Ginn sur Mer Classic, earning a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour.

Palmer, who was at No. 143 on the money list with two tournaments remaining, had to call a penalty on himself and made bogey on the 10th hole, then took double bogey on the next hole with a tee shot into the water.

But he rebounded with a birdie he desperately needed on the final hole for his second career victory.



Champions Tour

SONOMA, Calif.—Andy Bean breezed through 32 holes of play to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, pulling away from the Champions Tour’s best players for a nine-stroke victory over Gene Jones.

After finishing the last 14 holes of the rain-delayed third round, Bean then made six birdies in the first nine holes of a final-round 66 to finish at 20-under 268, blowing away the 29-man field.

Jay Haas also had reason to celebrate after the Champions Tour’s final event of the year despite his 16th-place finish at 4-under 284. Haas claimed the Schwab Cup for the second time in three years as the winner of the tour’s season-long points competition.



LPGA Tour

INCHEON, South Korea—American Candie Kung shot a 3-under 69 to win the LPGA Kolon Championship by one shot over Australian Katherine Hull.

American Paula Creamer ended the championship in a tie for ninth.