TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 SPORTS Burgess in Bennett’s England Four Nations squad LONDON: Sam Burgess was included Veteran Australian coach Bennett there are plenty of guys in the squad facing Scotland in Coventry on James Graham (Canterbury Bankstown yesterday in the 24-man England squad selected four uncapped players in Hull’s who worked hard in last year’s series win November 5 and Australia at London’s Bulldogs/AUS), Ryan Hall (Leeds), Chris announced by coach Wayne Bennett for Scott Taylor, Castleford’s Luke Gale and against New Zealand who have gone on Olympic Stadium on November 13. Hill (Warrington), Josh Hodgson the Four Nations tournament which gets St Helens duo Jonny Lomax and Mark and performed in 2016.” (Canberra Raiders/AUS), Jonny Lomax (St underway later this month. Percival. England have yet to win the Four England squad: Helens), Jermaine McGillvary It was the first time the 27-year-old, “To have Sam Burgess back is not just Nations, which this year features rugby John Bateman (Wigan), Kevin Brown (Huddersfield), Mark Percival (St Helens), now in his second spell at Australian NRL a boost for England but one for the league giants Australia and New Zealand (Widnes), George Burgess, Sam Burgess, Stefan Ratchford (Warrington), Dan side South Sydney, had been included in international game,” said Bennett. as well as Scotland. Prior to the tourna- Thomas Burgess (all South Sydney Sarginson (Wigan/Gold Coast a national rugby league squad since “There’s some serious talent in this ment, England travel to France for a one- Rabbitohs/AUS), Daryl Clark Titans/AUS), Scott Taylor (Hull FC), Kallum returning from rugby union last year, English side,” he added of a squad also off match in Avignon on October 22. (Warrington), Mike Cooper Watkins (Leeds), Elliott Whitehead having made his way into the England featuring Burgess’s brothers George and Bennett’s men begin their Four (Warrington/St George-Illwarra (Canberra Raiders/AUS), Gareth Widdop squad knocked out in the first round of Thomas. “I’ve always said that there Nations campaign against New Zealand Dragons/AUS), Liam Farrell (Wigan), Brett (St George Illawarra Dragons/AUS), the 15-man code’s 2015 World Cup. wouldn’t be too many changes and in Huddersfield on October 29 before Ferres (Leeds), Luke Gale (Castleford), George Williams (Wigan). —AFP 62-year-old Jay Haas wins playoff in Newport Beach NEWPORT BEACH: Jay Haas birdied the chipped in for birdie from 35 feet on the first hole of a playoff with Bart Bryant on par-4 15th to pull within two strokes, and Sunday to become the second-oldest win- nearly holed a bunker shot for eagle on the ner in PGA Tour Champions history. At 62 par-5 18th. Jang then lagged her 15-foot years, 10 months, 7 days, Haas trails only birdie putt to inches, and briefly danced on Mike Fetchick, the 1985 Hilton Head the green after tapping in. Seniors Invitational winner at 63 years to She kept the celebration short after the day. After opening with bogey-free drawing criticism in South Korea for her rounds of 64 and 63 to take a five-stroke flamboyant victory celebrations - a lead, Haas had to rally to get into the play- “Samurai Lasso” routine in Florida in off. He made par saves on the par-3 17th February and a “Beyonce Single Ladies” and par-5 18th for a 1-under 70 to match dance in Singapore in March. Also, before Bryant - who earlier bogeyed 18 to give the Singapore event, Jang’s father dropped Haas an opening - at 16-under 197. Also a hard-case suitcase that tumbled down an the 2007 winner at Newport Beach Country airport escalator and injured rival player In Club, Haas won his 18th title on the 50- Gee Chun. and-over tour and first since 2014. He won Jang finished at 17-under 271. She shot nine times on the PGA Tour and captained a 62 on Saturday to take a six-stroke lead the United States’ winning Presidents Cup over Feng into the final round. The 62 was team last year in South Korea. The 53-year- the lowest score in her LPGA Tour career old Bryant shot a 64, three-putting the 18th and matched the best round in the three in regulation. He hit into the left greenside years at Miramar. She’s projected to jump bunker in two, and hit something under from 12th to eighth in the world ranking. the ball in the sand that sent that ball right Canada’s Brooke Henderson birdied the and long. last two holes for a 70 to tie for third with Bryant also struggled on the hole in the South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim (69) at 10 under. playoff, hitting way left off the tee, then into a grandstand to the right of the green. ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP Haas hit the fairway and drew a good lie in England’s Tyrrell Hatton won the Alfred light rough, also right of the green. Bryant’s Dunhill Links Championship for his first chip raced across the green and off, and European Tour title, shooting a 6-under 66 Haas hit his to a foot for the winning birdie. at St. Andrews for a four-stroke victory. Larry Mize (65) and Billy Andrade (66) tied A day after matching the Old Course for third at 14 under. record with a 62, Hatton had three straight TORONTO: Melvin Upton Jr. #7 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a double against the Texas Rangers in the sixth inning during game three of the birdies at Nos. 3-5 and rolled in a 20-foot American League Division Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. — AFP FIJI INTERNATIONAL birdie putt on No. 9 to open a six-shot Brandt Snedeker ran away with the advantage. He added birdies on Nos. 12, wind-swept Fiji International, closing with a 14 and 15, and dropped his only stroke of 4-under 68 for a nine-stroke victory. the day on the par-4 17th after finding the Jays return to ALCS Coming off the United States’ Ryder Cup Road Hole bunker. victory in Minnesota, Snedeker had five He finished at 23-under 265, also shoot- birdies and bogey to finish at 16-under 272 ing a 67 on Thursday at Carnoustie and 70 at Vijay Singh-designed Natadola Bay. He on Friday at Kingsbarns. The 24-year-old opened with rounds of 69, 64 and 70 to Englishman broke though for his first victo- after sweeping Rangers take a three-stroke lead into the final ry after finishing second in the Scottish round. Open, fifth at the British Open and 10th in LOS ANGELES: Josh Donaldson made a mad second earlier in the inning with a line drive to ‘PRETTY COOL’ Ranked 23rd in the world, the 35-year- the PGA Championship. dash from second base to score the winning run centre field. “I think I hit it really good,” Lobaton said. old Snedeker won his first international South Africa’s Richard Sterne and in extra innings as the Toronto Blue Jays “I tried to get a pitch, and I was able to take “When it went out it was like, ‘That is pretty cool.’ title in the event sanctioned by European England’s Ross Fisher (67) tied for second. advanced to their second straight American advantage of a pitch that stayed over plate,” I think everyone is going to feel good (going to and Australasian tours. He had the largest League Championship Series on Sunday. Los Angeles). That is what we wanted.” margin of victory this season on the ASIA-PACIFIC AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Donaldson said. Edwin Encarnacion and Martin The Blue Jays completed their first series Lobaton, starting because regular catcher European Tour, stopping Charl Schwartzel’s Curtis Luck overcame a seven-stroke homered for the Blue Jays, who took the best-of- sweep in franchise history with a 7-6 victory over Wilson Ramos is out for the rest of the season eight-shot win in the Tshwane Open. deficit to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur and five Major League Baseball series 3-0. Texas on a winning run that was set up by an with a torn knee ligament, last hit a post-season Snedeker also won in February at Torrey earn a Masters invitation that the Australian “That is the best ground ball to short I have error from Rangers second baseman Rougned home run in 2013, when he was playing for Pines in California for his eighth PGA Tour didn’t need. ever hit,” Martin said. “We are built to be resilient. Odor in the bottom of the 10th. Tampa Bay. Winning pitcher Blake Treinen retired title. New Zealand’s Michael Hendry was Already in the Masters with his US We’ve been through a lot this year. We didn’t let “We came out and executed well. They took all four batters he faced, lefty Oliver Perez retired second at a 7 under after a 72. New Amateur victory, the 20-year-old Luck them get to us. It wasn’t pretty, but we got it advantage of some of our mistakes and we took both batters he saw in the eighth and closer Zealand’s Brad Shilton (69) was another made a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-5 done.” Odor and Andrus homered for the advantage of some of their mistakes,” Donaldson Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for the save. stroke back along with Australians Andrew 18th for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke vic- Rangers.