Bland wins rain-delayed U.S. Senior Open on 4th playoff hole for his second straight senior major
Associated PressNEWPORT, R.I. — Richard Bland shot a 4-under 66 in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open, catching leader Hiroyuki Fujita after rain postponed the finish to Monday morning and then banging a chip shot off the pin to beat him on the fourth playoff hole and win his second straight senior major. Bland’s shot from a greenside bunker caught the pin and settled two inches from the cup; Fujita missed a 25-footer to prolong the tournament, and Bland tapped in to claim his second senior major in as many tries. “To get this one as well, to go two for two, is beyond my wildest dreams,” said Bland, who won the Senior PGA at Harbor Shores last month. He only earned a spot in the U.S. Senior Open by winning the Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores last month.
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