Malnati wins Valspar Championship as Canada's Hughes, Hadwin secure top-5 finishes

Peter Malnati got a great break with the tournament on the line and followed that with an even better shot, making a late birdie on his way to a 4-under 67 to win the Valspar Championship on Sunday in Palm Harbor, Fla., and earn his first trip to the Masters.

Malnati tapped in that yellow golf ball for par on the final hole for only his second PGA Tour victory. He won by two over Cameron Young, who made it easier on him by taking bogey on the final hole for a 68. Young now has seven runner-up finishes without a win.

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Mackenzie Hughes (70) of Hamilton and PGA Tour rookie Chandler Phillips (69) tied for third. They were among five players who had at least a share of the lead in the final round at Innisbrook.

Hughes had the lead on the back nine with a 45-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole. He was tied and in the middle of the 12th fairway when it began to fall apart. His approach went over the green and into the back slope of the bunker, leaving him no shot to a back pin. He fell two shots behind when Malnati made a 15-foot birdie.

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On the par-3 13th, Hughes came up short and in the water and he was never seriously part of the mix the rest of the way.

On a wild day of rallies and meltdowns, it came down to Malnati and Young playing a group apart as they headed into the