Paul Broadhurst wins first championship since ’18 at Invitationd Celebrity Classic

England’s Paul Broadhurst birdied the par-4 15th and held serve the rest of the way Sunday to earn a one-off win at the rain-shortened Invitationd Celebrity Classic in Irving, Texas.

After the second round at Las Colinas Country Club was canceled due to bad weather on Saturday, Broadhurst – who had not returned a championship card since 2018 – shot four under through his first eight holes on Sunday.

“You never know when your next win will be,” Broadhurst said. “To win here again is very special.”

David Toms’ birdies at Nos. 10 and 13 put him within one stroke of the lead. But on the 15th, Broadhurst hit three perfect shots to grab birdie and take a two-shot lead into the final three holes.

Broadhurst claimed his sixth win on the Champions Tour by shooting 11-under 131 for the tournament. He fired a 5-under 66 on Sunday.

“I just really kept quitting,” Broadhurst said. “I just did some work at home with my spirit man, and it seemed to work. I just stayed in the moment. I didn’t get ahead of myself, which I have done a little bit in the last few weeks.

“So yeah, I’m happy I kept it together (Sunday) and I felt like I played really well around the back nine.”

Toms had an impressive two-shot birdie on No. 17, but he went for par on the 18th when he carded a 6-under 65 to finish one stroke short of a tiebreak.

Thomas Bjorn of Denmark, who led on the first day after shooting seven birdies without a bogey, ran into trouble on Sunday, hitting a double bogey on No. 15 and a bogey on 8. He finished at 1-under 70 and in a tie for third place (8 under).

South Korean YE Yang, who tied for second on Sunday, tied Bjorn for third place with his 2-under 69.

Australia’s Steve Allan used a 5-under 66 to finish fifth at 7 under.

Jerry Kelly and Clark Dennis, two golfers who also finished second on the day, each shot an even-par 71 to tie for sixth with four others at 6 under.

In the celebrity portion of the event, Mardy Fish finished first at 68 over (31 over for the round), followed by John Smoltz, Bud Norris, Josh Donaldson and Annika Sorenstam in that order.

— Field-level media