European Tour - Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open

America’s Rickie Fowler birdied the last to snatch victory and deny compatriot Matt Kuchar in a thrilling finish to the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.

The World Number Nine produced his second brilliant finish of the season at Gullane, having fallen two shots off the lead when he bogeyed the 14th hole of the final round.

Fowler responded with birdies at the 15th, 16th and 18th to finish 12 under par and snatch victory from Ryder Cup team-mate Kuchar.

That brought back memories of the 26 year old's victory in the Players Championship at Sawgrass in May, when he played the last six holes in six under par, taking a tournament-record 11 shots to finish birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie.

Kuchar had set the clubhouse target on 11 under par after a closing 68, finally ending the hopes of Scotland's Marc Warren who had finished ten under par four hours earlier after a superb 64.

Fowler had dropped his second shot of the day after driving into a fairway bunker on the 14th, but holed from nine feet on the next, two-putted the par-five 16th and then hit a superb approach to two feet on the last.

That left France's Raphaël Jacquelin needing to hole his second shot to the 18th to force a play-off and his approach span back to within inches of the hole, but Fowler was not to be denied.

There were also three Open Championship places available to those not already exempt, and they went to Jacquelin, overnight leader Daniel Brooks and Sweden’s Rikard Karlberg.

PGA Tour –John Deere Classic

Jordan Spieth gave himself a boost on the eve of the 144th Open by claiming a play-off victory over Tom Gillis at the John Deere Classic. A win at the 144^th Open Championship will see Spieth move to World Number 1.

The 21-year-old, who will be seeking his third major title of the year at St Andrews, carded a three-under 68 to join 46-year-old Gillis, chasing a maiden PGA Tour title, on 20 under for the tournament.

The pair could not be separated when they played the 18th hole for the first time in the play-off, but Gillis drove into the rough second time around and then hit his second shot into water, enabling Spieth to wrap up victory with a three-foot putt.

Japan Golf Tour – Musee Platinum Open

Korean golfer Kyung Tae Kim has staged a strong finish to record his 7th Japan Tour victory with a final round of 66 at the inaugural Musee Platinum Open in Kyogo near Osaka.

Kim began the final round four shots behind the third round leader J.B Park and eventually won by one shot over Park, Australian Brad Kennedy and fellow Korean Min Gyu Cho with Yuta Ikeda alone in 5th position.

For Kim, a former Presidents Cup player who defeated Webb Simpson in a singles match at Royal Melbourne in 2011, it was his second Japan Golf Tour title of the season and takes him well clear on the money list for 2015.

Web.com Tour - 26th Albertsons Boise Open

Martin Piller carded a 4-under 67 in the final round of the 26th Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco and earned his fourth career win on the Web.com Tour. The 29-year-old from Dallas, Texas set a new 72-hole tournament record with his 28-under-par 256 total, good for a six-stroke victory. The $144,000 first-prize check moved Piller up to No. 4 on the Tour money list guaranteeing him a return trip to the PGA TOUR for the 2015-16 season.

“Sometimes you think, will I ever get back to the PGA TOUR,” said Piller. “The fact that this happened, it gives me certainly a lot of confidence and belief that when I do play well I can be in contention and win tournaments.”

Challenge Tour – D+D Slovakia Challenge

Borja Virto Astudillo earned his debut Challenge Tour title in truly dramatic fashion, chipping in for birdie on the 72nd hole to win the D+D Slovakia Challenge by a single stroke.

The Spaniard was level pegging with playing partner Ricardo Gouveia on 16 under par, but denied the Portuguese back-to-back wins after chipping in from just off the 18th green to spark scenes of wild celebration at Penati Golf Resort in Senica, Slovakia

With Denmark’s Jeff Winther, playing in the final group, needing an unlikely eagle on the last to join Virto Astudillo on 17 under par, the Spaniard still faced an anxious wait to have his maiden victory confirmed but, after watching Winther make par, he could finally relax for the first time on a tense final day.

He said: “I normally stay pretty calm on the golf course, but I did the biggest fist-pump of my life when that chip went in on the last. It was only just off the green but it had to go up and over a big slope and then down the other side, so it definitely wasn’t easy. To win your first title is always very special, but to shoot 66 and chip in on the last hole – it doesn’t get much better than that.”

PGA Tour Canada – The Players Cup

In just his fourth start as a professional, Taiwan’s C.T. Pan claimed his first Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada victory at The Players Cup, carding a 5-under 66 on Friday at Pine Ridge Golf Club to win by two over Sweden’s Robert Karlsson.

The 23-year old, who recently finished a standout collegiate career at the University of Washington that saw him named an All-American four times and a finalist for the Ben Hogan Award in 2015, produced a bogey-free 31 on the final nine holes for a 5-under 66 and the two stroke victory.

“This something I've always dreamed of. I didn't expect it so soon, but I guess it happened and it's awesome. I'm beyond happiness,” said Pan.

Starting the day three shots off the lead held by Newport Beach, California’s J.J. Spaun, Pan made the turn at 1-under, then rattled off birdies at the 12th and 14th holes to take over the solo lead. Karlsson and Spaun would both tie Pan at 13-under briefly on the back nine, but the Mackenzie Tour rookie closed like a veteran with birdies on the 16th and 17th to post 15-under par in the clubhouse. Neither Karlsson nor Spaun could match him, giving Pan the Players Cup title.

“I knew I needed to make a couple of birdies,” Pan said of the back nine battle with Spaun and Karlsson. “Before the round I told myself I needed to finish better. I shot 3-over my last five holes the first round and didn't make any birdies the last two rounds, so I needed to finish better. I knew if I finished better I would have a chance, and I guess it worked.”