Min Woo Lee holds off Scheffler and Woodland to win in Houston. Hyo Joo Kim wins in Arizona

HOUSTON (AP) — Min Woo Lee kept his calm amid tremendous charges by Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland, winning the Houston Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title with the best lag of his life that set up a final par for a one-shot victory.

Lee bent over and repeatedly clutched his fists when his 55-foot putt settled inches from the cup on the 18th hole, leaving him a tap-in par for a 3-under 67. He finished at 20-under 260, breaking the tournament record by four shots.

Lee led by five shots on the back nine until Woodland, who played his last four holes in 4-under par to tie the Memorial Park course record with a 62, made his charge.

Scheffler, in his final start before defending his Masters title, ran off four straight birdies to get within one shot until his 7-iron on the 18th hole came up some 25 yards short of the pin. He chipped to a few feet for par and a 63.

Lee was still in control until he sliced his tee shot on the par-5 16th into the water, having to hit his third from the tee and doing well to two-putt from 40 feet for bogey. That ended 41 consecutive holes without a bogey, and dropped his lead to one shot with two to play.

Lee, the younger brother of LPGA major champion Minjee Lee, closed with two pars to win.

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim overcame a four-shot deficit with an 8-under 64 to force a playoff, defeating Lilia Vu on the first extra hole with a 6-foot birdie putt in the Ford Championship.

Kim won for the seventh time on the LPGA and emerged from a long and wild day in the desert at Whirlwind Golf Club with 10 birdies in the 19 holes she played.

Vu hit a splendid bunker shot on the par-5 17th to set up a short birdie to tie Kim. Her approach on the 18th bounded across the firm green, she chipped to 7 feet and holed the par putt for a 68 to send the tournament into extra holes. Vu missed a birdie putt from about 15 feet, setting up Kim for the win.

Kim, a 29-year-old South Korean who has 23 titles across four the main tours in women’s golf, finished at 22-under 266. She won $337,500, sending her over $10 million for her career on the LPGA Tour.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Former LIV Golf player Eugenio Chacarra overcame a double bogey on his opening hole to close with a 1-under 71 to win the Indian Open for his first European tour title.

Chacarra finished at 4-under 284 on the tough DLF Golf and Country Club, winning in only ninth start on the European tour. The Spaniard ended up two shots ahead of Keita Nakajima of Japan, who had a 72.

Chacarra, who was playing on a tournament invitation, won in his fifth LIV start but was left off the Fireballs roster for the 2025 season by fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia.

The victory gives the 25-year-old Chacarra a two-year exemption on the European tour. The top 10 in the Race to Dubai at the end of the year not already on the PGA Tour can earn cards on the lucrative U.S. tour.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Steve Allan of Australia made a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole to keep the lead and went on to a 5-under 67 for a one-shot victory in The Galleri Classic, his first PGA Tour Champions title and first win on any tour in 22 years.

Allan earned his card at Q-school last year and only got into the tournament when Steve Stricker withdrew.

He made five birdies on the front nine to seize control, only for Tag Ridings to make a big charge on the back nine of Mission Hills. Ridings was one behind when he hit his approach to 2 feet on the 16th. Allan matched that birdie with his 25-footer and they closed with pars.

Riding hit his drive into the water on the par-5 18th and could no better than par and a 67.

Allan finished at 15-under 273. His last victory had been the 2002 Australian Open.

Ryan Grider made birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Joey Vrzich and win the 93 Abierto del Centro in Argentina for his first PGA Tour Americas title. The victory secures his status for the remainder of the year in Latin America and Canada. Angel Cabrera, the 55-year-old former Masters and U.S. Open champion, shot 68 and tied for 35th. ... Harrison Crowe closed with 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory over Anthony Quayle in The National Tournament, his first victory on the PGA Tour of Australasia in three years. ... Michael Hollick overcame a four-shot deficit Sunday with an 8-under 64 for a one-shot victory in the DNi Tour Championship-The Courier Guy Playoffs Series on the Sunshine Tour.

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Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea, waves on the third green during the final round of the Ford Championship LPGA golf event, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea, holds the champions trophy after the final round of the Ford Championship LPGA golf event, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Min Woo Lee, of Australia, reacts after a putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Min Woo Lee, of Australia, holds the championship trophy after winning the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The United States and the United Kingdom look set on Thursday to be picked by FIFA next year as hosts of Women's World Cups expanded to 48 teams from 32.

Their respective intentions to bid for the 2031 and 2035 editions are now alone in the contests after a first deadline to enter the race passed. The first formal bid documents must be signed by the end of April.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino told European soccer officials the governing body received one expression of interest to host the 2031 edition — from the U.S. with the possibility of other countries in the CONCACAF region joining the project. That long-promised bid would likely include Mexico.

FIFA has just one “valid bid” to host the 2035 edition, from the British member federations centered on England, Infantino said at UEFA's annual meeting in Belgrade, Serbia.

That 2035 project was quickly supported last month by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer when FIFA said it was formally seeking bids from member federations. FIFA excluded Europe from the 2031 contest, clearing the way for a long-expected U.S. win.

Spanish soccer officials said last week they hoped to bid, possibly with Portugal and Morocco in a repeat of the co-hosting plan for the men's 2030 World Cup.

Infantino's comments to the annual meeting of UEFA seemed to rule out a Spain bid being allowed.

“So the path is there for the Women's World Cup to be taking place in ‘31 and ’35 in some great countries," the FIFA president said, "to boost even more the women’s football movement.”

FIFA is scheduled to confirm Women's World Cup hosts next year. The 2027 edition with 32 teams is being hosted by Brazil.

The Women's World Cup would return to the U.S. for the first time since the 2003 edition. The U.S. also hosted in 1999.

England hosted the Women's European Championship in 2022 — which the home team won — and the men's Euro 2028 will be co-hosted by England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

In a further boost for women's soccer, Infantino detailed FIFA's plan to have more women's teams than men's playing at the next Olympics.

There were just 12 teams in the women's tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics and 16 in the men's tournament.

Though the International Olympic Committee strongly supports gender equality at the games, adding four more women's teams — and about 70 extra players, plus team officials — would push the limit of agreed athlete quotas for organizers in Los Angeles.

Infantino said on Thursday that FIFA's new proposal is to flip the numbers to have 16 women's teams and 12 in the men's tournaments.

The final decision is for the IOC, which has an executive board meeting next Wednesday.

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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and FIFA president Gianni Infantino, left, holding a ball during the 49th UEFA congress in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

FIFA president Gianni Infantino shakes hands with delegates at the 49th ordinary UEFA congress in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaks to delegates at the 49th ordinary UEFA congress in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin delivers his speech during the 49th UEFA congress in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)