England's Richard Bland needed four playoff holes to get past Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan and win the rain-delayed U.S. Senior Open at Newport (R.I.) Country Club on Monday.
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, as he went on to win his second straight major.
Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan is eight holes away from winning his first senior major championship, but whether he secures the U.S. Senior Open title won't be decided Sunday.
Hiroyuki Fujita shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday and holds a two-shot lead after three rounds of the U.S. Senior Open at Newport, R.I. Fujita of Japan sits at 14-under 196, two shots ahead of Steve Stricker and three in front of Australian Richard Green.
Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan holds the 36-hole lead at the U.S. Senior Open, shooting a 4-under 66 on Friday to edge in front of Australian Richard Green at Newport (R.I.) Country Club.
Richard Green and Hiroyuki Fujita share the first-round lead at the U.S. Senior Open in Newport, R.I. after carding 7-under 63s, one shot better than local favorite Billy Andrade.
Hiroyuki Fujita and Richard Green sailed through the first round to share the lead at the U.S. Senior Open with matching scores of 63 on Thursday at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.