Perez hits shot of lifetime for Abu Dhabi win and 3rd title

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Victor Perez won the Abu Dhabi Championship for the third and biggest European tour title of his career. The Frenchman’s 6-under 66 in the final round was capped by holing a bunker shot at No. 17. Perez led by one when he sent his tee shot short and into a greenside bunker. His second shot went about 10 feet beyond the cup and span back into it. A bogey at the last was enough for the 30-year-old Perez to claim a winner’s check of $1.53 million at one of the tour’s top events and strengthen his chances of playing for Europe at this year’s Ryder Cup outside Rome.