Herbert wins Dubai Desert Classic in playoff

DUBAI: Lucas Herbert celebrated Australia Day with his first title on the European Tour when he beat South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout on the second playoff hole Sunday to win the Dubai Desert Classic.

After hitting his second shot in the first extra hole into the water on the par-5 18th hole, Herbert made a terrific up-and-down for par, and then birdied the same hole a little while later. Bezuidenhout overshot the green with his second and failed to make his up-and-down from there.