JACKSON, Miss. — A couple of little birdies — one to force a playoff and another to win — told Kevin Yu he’d earned the victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday, his first PGA Tour triumph. For the third year in a row, and fourth time in six years, 72 holes weren’t enough to decide the tournament at The Country Club of Jackson.

Beau Hossler made two straight remarkable recoveries after yanking his drive left on the 18th hole at the Country Club of Jackson on Sunday. The first, resulting in a par, saved his spot in a playoff,

Kevin Yu made a 15-foot birdie on the 18th hole for a 5-under 67, and he birdied it again from 6 feet in a playoff to beat Beau Hossler and win the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title.