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Cameron Percy's quest for a maiden PGA Tour has fallen short with a final-round 71 dropping him down the field at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

The Australian went into the last round on Sunday three behind leader Sebastian Munoz, but eventually finished four behind the Colombian who was forced into a playoff with South Korean Sungjae Im.

Im shot a brilliant final round 66, but Munoz sunk his par putt on the first playoff hole to snatch the $US1.2 million ($A1.7 million) first prize.

Percy's 14-under total earned him a tie for 11th as he bounced back from a fractured wrist earlier this year and a rib injury just before last week's Greenbrier Classic.

The Victorian, who earned $US153 000 ($A256 000) in prizemoney, made bogeys on the opening and closing holes on the first nine which stymied his challenge.

Cameron Davis, the other Australian to make the cut in the field, finished five behind Percy for tied 28th.

But it was Sebastian Munoz, closing with a two-under 70, who made it two straight weeks for South American winners after Joaquin Niemann won last week at the Greenbrier.

"Jaco's win gave me the belief I needed, the little extra belief I'm good enough, I'm here," Munoz said.

The 26-year-old from Bogota, who played his college golf at North Texas, poured in the birdie putt to join Im at 18-under 270.

"We just decided on a line, kept it as as simple as we can and just strike the putt," Munoz said.

The playoff on the 18th hole wasn't as clean.

Im went left into the Bermuda rough and caught a flier, sending the ball well over the green against the grandstand.

Munoz was in the right rough and, expecting the ball to come out hot, he abbreviated his swing and it came out some 30 yards short.

His chip-and-run rolled out to just under 4 feet. Im did well to pitch out of rough to just over 6 feet by the hole, but his par putt didn't even touch the cup and he started walking soon after he hit it.

Munoz rolled in the par putt and the celebration was on.

"I'm speechless," he said.

This is the first time since the tournament began in 1986 it was not held the same week as another PGA Tour event with a stronger field.

That means it gets full FedEx Cup points, and Munoz earned a spot in the Masters for the first time.

Danny Willett claimed his seventh European Tour title and a first on home soil after overcoming Spain's Jon Rahm in a final-round duel at the BMW PGA Championship.

Willett carded a closing 67 at Wentworth to finish 20 under par, three shots ahead of fellow overnight leader Rahm, with South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout a shot further back.

Rory McIlroy, who made the cut with nothing to spare, added a 67 to his third round of 65 to finish in a tie for eighth, his 16th top 10 in 21 events this season.

After missing the cut at Wentworth last May, Willett was ranked 462nd in the world as he struggled with a loss of form precipitated by a number of injuries.

The 31-year-old will be just outside the top 30 when the rankings are updated on Monday.

"It doesn't get much better than this, does it?" Willett told Sky Sports.

"It was a battle out there, with myself more than anyone else, and it's nice to come through the other side."

Willett and Rahm began the day tied for the lead and the Englishman struck the first blows with birdies on the second and third before Rahm made a gain on the fourth to halve his deficit.

A birdie on the eighth restored Willett's two-shot lead but he looked set to surrender it after hitting a tree with his recovery shot following a wild drive on the 11th and then gouging his third shot out of the heather into a bunker.

The former Masters champion appeared to have hurt his right wrist in the process but, after finding the green with his fourth, he holed from 40 feet to drop just one shot.

Rahm bogeyed the 12th after misjudging his pitch to the green and seeing the ball roll back towards him, but the Ryder Cup star bounced back immediately to birdie the next.

However, after debating which club to hit on the par-three 14th, Rahm chose the wrong option to come up short of the green in a bunker and was unable to get up and down for par.

Both players came up just short of the green in two on the par-five 17th and Willett struck the killer blow by chipping to within inches of the hole.

Rahm's chip ran five feet past and although he holed the putt for a birdie, Willett tapped in to take a two-shot lead to the 18th tee and any doubt about the result was removed when Rahm found the water short of the green with his approach.

Joaquin Niemann became the first player from Chile to win on the PGA Tour, shooting a six-under 64 on Sunday for a six-stroke victory in The Greenbrier Classic.

The 20-year-old Niemann entered the final round of the season opener with a two-stroke lead and Niemann held off challenges from Tom Hoge and Richy Werenski.

Niemann birdied the final three holes to finish at 21-under 259 at Old White TPC.

"I've been thinking about this my whole life since I started playing golf, so it's unbelievable," said Hoge. "I still can't realise what happened today. I just need to calm down a little bit and just celebrate.

"It's just crazy. I'm really happy for all the support, my family, my coach. It's just crazy."

Niemann grew up in Santiago, Chile, won a pair of junior world titles and was the No.1 ranked amateur in the world before turning pro in 2018.

He played his first full season on tour in 2019, finishing No. 67 in the FedEx Cup standings.

In 2017, Niemann tied for 29th as an amateur after receiving a sponsor's exemption at The Greenbrier. He improved to a tie for fifth in 2018. He shot 64 in the final round for the third straight year.

It marks the first year since 1931 that there has been more than one tour winner under 21. Matthew Wolff won the 3M Open in June at 20 years, two months.

Niemann is the first third-round leader to win at The Greenbrier since its debut in 2010.

Hoge shot 65 and finished second at 15 under. Werenski faded to a 69 and finished in a four-way tie for third at 14 under.

Matt Jones was the best of the Australian contingent, his final round four-under score placing him in joint 10th position nine shots behind Niemann.

Cameron Smith was next best, finishing in a tie for 24th 13 shots off the pace.

Suzann Pettersen has justified her controversial wild card in stunning fashion as Europe regained the Solheim Cup in dramatic circumstances at Gleneagles.

Pettersen was chosen by captain Catriona Matthew despite having played just twice since November 2017 before the wild cards were named, since when she had finished 59th in the CP Women's Open and missed the cut in the Cambia Portland Classic.

However, the 38-year-old Norwegian delivered when it mattered by holing from six feet for a winning birdie on the 18th hole of her match with American Marina Alex to give Europe victory by 14.5 points to 13.5 on Sunday.

"I had faith in her all the time," Matthew said, who rated the victory above her Women's British Open triumph a decade ago.

"This is the best without doubt. With the team around you nothing tops this to be honest."

Pettersen said she did not know her putt was for the win, adding: "It's all just a bit of a blur. I never thought I was going to do this again.

"You have to trust you are good enough and this is a fantastic win for the team."

Starting the day tied at 8-8, the home side won three of the first four singles matches courtesy of Carlota Ciganda, Georgia Hall and Celine Boutier, Hall and Boutier having also won all three of their matches together over the first two days.

However, Nelly Korda also maintained her unbeaten record by recovering from three down with nine to play to beat Sweden's Caroline Hedwall, while rookie Brittany Altomare thrashed Jodi Ewart Shadoff 5&4 and Angel Yin's triumph over Azahara Munoz made it 11-11.

Jessica Korda took the US in front for the first time by closing out Caroline Masson 3&2 and the momentum looked to have crucially turned in favour of the visitors.

Charley Hull took the lead against Megan Khang for the first time on the 16th, only to make a mess of the 18th and have to settle for half a point, while Lizette Salas defeated Holland's Anne Van Dam on the last to get within half a point of retaining the trophy.

Anna Nordqvist kept European hopes alive with a 4&3 win over Morgan Pressel in the bottom match and Bronte Law then holed from 20 feet for birdie on the 16th to edge ahead of McDonald.

A par on the 17th was enough to secure the win for Law and leave the outcome in the hands of Pettersen and Alex on the 18th.

Pettersen hit a superb approach to six feet and, after Alex missed from twice the distance, the 38-year-old amazingly held her nerve to hole the winning putt and spark jubilant scenes.

Sergio Garcia has won the 100th edition of the KLM Open by one shot, holding his nerve for a par on the final hole to finish on 18-under and leave Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark in second place.

Garcia kissed his young daughter Azalea and threw her up in the air on the 18th green after holing a short putt to seal his victory with a three-under 69 in the final round that mixed four bogeys with seven birdies on Sunday.

"Great week, amazing," Garcia said.

"We had a great week and it's great to win again."

The Spaniard played it safe on the final hole, just moments after 18-year-old Hojgaard had narrowly missed an eagle putt on the same hole to finish 17-under.

"It was nice I only needed a five on the last," Garcia said.

England's Matt Wallace carded a 68 to finish third on 15-under.

Australia's Jake McLeod finished 11 shots off the lead after carding a 70 while compatriot Harrison Endycott was forced to retire.

Rising Australian golfer Becky Kay has turned professional after advancing to the second stage of the LPGA Tour's qualifying school in the US.

That result guarantees 20-year-old Queenslander Kay at least partial status on the secondary Symetra Tour next year, but she will be aiming for much higher at the second and final qualifying stages next month.

"I've had quite a successful amateur career and I'm super grateful for everyone who has helped me get this far but I feel I'm ready to jump in the deep end," Kay said.

"I feel it's been a long time coming ... since the age of 13 I have been in Golf Australia and Queensland Academy of Sport programs and I've had so much support which has made these goals attainable."

ALPG CEO and former tour star Karen Lunn is tipping a successful pro career for Kay, who has represented Australia 12 times as an amateur and earned a coveted Karrie Webb Series scholarship in each of the past three years.

"I have known Becky for a number of years now and she is the latest in a long line of incredibly talented and well credentialed young female players, including Minjee Lee, Su Oh and Hannah Green, to take the plunge into professional golf," Lunn said.

"Becky has shown through her performances in ALPG events over the past five years that she has the game to succeed.

"Many wise heads who have watched her progression feel that she has the talent and the X-factor required to succeed at the highest level."

England's Paul Casey overcame chilly conditions and a sore throat to grab a one-shot lead on day one of the European Open in Germany on Thursday.

World No.17 Casey showcased his powerful driving and precise iron play on the third longest course on the European Tour to card a six-under-par 66, including five birdies on the last eight holes.

Austrian Matthias Schwab was Casey's closest challenger with an opening 67, one shot ahead of Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, Englishman Ben Stow and home favourite Max Rottluff.

Australia's Lucas Herbert has put himself into the mix at three under thanks to five birdies and two dropped shots, sharing sixth place alongside Englishman Ben Evans and Swede Alexander Bjork.

Australia's Adam Bland is at one under with countrymen Jake McLeod and Harrison Endycott both on level par.

Casey, who last won on the European Tour at the KLM Open in 2014, was pleased with his performance at Green Eagle Golf Course in Hamburg.

"I can't explain how difficult that golf course is. I'm happy to be under par, never mind six."

Casey revealed he has been struggling with a sore throat.

"I'm not great, but it is what it is. Maybe beware of the sick golfer," the 42-year-old added.

World No.9 Xander Schauffele finished on one over, with fellow Americans Matt Kuchar and 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed one shot further back.

Hannah Green aims to harness extra confidence from becoming a two-time LPGA Tour winner after claiming the Portland Classic title in a thrilling final-group shootout.

Already a major champion, 22-year-old went into the final round at Columbia Edgewater Country Club three shots behind American teenager Yealimi Noh and shot a five-under 67 to beat the precocious Monday qualifier by one stroke with a 21-under total.

Green drew level with Noh when she holed a lengthy, curling putt at the 17th hole and closed it out with a two-metre par putt at the last as her playing partner made bogey.

The West Australian had to overcome a big stumble in the third round when she shot 73 to squander the five-shot lead she had built after opening rounds of 64 and 63.

She did so while battling head-to-head with 18-year-old Noh in the final group, making six birdies - three on each nine - as she turned up the heat on the rookie, who shot 71.

Green said lessons from her maiden victory at the Women's PGA Championship in June had paid off.

"I can definitely say having that experience helped me, especially over the last five holes," she said.

"Grinding out and making sure that I stayed patient.

"I think the putt on 17 was obviously huge to get me tied with Yealimi coming into the last hole.

"And the clutch putt on the last is something that I will remember for a long time."

In her second year on the tour, Green went into the tournament as world No.26 and is set to climb to a career high ranking when they updated on Monday.

Her $US195,000 winner's cheque took her season earnings to $US979,519 for the season and her career earings to $US1,223,993.

"I definitely don't want to get too ahead of myself," Green said.

"The win at KPMG I was really surprised with and even the first two rounds this week I was surprised with.

"So I don't want to get too cocky but I also want to make sure that I don't sell myself short and hopefully get myself in this position more."

Noh finished three shots clear of third-placed Brittany Altomare but was shattered after missing out on becoming only the third Monday qualifier to win on the tour.

"It's hard," an emotional Noh said.

"I tried my best. My shots weren't going how I wanted today."

Cameron Smith has announced a bid to become the first person in more than 100 years to win three consecutive Australian PGA Championship titles.

The 26-year-old US PGA Tour star confirmed he will play the tournament at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast from December 19-22, the week after representing the International team in the Presidents Cup in Melbourne.

The winner for the past two years, Queenslander Smith welcomed the chance to make history as he attempts to join Aussie golf pioneer Dan Soutar as the only men to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup - Australia's oldest pro golf trophy - three times in a row.

Scotland-born Soutar won the inaugural Australian PGA Championship in 1905, then went on to claim the 1906 and 1907 titles.

"I'm eager to finish the year on a high by emulating the feats of one of the game's legends," he said.

"But it certainly won't come easily. Every year the PGA Champs showcases our country's incredibly talented crop of golfers.

Former world No. 1 Adam Scott has already confirmed he'll play the $1.5 million tournament, which is co-sanctioned by the European Tour.

Sebastian Soderberg has celebrated his 50th European Tour appearance by slaying Rory McIlroy and winning the European Masters in a five-way playoff in the Swiss Alps.

The Swede sank his winning putt from about 10 feet at the first extra hole and then watched as McIlroy and Finland's Kalle Samooja both missed from shorter distances at Crans-sur-Sierre in Crans Montana on Sunday.

"Too many mistakes," said McIlroy, who came to the Swiss Alps for his seventh event in eight weeks direct from winning the FedEx Cup in Atlanta last Sunday.

"Playing that much, sometimes these mental errors creep in."

Soderberg seemed to waste his best chance of victory on the 17th green, three-putting from five feet to fall into a share of the lead at 14-under.

The 28-year-old Swede carded a four-under 66 for a 266 total, alongside his playing partners McIlroy (67) and Lorenzo Gagli (67), and soon joined by Kalle Samooja (67) and third-round leader Andres Romero (70).

Playing the par-4 18th as the first extra hole, Soderberg was the only player to stay on the fairway.

Soderberg made his putt from about eight feet before McIlroy and Samooja missed from closer range.

It was a first title for Soderberg, whose winner's cheque more than doubled his career winnings on the European Tour. It also secured his Tour card through 2021.

"It's going to change your life going forward," said Soderberg, who acknowledged shaking with the tension when he led on the back nine of the Severiano Ballesteros course.

"I was way more calm in the playoff than I was in my last few holes."

Soderberg soared up the leaderboard with five straight birdies from the 10th.

At the 17th, he stood over a five-footer for birdie seconds after playing partners McIlroy and Gagli sank theirs to move within one shot.

Soderberg took three putts, then missed a makeable birdie chance on the final hole.

Australian Wade Ormsby, who was just one-shot off the lead going into the final round, carded bogeys on the par-4 second hole and par-5 ninth and a disasterous double bogey on the par-5 15th to lose two shots and finish on 12-under.

He shared eighth place with fellow Australian Lucas Herbert, who hit four birdies and an eagle on the par-5 14th to card a final-round six-under 64.

Sam Brazel finished 11 shots off the lead with a 68 in the final round, while compatriot Nick Cullen was one-under after making par and Deyen Lawson's 69 helped him finish 14 shots off Soderberg.