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Kyle Thompson wins windy Web.com opener in Bahamas

GREAT EXUMA, Bahamas (AP) -- Kyle Thompson won the Web.com Tour's season-opening The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic on Wednesday at wind-swept Sandals Emerald Bay.

Thompson played 28 holes Wednesday in rain and wind gusting to nearly 40 mph, completing the third round with a 2-under 70 and shooting another 70 in the fourth. The 37-year-old former South Carolina player finished at 2-under 286 and earned $108,000 for his fifth Web.com Tour victory.

Overnight leader Nicholas Thompson and Andrew Yun tied for second, two strokes back after even par. Nicholas Thompson shot 75-71, and Yun 70-69.