RICHMOND, Va. -- Scott McCarron came into the season with a goal of winning the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.He put himself in position to do just that Sunday in the Dominion Charity Classic, making a 6-foot putt on the first hole of a playoff with Tom Byrum to win the second of three PGA Tour Champions playoff events. McCarron will start next week in Scottsdale, Arizona, second in points to two-time defending champion Bernhard Langer with the cup on the line.I think its awesome. Bernhard Langers had a great year, a phenomenal year, one of the best years ever, but its a playoff. Youve got to play well in the playoffs, McCarron said, who moved into the top five in the rankings by finishing sixth last week in California. If I can play well next week, I control my own destiny.The three-time PGA Tour champion won the Principal Charity Classic in Iowa in June for his first senior victory.Any time you win an event, youve got a lot of good feelings about your game, youre playing well. To win in a playoff in the fashion I did just gives you a lot of confidence, he said. For me, going into next week, again, Im second in the Schwab Cup, and if I can win, I can win the Schwab Cup, which I think is amazing.McCarron, one of the longest hitters on the tour for players 50 and older, did most of his scoring on the longest holes.I thought that if I could take advantage of the par 5s, I could possibly have a great tournament, and I certainly did that for most of the week, he said.For the season, McCarron has had birdie or better on 54 percent of par 5s. This week, be birdied nine out of 13, including the playoff hole.McCarron and Byrum each shot 3-under 69 in regulation to finish at 13 under on the James River Course at The Country Club of Virginia. Byrum created the tie with a birdie at the 16th hole. Both made pars on the next two holes before McCarrons winning putt on the extra hole gave him his second victory this season.Byrum, seeking his first victory in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event since the 1989 Kemper Open, putted first, but his 15-foot putter slid past on the left edge. McCarron then rolled a slightly bending putt into the center of the cup.I hit that putt just like I wanted, said Byrum, who left soon after the loss to catch a plane. I thought I made it.McCarron had missed a birdie putt on the 54th and final hole of regulation to necessitate the playoff.Kevin Sutherland shot a course-record 63, with seven birdies and an eagle, to tie for third with Brandt Jobe (67) at 11 under.Fred Funk was alone in fifth at 10 under. He closed with four consecutive birdies for a 67.Sutherland also challenged for a coveted top five-spot in Scottsdale. But he needed McCarron to falter and, when the 51-year-old did not, Sutherland wound up sixth in the standings.The points were reset after the event, so that the top five -Langer, McCarron, Colin Montgomerie, Joe Durant and Miguel Angel Jimenez -- only have to win the season finale at Desert Mountain to capture the Charles Schwab Cup.Langer, who played despite a sore knee that kept him out of last weeks tournament, would have locked up the championship weeks ago because of his huge lead in the player standings, but the first-year format means he has to play to claim the title. He shot a 71 on Sunday to tie for sixth at 9 under.Glad I played. I know what to work on, a couple of things that werent firing, said Langer, who also won the Cup in 2010 and was the dominant player on the circuit this season. Spend the next few days working on that and hopefully be ready next week.Each dollar earned Sunday was worth two points -- McCarron earned $305,000 worth 610,000 -- and was added to the regular-season total.---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr Puma Shoes Clearance Sale . What general manager Dave Nonis called "short and productive" negotiations ended with Kessel signing a US$64-million, eight-year contract on Tuesday. Cheap Puma Shoes Canada . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. http://www.clearancepumacanada.com/ . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge. 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Were going to look at all the possibilities during training camp .It starts on Tuesday in Madison.This time last week, we felt like we had a tremendous offseason, co-owner Wes Edens said at media day at the teams training facility.Edens said he is still optimistic. Young forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker are talented team building blocks. Returning to playoffs remains the goal for a franchise that could be nearing the end of a rebuilding period.But a postseason run this year could prove challenging after guard Khris Middleton tore his left hamstring during a workout on Sept. 20 after slipping on a wet spot on the practice floor. One of the teams best outside shooters, Middleton averaged a career-high 18.2 points last season.Middleton said he was scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday in New York, and that he had no timeline on when their leading scorer could resume basketball activities. The Bucks have estimated that Middleton could be out six months, a timetable that would have Middleton back with a month left in the regular season in March.Hours before Middleton got hurt, the Bucks signed Antetokounmpo to a four-year, $100 million contract extension.It was a real roller coaster, right? One of the real bright spots from the franchise, not just for the year but in its history was siigning Giannis to a long-term deal, Edens said.ddddddddddddAnd then Khris has worked so hard in the offseason, in phenomenal shape, and literally slips on a wet spot and has this injury.A couple days later, the Bucks acquired forward Michael Beasley from the Houston Rockets for backup point guard Tyler Ennis. Beasley gives the Bucks another scoring option in the frontcourt. At 6-foot-9, 235 pounds, the eight-year veteran also fits in with the Bucks desire to add versatile players.If Ive got to sit at the end of the bench and be the biggest cheerleader, thats what Im going to do, Beasley said. But as far as my role, where I fit in, just off the top of my head -- run and jump, (be) athletic, block shots.Beasley averaged 12.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in 20 games for Houston last season after starting the year playing in China. Beasley has a career scoring average in the NBA of 13.0 points.But he doesnt directly replace Middleton.Kidd figures that Beasley could play both forward spots, and possibly center in situations if the Bucks decide to play with a smaller lineup.Then again, the presence of Beasley also makes it easier for Kidd to hand even more ball-handling duties to the 6-foot-11 Antetokounmpo, a role in which he blossomed last season.The Bucks also added Matthew Dellavedova and 17-year veteran Jason Terry to the backcourt in the offseason, and drafted rookie Malcolm Brogdon in the second round of the draft out of Virginia.You lose a major player like Khris and at the end of the day, how do you come out of this, general manager John Hammond said. Can we be better at the end of the day, and more importantly can we be better in the future? I think time will tell.---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP ' ' '