Min Woo Lee all however shattered Cameron Smith’s slim Olympic hopes, ending sturdy because the main Australian on the PGA Championship after a final-day surge from Lucas Herbert didn’t materialise.
Lee declared he was “trending in the proper path” after closing with a four-under 67, ok to complete in a tie for twenty sixth with a rankings increase prone to propel him from 36 and extra spots away from Smith who had a Sunday battle as Xander Schauffele recorded his breakthrough main championship win.
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Smith completed precisely the place he was after the opening spherical, on three-under, closing with a spherical of two-over 73 having struggled to get something going throughout the weekend.
He would wish to win the US Open subsequent month to have any likelihood of leaping over Lee who will proceed to rack up the rankings factors which is able to decide Olympic spots as Smith heads again to the LIV tour earlier than the 12 months’s third main.
“My driving wasn’t too good the final couple of days,” Lee mentioned after a constructive end to the match in Louisville, Kentucky.
“If my driving’s as much as scratch, then I can undoubtedly assault and make some extra birdies.
“But it surely didn’t really feel comfy over the past two days, so it was fairly powerful to make some birdies.
“So I assumed I did fairly good with my restoration (sport) the previous few days and, yeah, very blissful.
“I’m undoubtedly trending in the proper path. I really feel like I’m slowly changing into a greater participant.
“I left some on the market however that’s simply how it’s and I feel we are able to study from that. A stable week.”
Herbert, who performs with Smith on the LIV tour and located himself on the PGA after a particular invitation was prolonged, had been eyeing a maiden top-10 end at a significant when he teed off in a tie for sixteenth, six photographs behind third-round leaders Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa.
However there have been no ultimate day heroics from the 28-year-old Victorian who as a substitute went backwards, tumbled down the leaderboard after opening with a double-bogey and at last end with a three-over 74.
Herbert ended up in a tie for forty third at six beneath with, amongst others, fellow Australian Jason Day, who closed with a 71 at a disappointing occasion for the Australian contingent.
HOW THE AUSSIES FARED
Min Woo Lee -9 (T26)
Jason Day -6 (T43)
Lucas Herbert -6 (T43)
Cameron Smith -3 (T63)
Adam Scott +3 (CUT)
Cam Davis +7 (CUT)