Cameron Younger lastly bought his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday after seven runner-up finishes, and he made it look straightforward. He had 5 straight birdies early to construct a nine-shot lead and coasted dwelling to a 2-under 68 to win the Wyndham Championship by six pictures.
He grew to become the 1,000th participant to win a recognised PGA Tour occasion, courting to Willie Park within the 1860 British Open. It will need to have felt prefer it took Younger 165 years to win as many probabilities as he has had since his rookie season in 2022.
“I’ve been ready for it for some time,” Younger mentioned, his voice regular as tears welled in his eyes. “I by no means thought I’d be that emotional about it. Nevertheless it’s the tip of my fourth season. I’ve had my probabilities and I wasn’t going to let it get away from me.”
There was no doubting this one.
He adopted these 5 straight birdies with 9 straight pars, a pair of meaningless bogeys towards the tip solely value him an opportunity on the match scoring file. He completed at 22-under 258, tying the file held by J.T. Poston (2019) and Henrik Stenson (2017).
“The place do I am going? I’ve by no means carried out this earlier than,” Younger mentioned when he walked off the 18th inexperienced.
Mac Meissner received the B-flight. He shot 66 to complete alone in second, value $893,800 and sufficient to maneuver him to No. 86 within the FedEx Cup. He received’t be advancing to the postseason, but it surely offers him an enormous increase for staying within the high 100 by November to maintain his full card.
Auburn junior Jackson Koivun shot 67 and tied for fifth, getting him into the following PGA Tour occasion in September. He has deferred his PGA Tour card from the accelerated PGA Tour College program till subsequent yr.
The victory couldn’t have come at a greater time for Younger, the 28-year-old New Yorker whose largest aim this yr was to be in uniform at Bethpage Black for the Ryder Cup.
The victory solely strikes him to No. 15 within the Ryder Cup standings, however he will get two extra FedEx Cup playoff occasions to make his case and his energy is a perfect match at Bethpage Black, the place in 2017 he grew to become the primary novice to win the New York State Open.
“That staff is a aim of many people,” Younger mentioned. “Clearly, I might love the possibility to play. I’ve bought some extra alternatives to earn my method on the staff.”
There was loads of drama at Sedgefield Nation Membership, however not on the high of the leaderboard.
Younger had a five-shot lead and wobbled on the opening gap, making bogey. However he poured in an 8-foot birdie putt on the following gap, the beginning of 5 straight birdies. Most telling was the third gap, when Nico Echavarria let loose a yell and a fist pump when he made a birdie from simply inside 30 toes. Younger calmly responded with a 25-foot birdie putt and the rout was on.
The Wyndham Championship is the ultimate match of the common season that decided the highest 70 within the FedEx Cup who advance to the profitable postseason that begins subsequent week.
In the end, solely Chris Kirk moved into the highest 70 along with his tie for fifth, and Byeong Hun An (missed reduce) was the one one to fall out.