Chris Gotterup fired a six-under-par 64 to surge to victory within the PGA Tour’s season-opening Sony Open, whereas veteran Vijay Singh completed 5 underneath in Hawaii on Sunday.
Gotterup, who began the ultimate spherical at Honolulu’s windswept Waialae Nation Membership two pictures off the tempo, reeled off seven birdies and just one bogey to say the third win of his profession.
The 26-year-old from Maryland completed on 16-under-par 264, two pictures away from compatriot Ryan Gerard, who carded a closing 65.
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Gotterup’s win follows his victory finally 12 months’s Scottish Open when he held off Rory McIlroy for a two-shot victory, an expertise he stated helped him on Sunday.
Talking after the win, Gotterup couldn’t conceal his emotion, breaking into tears in an interview when requested about his final 9 months.
“It’s been loopy, it’s been a variety of enjoyable however I’ve an incredible group,” he stated, earlier than bringing his hand to his face, choking again tears.
“Everybody at dwelling… I can’t get by means of this half each time, however I simply have an incredible group and everybody believes in me.
Reflecting on whether or not his win over McIlroy helped his newest victory, he stated: “I felt like once I’ve been in charge of my sport, once I’ve had an opportunity to win, I’ve carried out it.
“Whenever you get in competition, you’re capable of hit pictures underneath the gun, you simply imagine in your self that you are able to do it once more.
“Generally there may be blind luck concerned, and I’ll take as a lot as I can get. I performed fairly good this week.”
Singh, in the meantime, is taking part in in his first non-Masters occasion since 2021, cashing in a profession cash earnings exemption to win a full-time place on the Tour this 12 months.
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The rule permits any former Tour participant who’s among the many high 50 all-time earners to regain full membership for one 12 months.
Singh was criticised for his resolution, with many believing he was taking the Tour card of a younger participant extra deserving, having not made a Tour reduce since 2020.
Nevertheless, he made the reduce on the Sony Open, firin off scores of 68 and 70 to complete the second spherical at -2, seven pictures behind the leaders.
He completed the occasion tied fortieth, 5 underneath after capturing one underneath within the fourth spherical.
Elsewhere, Patrick Rodgers completed third on 13 underneath, three off the lead, whereas Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre was a shot again on 12 underneath alongside Jacob Bridgeman.
MacIntyre was the day’s massive mover, vaulting 16 locations up the leaderboard after a bogey-free seven-under-par 63.
However there was disappointment for third-round chief Davis Riley, who fell out of competition regardless of a vibrant begin that included two birdies in his opening 5 holes to get to 14-under.
Riley’s problem faltered after back-to-back bogeys on the sixth and seventh holes and a double-bogey on the eighth noticed himcard a 71 for a share of sixth on 11-under.