Tuesday, November 10, 2015


Peter Malnati wins Sanderson Farms for first US PGA Tour victory

JACKSON, Mississippi -- Peter Malnati finished his final round with a one-stroke lead. He then went to the clubhouse, where he watched the rest of the tournament on TV, talked with his wife and even did a few pull-ups to stay loose.
Turns out the extra exercise wasn't needed. He had his first US PGA Tour victory already wrapped up. All of the US PGA Tour stars were over in Shanghai playing in the HSBC Champions event, but a win's a win.
The 28-year-old Malnati shot a 5-under 67 on Monday to rally past a crowded leaderboard and win the Sanderson Farms Championship, beating William McGirt and David Toms by one stroke.
Malnati finished at 18 under in a rain-soaked tournament that was forced to complete play Monday. He was one shot behind going into the final round but closed with five birdies over his last 12 holes.
He was remarkably calm down the stretch, avoiding trouble at the Country Club of Jackson. He made par on his final three holes, sinking a 3-foot putt on No. 18 to hold his one-stroke lead.
Then, it was time to wait.
"It was kind of all surreal at that point," Marnati said. "I was definitely happy. I don't really know what all I was feeling."
Soon enough, he was feeling like a PGA Tour winner. The victory continued a trend for younger winners: He's the fifth first-time winner in five events this season.
The waterlogged event in Jackson was delayed five times, either by rain, lightning or darkness. The final day was a long one for several players, with some finishing as many as 30 holes.
The leaderboard was constantly changing throughout Monday's marathon round, with about 15 players moving in and out of contention.
Roberto Castro led through the first two rounds but shot a 3-over 75 in the third round. 
He finished at 16 under in a tie for fourth.
Malnati was one of the few constants throughout the day. He had back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 5 and 6, but quickly recovered with birdies on four of the next six holes.
Malnati said he promised himself he wouldn't be watching the scoreboard if he was in contention during the final round, but curiosity overwhelmed him when he was on the 18th green.
He turned to his caddie Shane Joel and asked how he was doing in relation to the field.
Joel's response: "How about we just hit a good putt right here."
He did. It earned him a $738,000 paycheck and an exemption for the next two-plus years.
"I'm not a big stats guy, but I'll enjoy looking at my stats because I bet I hit a lot of greens, particularly over the last two rounds," Malnati said.
This is Malnati's second go-round on the PGA Tour. He struggled as a rookie in 2014 and lost his card, but re-gained it after finishing ninth on the Web.com Tour last season.
Patton Kizzire and the 48-year-old Toms had a one shot lead after the third round before shuffling back into the pack early in the final round.
Toms still hung around the leaders all day, but couldn't quite make the charge for his 14th career win. He had four birdies on the back nine.
England's Brian Davis is still searching for a first US PGA Tour win, in contention at halfway, he slid down the leaderboard with final rounds of 71 and 73 for a total of 278 and a T28 finish.

ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
par 288 (4x72)
1


69 66 68 67 270



 71 66 66 68 271

 T2
 








T2


67 69 66 69 271


T4 4 -16 F -4 64 73 67 68 272


T4 3 -16 F -2 67 69 66 70 272



T4 4 -16 F -4 62 67 75 68 272



T4 1 -16 F -3 64 69 70 69 272


T4 1 -16 F -3 66 67 70 69 272



9 1 -15 F -3 68 68 68 69 273



T10 9 -14 F -5 66 71 70 67 274


T10 7 -14 F -1 67 67 69 71 274



T12 2 -13 F -3 71 67 68 69 275



T12 2 -13 F* -3 67 72 67 69 275



T12 39 -13 F* -8 69 71 71 64 275



T15 1 -12 F -2 68 70 68 70 276



T15 21 -12 F* -5 69 70 70 67 276



T15 4 -12 F -3 69 69 69 69 276



T15 4 -12 F -3 68 69 70 69 276



T15 13 -12 F* -4 69 72 67 68 276



T20 25 -11 F -5 66 72 72 67 277


T20 8 -11 F* -3 70 69 69 69 277



T20 1 -11 F* -2 68 71 68 70 277



T20 1 -11 F -2 69 69 69 70 277


T20 6 -11 F -1 68 70 68 71 277



T20 6 -11 F -1 69 66 71 71 277



T20 8 -11 F E 67 67 71 72 277



T20 12 -11 F 1 70 64 70 73 277



T28 17 -10 F -4 70 68 72 68 278


T28 8 -10 F -3 65 71 73 69 278



T28 9 -10 F* -1 67 73 67 71 278



T28 16 -10 F 1 65 69 71 73 278



T28 -- -10 F* -2 68 73 67 70 278 T130 T155 25
T33 3 -9 F* -2 68 71 70 70 279 T136 T155 19
T33 14 -9 F E 66 72 69 72 279 82 T95 13
T33 5 -9 F* -1 67 73 68 71 279 T136 T155 19
T33 3 -9 F -2 68 67 74 70 279 75 T86 11
T33 25 -9 F* -5 71 70 71 67 279 56 T62 6
T33 25 -9 F* -5 71 70 71 67 279 T136 T155 19
T39 11 -8 F E 69 69 70 72 280 134 142 8
T39 19 -8 F* -4 69 70 73 68 280 T147 T155 8
T39 3 -8 F* -1 68 72 69 71 280 T147 T155 8
T39 20 -8 F 1 67 70 70 73 280 7 8 1
T39 12 -8 F -3 69 68 74 69 280 68 T78 10
T39 11 -8 F* E 70 70 68 72 280 T147 T155 8
T39 34 -8 F* -7 70 70 75 65 280 T147 T155 8
T39 3 -8 F -1 67 69 73 71 280 T105 T115 10
T39 3 -8 F -1 68 67 74 71 280 145 147 2
T39 3 -8 F* -1 71 70 68 71 280 T105 T115 10
T39 19 -8 F* -4 69 72 71 68 280 T147 T155 8
T50 22 -7 F* 1 69 70 69 73 281 T155 T155 --
T50 14 -7 F* E 70 70 69 72 281 -- -- --
T50 5 -7 F* -1 69 71 70 71 281 T155 T155 --
T50 1 -7 F* -2 70 71 70 70 281 T155 T155 --
T54 4 -6 F* -2 71 68 73 70 282 141 T135 6
T54 14 -6 F -4 67 71 76 68 282 19 17 2
T54 4 -6 F* -2 69 70 73 70 282 55 55 --
T54 9 -6 F E 74 64 72 72 282 T162 T155 7
T54 3 -6 F -1 71 67 73 71 282 4 4 --
T54 26 -6 F* 2 71 69 68 74 282 T162 T155 7
60 41 -5 F 4 68 70 69 76 283 T165 T155 10
T61 10 -4 F 1 68 70 73 73 284 135 T126 9
T61 16 -4 F 2 68 69 73 74 284 168 T155 13
T63 18 -3 F* 3 69 70 71 75 285 T172 T155 17
T63 12 -3 F* 2 71 68 72 74 285 T172 T155 17
T63 5 -3 F* 1 70 70 72 73 285 T172 T155 17
T63 5 -3 F* 1 70 70 72 73 285 T172 T155 17
T63 5 -3 F* 1 66 74 72 73 285 T69 66 3
T63 5 -3 F* -1 70 70 74 71 285 T172 T155 17
69 1 -2 F* E 68 71 75 72 286 179 T155 24
T70 19 -1 F* 4 71 68 72 76 287 177 143 34
T70 2 -1 F* 1 70 70 74 73 287 T182 T155 27
T70 2 -1 F 1 67 69 78 73 287 T182 T155 27
73 15 1 F 5 68 70 74 77 289 -- -- --
74 1 2 F* 3 70 71 74 75 290 T185 T155

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