Spaniard Rahm scores first US PGA Tour win
By KEITH JACKSON
Sky Sports.com
Spain's Jon Rahm produced an astonishing finish to clinch his maiden US PGA Tour title with a three-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego in California.
Final leaderboard
Rahm was the first champion to eagle the final hole since Tiger Woods in 1999
Rahm eagled the 13th and the 18th as he stormed to his maiden title
Defending champion Brandt Snedeker and halfway leader Justin Rose were among a lengthy list of players jostling for the lead throughout the final round, while Keegan Bradley set the early clubhouse target at nine under when he fired a 67 which featured a superb hole-out from 147 yards for eagle at the 14th.
Rahm moved to nine under when he birded the 11th, and a stunning iron from a fairway bunker found the green in two at the par-five 13th which he converted from 20 feet for his second eagle of the week on that hole.
The 22-year-old then set up a birdie at the penultimate iron following a precise wedge to five feet, and his five-wood second to the last comfortably cleared the water and settled in the fringe at the rear of the green.
After meticulously lining up the double-breaking putt from over 60 feet, Rahm judged the pace and line to perfection and celebrated wildly with his caddie after his ball dropped in the right side of the cup dead weight, earning him the low round of the day.
American journeyman Charles Howell III also eagled the 13th and birdied the last to close out a 68 which got him to 10 under, while Taiwan's C T Pan claimed a share of second to record his best finish on the US PGA Tour, although he would have been disappointed to par the final eight holes after three consecutive birdies around the turn.
Rose had to be content with a tie for fourth with Bradley, Pat Perez, Patrick Rodgers and Tony Finau after the Englishman offset four birdies with two bogeys in a two-under 70.
Snedeker failed to recapture the magic that gave him a remarkable victory in stormy conditions 12 months ago as he laboured to a one-over 73 to finish five shots off the pace.
Phil Mickelson started the day just four shots adrift, but his challenge ended with bogeys at 14 and 15 although he did manage to birdie the final two holes to salvage a 70 and close on seven under par
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 288 (4x72) Players from USA unless stated otherwise
275 Jon Rahm (Spn) 72 69 69 65
278 Charles Howell III 67 74 69 68, C T Pan (Taiwan) 70 69 69 70.
279 Keegan Bradley 69 69 74 67, Justin Rose (England) 65 71 73 70, Pat Perez 68 74 67 70, Patrick Rodgers 68 72 67 72, Tony Finau 73 68 67 71
SELECTED TOTALS
281 Phil Mickelson 71 72 68 70 (T14)
283 Paul Casey (England) 69 73 68 73 (T28)
284 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 71 73 72 68 (T33)
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Rahm moved to nine under when he birded the 11th, and a stunning iron from a fairway bunker found the green in two at the par-five 13th which he converted from 20 feet for his second eagle of the week on that hole.
The 22-year-old then set up a birdie at the penultimate iron following a precise wedge to five feet, and his five-wood second to the last comfortably cleared the water and settled in the fringe at the rear of the green.
After meticulously lining up the double-breaking putt from over 60 feet, Rahm judged the pace and line to perfection and celebrated wildly with his caddie after his ball dropped in the right side of the cup dead weight, earning him the low round of the day.
Rose had to be content with a tie for fourth with Bradley, Pat Perez, Patrick Rodgers and Tony Finau after the Englishman offset four birdies with two bogeys in a two-under 70.
Snedeker failed to recapture the magic that gave him a remarkable victory in stormy conditions 12 months ago as he laboured to a one-over 73 to finish five shots off the pace.
Phil Mickelson started the day just four shots adrift, but his challenge ended with bogeys at 14 and 15 although he did manage to birdie the final two holes to salvage a 70 and close on seven under par
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 288 (4x72) Players from USA unless stated otherwise
275 Jon Rahm (Spn) 72 69 69 65
278 Charles Howell III 67 74 69 68, C T Pan (Taiwan) 70 69 69 70.
279 Keegan Bradley 69 69 74 67, Justin Rose (England) 65 71 73 70, Pat Perez 68 74 67 70, Patrick Rodgers 68 72 67 72, Tony Finau 73 68 67 71
SELECTED TOTALS
281 Phil Mickelson 71 72 68 70 (T14)
283 Paul Casey (England) 69 73 68 73 (T28)
284 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 71 73 72 68 (T33)
TO VIEW ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
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Labels: US PGA TOUR
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