Taylor Pendrith took benefit of Ben Kohles’ final-hole meltdown to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday for his first PGA Excursion name.
Kohles overtook Pendrith with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 for a one-shot manage, next bogeyed the 18th later hitting his moment shot into greenside tough. Then having to chip two times from the tough and already taking a look shocked, Kohles ignored a 6-foot putt that may have pressured a playoff.
Pendrith two-putted for birdie at the 18th, holing a 3-footer for a 4-under 67 and 23-under 261 general on the TPC Craig Ranch. The 32-year-old Canadian received in his 74th profession PGA Excursion get started.
Taking part in simply north of his birthplace of Dallas, Kohles shot 66 to complete a stroke again. He’s winless at the excursion.
Alex Noren, the Swedish participant additionally in search of a primary PGA Excursion victory, used to be any other stroke again. He wowed the community at the stadium gap on the par-3 seventeenth with a tee shot to two 1/2 ft, however adopted that birdie with a par understanding he almost definitely wanted an eagle on 18. Noren shot 65 and used to be unloved in 1/3 at 21 below.
WATCH l Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., wins The CJ Cup Byron Nelson:
Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., received The CJ Cup Byron Nelson with a birdie at the 72nd gap, later American Ben Kohles blew the manage with a bogey.
Aaron Rai and first-round chief Matt Wallace of England have been at 20 below in conjunction with the South Korean pair of S.H. Kim and Byeong Hun An. Rai and Kim shot 64, An 65 and Wallace 68.
Pendrith, the third-round chief, and Kohles have been separated by means of only one shot or connect lots of the moment. Then Kohles made a 20-footer to jerk the manage on 17, Pendrith’s par putt rolled all of the approach across the cup and went in.
Jake Knapp, the second-round chief who 3 years in the past used to be operating as a safety barricade in his house surrounding of California, shot 70 to complete at 19 below. Knapp and Wallace have been the one avid gamers within the lead 8 with a prior PGA Excursion win.
