Afrigather England’s Aaron Rai landed his first PGA Tour title with a two-shot win on the Wyndham Championship after Max Greyserman crumbled late within the ultimate spherical.
Rai completed with a six-under 64 having carded a two-under 68 earlier on throughout a day through which everybody performed a minimum of 36 holes because of Thursday being worn out by inclement climate and delays additionally seen on Friday and Saturday.
The 29-year-old closed on 18 beneath for the event as he lastly triumphed on the North American circuit after various close to misses, together with when he got here second on the Rocket Mortgage Traditional in June.
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Rai trailed by 4 pictures halfway via the again 9 when Greyserman holed out from 91 yards for eagle on the par-four-Thirteenth, just for the American to quadruple bogey his subsequent gap after driving out of bounds.
Max Greyserman imploded on his again 9 in North Carolina as his victory hopes ebbed away
Greyserman then adopted a birdie at 15 with a double bogey at 16 as he four-putted on the par three and ended up outright second on 16 beneath after parring17 and 18 and signing for a one-under 69.
Rai – who birdied his ultimate gap after selecting up 4 pictures on his entrance 9 and one other at 12 – was already a two-time winner on the DP World Tour, victorious on the Hong Kong Open in 2018 and Scottish Open in 2020.
Rai: This can be a dream come true
Aaron Rai gained the 2024 Wyndham Championship for his first PGA Tour title
The Wolverhampton-born participant mentioned after profitable in North Carolina: “It really is a dream come true. So many individuals have performed an enormous function in me being at this level.
“There’s an enormous crew behind me and I would not be right here with out all of them. I’m simply extraordinarily pleased and grateful to be right here and to surrounded by nice individuals.
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America’s J.J. Spaun and Japan’s Ryo Hisatsume shared third place on 15 beneath, three strokes adrift of Rai, whereas midway chief Matt Kuchar is tied twelfth on 11 beneath par midway via his ultimate gap having opted to pause his spherical because of darkness.
Kuchar will now miss on out on the FedExCup Playoffs for the primary time because the collection’ inception in 2007, with the 46-year-old needing to win the Wyndham Championship to increase his season.
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Matt Kuchar selected to not end his ultimate gap on Sunday because of darkness and can as a substitute conclude his spherical on Monday
The previous world No 4, the one participant to achieve each FedExCup Playoff marketing campaign up to now, will find yourself exterior the highest 70 within the standings and be a notable omission from the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis from Thursday.
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