American Sam Burns on Sunday reported his second consecutive title at the Valspar Championship, in Florida, thanks to a birdie who returned more than 10 meters, who offered him the victory in the second draw of the play-off against his compatriot Davis Riley.
«Mec, it was incredibleBurns, 25 years old, rejoiced after announcing the third victory of his career on the PGA circuit. Keegan Bradley and Florida led the advance of the Trois Cup, and it’s a rematch of the Sanderson Farms Championship in October. With a tie of 267, there were 17 hits between the pair, Burns and Riley both made the pair on the No. 18 tie, the first of their play-offs. And it’s finally on the n ° 16, a par 4 also, that Sam Burns was able to bring face to face with Riley, long after a triple bogey at the n ° 5.
Thanks to this victory, Sam Burns will climb from 17th to 10th world rank. «It’s the fruit of a lot of work, I’m very happy», At-il comment. Burns won $ 1.4 million and joined Patrick Cantlay as the only players with three victories in the circuit since Valspar 2021. Riley, 25, dominated the playoffs, starting the week at 399th in the world rankings. would have won close to 300 places with a win. Whatever it is, the double winner of the Korn Ferry Tour has won his best place on the PGA Tour to date.
Justin Thomas is in third place with Matthew NeSmith (-16), who also recorded his best result on the circuit for his 72nd career start. The Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick and the American Brian Harman are equal for the fifth place at -14. The best round of the day was that of Brooks Koepka, with a score of 65 (-6). There were two better shots than any other in the match and the fourth-place winner won by a 33rd place in a tie for 12th place to -11.
Collin Morikawa, second in the world rankings, was debated with a score of 73 (+2) to be tied for 66th place, while Viktor Hovland, 3rd world team, finished equal with 33rd place. With a recent drop of 72 (+1), the Frenchman Paul Barjon finishes his week at 57th place at -3.
Final Ranking (par 71):
1.Sam Burns (USA) -17 (64-67-67-69-7) – winner of the 2nd play-offs
2. Davis Riley (USA) -17 (65-68-62-72-8)
Matthew NeSmith (USA) -16 (67-61-69-71)
Justin Thomas (USA) -16 (66-66-66-70)
5.Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG) -14 (67-68-67-68)
Brian Harman (USA) -14 (67-67-68-68)
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