Maverick McNealy earned his first victory on the PGA Tour as he completed with a final-round 68 to edge out a trio of gamers by one shot on the RSM Basic in St Simons Island, Georgia.
The 29-year-old sank a 5ft 5in putt on the 18th gap to complete at 16-under 266, simply forward of Luke Clanton (66), Nico Echavarria of Colombia (65) and Daniel Berger (67).
The victory got here in his 134th begin as an expert, and it sends him to Maui to begin the yr at The Sentry and to The Masters in April for the primary time.
“My mind’s gone blank honestly,” McNealy stated. “It was an unbelievable adrenaline rush there, especially on 18.
“It was a second I’ll always remember, attending to have fun with my buddies, my household, my spouse, my workforce.
“Mom and dad, they’re watching at home, they’re all excited. They were my first phone call. Maya (his wife) knew her job, if it went well, to get them on the phone as soon as possible walking off 18. I’m the luckiest guy ever.”
Berger missed a 20-foot birdie try on the 18th alongside Echavarria and Clanton, who each missed par putts from inside eight toes on the ultimate gap that created the four-way tie.
Clanton was a shot away from becoming a member of Nick Dunlap as newbie winners on the PGA Tour this yr. He tugged his strategy to the 18th right into a bunker, blasted out properly to seven toes and stooped over in disbelief when he missed his par putt and needed to accept a 66.
“It’s going to be a tough one to definitely take, for sure, after bogeying the last,” Clanton stated. “But I think it’s proven to me that out here I can win, so I’ll be training for that.”
McNealy drives from the second tee in the course of the last last spherical of the RSM Basic
Henrik Norlander, who was No 126 within the FedExCup final yr, had a 63-68 weekend and joined Berger as the 2 gamers who moved into the highest 125 on the expense of Zac Blair and Wesley Bryan, who each missed the lower, whereas Joel Dahmen’s closing 64 ensured he completed 124th.
JT Poston posted the spherical of the day with a seven-under 63, becoming a member of Lee Hodges (67) and Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes (68) in a tie for fifth at 14-under 268.
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Vince Whaley, who shared the lead with McNealy getting into the ultimate spherical, completed joint-eighth after capturing 71 on Sunday.
Michael Thorbjornsen (69) and Patrick Fishburn (69) additionally tied for eighth at 13-under 269.
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