| -24 T Finau (US); –21 J Rahm (Spa); -19 B Wu (US); -18 A Bhatia (US); -16 E Grillo (Arg), E Cole (US), A Smotherman (US) |
| Chosen others: -14 B Taylor (Eng), -13 H Corridor (Eng), -10 F Molinari (Ita) |
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Tony Finau went one higher than final yr as he gained the Mexico Open by three pictures from Jon Rahm.
The American, who completed joint-second behind Spain’s Rahm 12 months in the past, sealed victory with a five-under 66 to complete on 24 underneath total.
Finau began the ultimate day with a two-shot lead over Rahm and Akshay Bhatia and fired 5 birdies in a bogey-free spherical.
“It feels superb. I knew I’d have my fingers full, ” mentioned the 33-year-old.
“‘Rahmbo’ is on high of the world proper now. It is loopy how this recreation is – you by no means really feel you’ve a match gained till it is over.”
It was Finau’s sixth PGA Tour win, and a fourth victory from his previous 18 occasions, and he strikes up from sixteenth to eleventh on this planet rankings.
Masters champion and world primary Rahm couldn’t repeat his efforts from Saturday, when he broke the course report with a spherical of 61, and his hopes ended with a bogey on the seventeenth.
Brandon Wu was two pictures again in third, with 21-year-old Bhatia fourth on 18 underneath.
