Australia’s Min Woo Lee claimed his first PGA Tour win with victory on the Houston Open in a dramatic end.
Lee was main by three photographs on 21 underneath from Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland when he put his tee shot into the water on the par-five sixteenth and carded a bogey.
Woodland completed with an eagle and two birdies from his closing 4 holes to equal the course report of 62 and set the clubhouse lead at 19 underneath.
World primary Scheffler, enjoying within the penultimate group, had an opportunity to take a share of the lead on the seventeenth however missed a putt for a fifth consecutive birdie – and likewise ended on 19 underneath after a final-round 63.
Lee wanted a par on the 18th to safe victory and managed it, holding his nerve to card a 67 and end one shot clear on 20 underneath.
“It is laborious, actually laborious,” stated Lee, 26, after his triumph. “Scottie is an excellent golfer and he retains you in your toes.
“That is my first time being in entrance and making an attempt to carry a lead. I am glad I received it carried out, however man, I am simply very exhausted.
“It was quite a lot of psychological grind. I am so pleased with the way in which I dealt with myself.”
Northern Eire’s Rory McIlroy produced a powerful six-under-par spherical of 64, which included an eagle, six birdies and a bogey, as he received to fifteen underneath.
“It was a superb week,” stated McIlroy, who’s hoping to finish a profession Grand Slam by successful the Masters at Augusta subsequent month.
“I nonetheless really feel like I’ve received some stuff to work on. General, a stable week and good to have one other week to prepare and advantageous tune my sport for Augusta.
“My proper elbow has been bothering me slightly bit so [I’ll] possibly simply get some therapy on that to verify it is OK going into Augusta.”
