PGA Tour win a first

A TEARFUL Ryan Armour has won for the first time on the PGA Tour, shooting a fourunder par 68 for a five-stroke victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.

The win on Sunday came in his 105th career start on the tour. “I’m tearing up. I’m not going to lie,” Armour said after finishing on 19-under par 269 a day after his son Patrick’s ninth birthday.

“There were some lean times,” the journeyman said of an up-and-down career that has had him on and off the PGA Tour.

“Thought about quitting but my wife wouldn’t let me. Thank God. I love her. It goes back to have faith in what you do. If you believe in something go do it, work hard at it and have fun doing it.”

Chesson Hadley used a 68 to finish second at 274 with fel- low American Jonathan Randolph, playing on his home course, two strokes back after a 67 that included seven birdies in his first nine holes.

Armour took a five-stroke lead into the final round at The Country Club of Jackson and kept the edge with six birdies and two bogeys.

“It got a little nervy when I pulled that on nine,” said Armour, whose only professional victory came on the Web.com tour in 2016. “I hadn’t really missed a shot until nine and made a bogey but that twoputt on 10 was huge.”

Aaron Baddeley had a oneover-par 73 on Sunday to finish four under and tied for 30th as the best-placed Australian.

Cameron Percy (71) at three under, Stuart Appleby (73) at one under and Greg Chalmer (75) at three over were never in the hunt at the weekend.