Wolff joins illustrious company with title
Playing in his fourth PGA Tour event and third as a pro, Matthew Wolff buried a 26-foot eagle putt from the fringe at the par-5 18th hole to answer Bryson DeChambeau to win the inaugural 3M Open here Sunday
Moments earlier, DeChambeau made a six-foot eagle putt to reach 20-under and take a one-stroke lead with Wolff and Collin Morikawa coming up the 18th fairway at TPC Twin Cities.
Wolff’s second shot settled just off the green short and to the left. His ensuing putt hit the flagstick dead centre and dropped in, drawing roars from the crowd and capping a round of 6-under 65 for a total of 21-under 263.
Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., finished alone in fourth at 18 under after shooting a 67, while Wyndham Clark (68) and Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz (64) finished another stroke back and in a tie for fifth.
Morikawa, who had played the previous seven holes in 5 under, measured a 25-foot eagle putt from the middle of the green to force a playoff, but his attempt slid wide, clinching the victory for Wolff.
Wolff, 20, turned pro just three weeks ago. He tied for 80th at the Travelers Championship and was cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic last week. The reigning NCAA champion at Oklahoma State, Wolff also played in the Waste Management Open in February as an amateur, tying for 50th.
He’s now one of only three players to win an NCAA individual championship and a PGA Tour title in the same year — joining Tiger Woods and Ben Crenshaw — and will collect US$1.152 million.
Feng ends drought
Former world No. 1 Shanshan Feng of China sunk a three-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to hold off Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn and win the Thornberry Creek Classic Sunday in Oneida, Wis., her first title since 2017.
Tied with three other golfers heading into the final round, Feng shot a 9-under 63 to post a four-day score of 29-under 259, the second-best score-to-par in LPGA history.