Rookie Schauffele birdies final hole to win
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Rookie Xander Schauffele made a 3-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win The Greenbrier Classic by a stroke over Robert Streb for his firstPGATour victory.
Schauffele closed with a 3-under 67 and finished at 14-under 266 to cap a daylong duel with Streb and third-round leader SebastianMunoz.
Streb shot 69. Munoz had a 72 to tie for third with Jamie Lovemark at 12 under. Lovemark shot 69.
After Schauffele's birdie, Streb found the left fringe on the161-yard18th and his chip that would have forced a playoff came up short. Munoz needed to ace the 18th to tie it, but settled for par. 65in afinal roundmarkedby two eagles.
The 22-year-old Rahm, one of the hottest young players in world golf, holed out from 150 yards for eagle onNo. 4 and strung together four straight birdies from No. 7 to turn what promised to be a tight final day into a procession at Portstewart Golf Club.
The 11th-ranked Spaniard added a second eagle with a long putt on the par-514th to put more distance to his chasers, led by David Drysdale following his courserecord 63 early Sunday.
Rahm finished 24-under 264 overall second victory of 2017. on for a