On Sunday at PGA West, Hudson Swafford shot a final-round 64 to secure a two-shot victory over Tom Hoge at The 2022 American Express.
On his final day at the venerable Pete Dye Stadium Course, the Georgia alumnus offset three bogeys with nine birdies and an eagle to reach 23-under par.
The 34-year-old Swafford now owns three career PGA Tour titles, two of them coming at this event.
With the win, Swafford earned $1,368,000 and 500 FedExCup points. He will move to No. 7 in the FedExCup standings, and No. 10 on the money list.
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Pro-File
Full Name: Hudson Swafford
Nationality: United States
Height: 6′ 3″
Weight: 200 lb
Birthdate: Sep. 9, 1987 (age 34)
Native: Tallahassee, Fla.
Resides: Sea Island, Georgia
Turned Pro: 2011
PGA Tour Rookie: 2014
College: Georgia
Highest World Rank: 75
Equipment Sponsor: PXG
The American Express: Final Leaderboard
Top-10 Finishers
Pos-Player-To Par (Final Rd)
1. Hudson Swafford -23 (-8)
2. Tom Hoge -21 (-4)
3. Brian Harman -20 (-8)
3. Lanto Griffin -20 (-5)
3. Lee Hodges -20 (-2)
6. Will Zalatoris -19 (-5)
6. Denny McCarthy -19 (-5)
6. Francesco Molinari -19 (-4)
9. Patrick Cantlay -18 (-4)
10. Paul Barjon -17 (+1)
Top-5 Check Cashers
Pos-Player-(Money)
1. Hudson Swafford ($1.368m)
2. Tom Hoge ($828.4k)
3. Brian Harman ($402.8k)
3. Lanto Griffin ($402.8k)
3. Lee Hodges ($402.8k)
Swafford’s Winning Numbers
Topline Stats
Driving: 306.9 (29th)
Fairways: 64.29% (36/56) (T76)
Greens: 72.22% (52/72) (T33)
Putts/GIR: 1.577 (8th)
Birdies: 29 (1st)
Strokes Gained
Off the Tee: -0.395 (45th)
Approach Green: 4.308 (4th)
Putting: 6.402 (2nd)
Total: 11.202 (1st)
Swafford’s 2022 PGA Tour Season
Starts: 9
Cuts Made: 6
Wins: 1 (The Amex)
Additional Top 10: 0
Earnings: $1,529,226 (10th)
FedExCup Pts: 573 (7th)
World Rank Before/After: 166/61
WITB: Hudson Swafford
Hudson Swafford plays a eclectic bag of TaylorMade, PXG, PING and Titleist.
Driver: TaylorMade SIM (8.5°)
3-wood: PING i25 (14°)
5-wood: PING i25 (18°)
Irons: PXG 0311 ST Gen3 (4-5)
Irons: PXG 0311 ST Gen4 (6-9)
Pitch: PXG Sugar Daddy II (46°)
Gap: Titleist Vokey SM7 (52°)
Sand: Titleist Vokey SM7 (56Ëš)
Lob: PXG Sugar Daddy II (60Ëš)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider X Tour
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Source: NationalClubGolfer.com
Quotable: Hudson Swafford
Credits: Getty Images, PGA Tour Media
