On a marathon Sunday at the Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai carded a final-round 64 to claim his first PGA Tour title.
Due to earlier weather delays, the entire field played at least 36 holes on Sunday, and Rai outlasted them all, starting the final day with a 68 and then posting a bogey-free 64 to reach 18 under, two clear of Max Greyserman.
Greyserman appeared to lock things up when he holed out for eagle from 91 yards on the 13th to reach 21 under and four clear of the field. But the American lost all four strokes on the very next hole when his tee ball went out of bounds, leading to a quadruple-bogey.
Greyserman then birdied No. 15 to grab the solo lead again but four-putted the 16th for a double-bogey, falling one behind Rai, who added a final-hole birdie to go two up.
“It truly is a dream come true,” said Rai. “So many people have played a huge role in me being at this point.
“For the last four months, since the end of April, it’s been a really good stretch of golf. Very proud and happy with the consistency more than anything else. It’s amazing to be here and to win this week but I’m almost just as proud of how consistent the last couple of months have been.
“I didn’t really look at the leaderboards as I was going round. I knew the scores going into the fourth round but I thought it would be best not to really look at what was going on during the fourth round. I wasn’t aware of what was happening with Max towards the end there.
“I asked my caddie on the 18th tee what the situation was and he knows me pretty well and I trust whatever he says to me. He just said, just focus on playing a good hole here.
“Then when I walked up to the green I did have a look to see the leaderboard, but until that stage I wasn’t aware of what the situation was.”
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