PGA Tour Golf: Joe Highsmith claims the maiden title in Cognizant Classic after an incredible return to PGA National | Golf news
Joe Highsmith won his maiden title of PGA Tour after an extraordinary turnaround in the last two rounds of Cognizant Classics at PGA National in Florida.
The 24-year-old had to make five feet on the last only halfway to cut on Friday at Palm Beach Gardens, leaving him eight blows, just to collect a board with an incredible return of the weekend.
Highsmith was carded back to the seven-under-64s to charge the field and set the target club house at the age of 19, and the US last 36 holes were the lowest in the history of the tournament and secured him a two-goal victory.
He is the first player in the nine years at PGA Tour, which won after reducing the number, after being provided with success from the Snedeker Brandt 2016, and Rory Mcilroy has achieved this century among other players.
Highsmith described his fourth circle without any legs as “probably the best of my life,” with four birds in five holes from the ninth key to put in a quarrel.
In the same part of the hole of the leader overnight, Jake Knapp-Progging the Win from Zice-he was playing a chance to win after deciding to play his ball from the water to the Par-Citri 11, the failure and afterwards the ticket of the triple bug seven.
Highsmith eventually completed two compatriots of Jacob Bridgeman and JJ Spauna, who published a round of 64 and 66, with Max McGreevy and Ben Griffin three shots in the fourth share.
Knapp-Koji on the day of the opening, he cartrated 59 rounds-he ran in the sixth stake after the last round of 72, while Jordan Spieth ended up in the ninth share, and Shane Lowry claimed that he was 11th at 11th.
Highsmith’s victory means that this season he will get an automatic entry into the rest of the signature of PGA Tour, together with the Masters Call for his main debut next month and a place at the PGA Championship.
What is next?
PGA Tour remains in Florida for Arnold Palmer Invitational, who presented Mastercard, held in Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida. Scottie Scheffler returns as a defender, and Rory McIlroy returned to action.
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