England’s Richard Bland gained on his senior main debut with an eight-under ultimate spherical securing the LIV Golf participant the Senior PGA Championship.
Bland, 51, completed on 18 below for the occasion at Harbor Shores in Michigan – three strokes away from Australia’s Richard Inexperienced – with an eagle on the par-five fifteenth seeing him snatch the lead from one other Australian, Greg Chalmers.
After a delay brought on by storms, Bland went on to par his ultimate three holes and signal for a 63, with Chalmers ending 4 photographs again on 13 below after bogeying his final three holes throughout a three-under 68.
Defending champion Steve Stricker completed eighth on 10 below.
Bland gained his first DP World Tour occasion in his 478th begin, on the 2021 British Masters at The Belfry, after which opted to affix LIV Golf in its debut season in 2022.
He mentioned after his win on Sunday: “The British Masters was very particular at 48. That is proper up there. I could not be happier. I’ll have fun the hell out of this one.
“This is my first event. I was interested to see if I brought my game how it would stack up against these guys. Thankfully, it does.”
Bland was in tears in the course of the trophy presentation as he thought of brother Heath, who was recognized with abdomen most cancers simply over a yr in the past and discovered final week he had most cancers within the lungs.
“I just wanted to win for him so bad,” mentioned an emotional Bland. “This trophy isn’t mine, it’s his.”
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The Englishman’s victory makes him exempt for the US Senior Open in Rhode Island from June 27-30, one week after he competes in LIV Golf Nashville.
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