Sanderson Farms Championship: Kevin Yu makes ‘dream come true’ to win maiden PGA Tour title | Golf Information

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Taiwan’s Kevin Yu defeated American Beau Hossler in a play-off to win his first PGA Tour title within the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Yu birdied the primary additional gap at The Nation Membership of Jackson after the pair had completed tied on 23 below par.

Keith Mitchell, who held a two-shot lead with 5 holes to play, had a birdie putt from 35 toes on the 18th to win in regulation, however charged it 4 toes previous the outlet and missed the return.

Yu had birdied the fifteenth and 18th in a closing 67 to set the clubhouse goal, with Hossler matching it by getting up and down from 130 yards to avoid wasting par after his pulled drive completed straight behind a tree.

The gamers returned to the 18th for sudden loss of life and though Hossler hit an outstanding bunker shot to virtually actually save par, Yu calmly holed from six toes for the successful birdie.

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Yu is the latest winner on the PGA Tour

“It’s literally a dream come true. I’ve been dreaming of this since I was five years old,” stated Yu.

“I set a goal today, I thought if I could shoot five or six under I’d have a good chance. I was just focused on that and do the best I could on every shot and I did a pretty good job today.”

Mitchell’s closing bogey dropped him right into a tie for third with fellow American Lucas Glover, the previous US Open champion protecting his final six holes in 5 below par to shoot a closing 66.

Eire’s Seamus Energy carded a remaining spherical of 68 to complete in a tie for eleventh whereas England’s David Skinns, who led after a gap 60, shot 69 on Sunday to complete tied thirty seventh.

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