Patrick Cantlay defends the title at the BMW
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For the second consecutive year the BMW Championship goes to the American Patrick Cantlay who in the USA, with a total of 270 (68 68 65 69, -14) strokes, made the contest his own, overtaking his compatriot Scott Stallings, 2 / o.
with 271 (-13) ahead of Scottie Scheffler (world number 1) and Xander Schauffele (gold medal at the Tokyo Games), both 3 / i with 273 (-11).
Patrick Cantlay, results
At the Wilmington Country Club (par 71) in Wilmington (Delaware), Cantlay – 30-year-old from Long Beach – became the first player since 2007 (since the FedEx Cup was established) to successfully defend the title in a play event.
off of the PGA Tour. Thanks to this statement, the Californian moved from 4 / a to 3 / a in the world ranking and to the Tour Championship, the last act of the play-offs – scheduled from 25 to 28 August in Atlanta – which he will assign to the king of the FedEx Cup.
a jackpot of $ 18 million, he will start from second place with “-8” and will have to recover two hits (before the tournament the current FedEx points will be reset and turned into advantage shots) to Scheffler, currently first with “-10”
The exploit in the United States brought Cantlay – who won the FedEx Cup last year and will now try to make a historic bis – $ 2,700,000 for a total prize pool of 15,000,000. This is Cantlay’s 8th career victory on the PGA Tour in 140 appearances.
Personal satisfaction for Viktor Hovland. Thirty-fifth with 282 (-2) in the BMW Championship, the Norwegian made a “hole in one” on hole 2 (par 3). At the East Lake GC in Atlanta, the Californian Cantlay will therefore be the man to beat in an event that will see 30 protagonists in the race.
With him and Scheffler, among the most anticipated also Will Zalatoris (back problems permitting), Xander Schauffele, Cameron Smith, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm. Patrick Cantlay (born March 17, 1992 in Long Beach, California) has been the world’s best amateur golfer since June 6, 2011.
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