The third round at Pasatiempo Golf Course had high drama and came down to the 18th hole, where Clay Feagler chipped in for birdie to claim the crown. In the first four tournaments in this History Maker Golf simulation, four different Waves have come in first place.
Sahith Theegala began the final round with a one-shot lead over William Mouw and was three better than Feagler. Theegala kept hold of the lead on the front nine, but after a couple of bogeys, Feagler went ahead by two strokes after 11. Then, Mouw got hot and took a one-shot lead after 14 holes.
Feagler briefly tied Mouw on 15 with a birdie, but Mouw birdied 16 to go back up by one. Both players had par on 17, while Theegala had a birdie to pull him even with Feagler.
On the par-3 18th, Theegala could only record par. Feagler sent his first shot just off the green, but he chipped in to pull even with Mouw. Mouw’s first shot went in the sand, and he was left with a difficult putt for par, which he needed to make to force a playoff. But he missed the putt, handing the title to Feagler.
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Leaderboard: 1. Clay Feagler 200 (68-67-65); T2. William Mouw 201 (70-63-68); T2. Sahith Theegala 201 (67-65-69); 4. Joe Highsmith 202 (69-65-68); 5. Roy Cootes 203 (67-68-68); 6. Frederick Wedel 207 (69-70-68); 7. Joshua McCarthy 208 (69-68-71); 8. RJ Manke 209 (73-70-66); 9. Joey Vrzich 210 (65-76-69); T10. Andrew Putnam 211 (73-67-71); T10. Austin Murphy 211 (65-73-73); T10. Kevin DeHuff 211 (70-67-74); 13. Josh Anderson 214 (69-74-71); 14. Johnny Mac Arthur 216 (71-73-72); 15. Derek Hitchner 217 (76-72-69); 16. Cody McManus 220 (72-75-73).
- The previous tournament at Los Angeles Country Club also came down to Feagler and Mouw, with Mouw winning that one in a playoff.
- Feagler had a 5-under 65 in the final round, the best score of the day. He had seven birdies, including one on all five par-3s.
- Highsmith came in fourth place. He’s the only Wave to finish in the top five at all four tournaments.
- Cootes, who hadn’t finished better than 11th and came in last in the most recent tournament at LACC, posted his first top-five finish. He had a tournament-high 17 birdies.
- Manke had the second-best round of the day with a 4-under 66, which included birdies on each of the final three holes.
- Players averaged 69.60 strokes on the par-70 course for the tournament. Half of the field finished below par.
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