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J.T. Poston's 2-under par 69 in the final round on Sunday was enough to win a three-shot victory at the John Dia Classic in Sylvis, Illinois. 9 under 62. He finished with 21 under 263. This is three advantages over Christian Bezuidenhout in South Africa and Emiliano Grillo in Argentina.
Poston not only won the title of his second career PGA tour and the associated prize of $ 1278,000, but also this month's Open Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland. I participated. Both Bezuidenhout and Grillo qualified for Open in the top three finishes.
"I can't wait. I've always wanted to play in the open championship. This will be my first championship," Poston said. "So it's in St. Andrews, the 150th is pretty special, and it's pretty hard to make it better than that."
Poston sleeps on a three-shot lead, par three We got off to a hot start with three straight birdies, including a long putt from one-third of the fringes. However, when he placed the bogies on the 5th and 6th holes of Par 4 in a row, he broke the door and left it open.
He held firmly under 20 by saving 10 straight pars before adding birdies on the 17th of par 5. This was John Deer's third wire-to-wire victory.
"Whenever you have a lead, it's hard to play with it," Poston said. "It's a bit of pressure. Wire-to-wire, which has been almost leading since Thursday, tells all media after each round that they're just trying to stick to their game plan and not thinking about it. The truth is, it's hard not to think about the finish line and its implications. It's all about winning here. "
Grillo 19 It became under, bogey on the 12th and 14th holes, and retreated further. He matched Poston's 69.
Bezidenhout surrounded three of the last five holes with birdies, finishing 66 without bogies and winning other qualifying positions.
"Definitely builds confidence," Bezidenhout said of his best career finish, the T2. "I spent a lot of hard work last week, especially on golf swings, and the whole game, fitness, etc. My trainer is here too. Over the past few months, we've done a lot of good things. It's great to see the results and the efforts paid off. "
Christopher Gotterup (Bogie Free 66) and Scott Stallings (70) tied 4th with 17 unders. The rookie Gotter Up, who made his fourth start as a professional, made the last three holes birdies.
"Yes, I'll further verify that I belong here," Gotterup said. "Honestly, there wasn't the best this week. It was a surprising hit, but it didn't quite work until it got off at once. So yeah, you pick things up along the way."
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