The American Max Homa he recovered his best game and with a comeback in the fourth round of the championship Fortinet, of the PGA Tour, it was proclaimed this Sunday champion by finishing with a cumulative 269 strokes (-19), one advantage over his compatriot Maverick McNealy, who finished second (-18).
Meanwhile, the Chilean Myth Pereira, who completed a great tournament, ranked third with a cumulative 271 (-16). The australian Marc Leishman and the american Talor Gooch (273, -15) shared fourth place.
Homa’s decision to forgo his popular and often comedic golf podcast to focus on his game is already paying off. Homa he holed from the rough from 87 yards for an eagle at par 4 12 to start a nine comeback and added three birdies for a win after a 65 (-7) record in the first tournament of the new PGA Tour season.
“The truth is that today I had full control of my game“declared Homa, who saved the pair out of the arena three times and took home a prize of $ 1,260,000 in cash and 500 FedEx Cup qualifying points.
Three shots behind McNealy with seven holes remaining, Homa followed the eagle with a birdie on par 4 of 13. The 30-year-old former University of California made another birdie at par 5 16 and ran a five-and-a-half meter at par 4 17. He made a par at 5 of 18 to secure the victory.
Homa won for the second time this year and the third time on the PGA Tour. He won at Riviera in Los Angeles last February. His latest victory came a week after Homa finalized the “Get A Grip” podcast that he produced for nearly two years.
McNealy fired a 68 to finish second. He birdied at 16, then made a double bogey at 17 and an eagle at 18. The son of billionaire and former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy, the 25-year-old grew up in Palo Alto and starred in Stanford.
Pereira (68, -4) was third, taking home a prize of $ 483,000 and 190 FedEx Cup qualifying points, in what was his best performance of the year.
Final classification (par 72)
1. Max Homa (United States) 269 (67-72-65-65)
2. Maverick McNealy (United States) 270 (68-64-70-68)
3. Myth Pereira (Chile) 272 (67-67-70-68)
4. Marc Leishman (Australia) 273 (69-71-68-65)
4. Talor Gooch (United States) 273 (69-70-66-68)
6. Hideki Matsuyama (Japón) 275 (69-69-71-66)
6. Patrick Rodgers (United States) 275 (68-70-70-67)
6. John Augenstein (United States) 275 (68-69-70-68)
6. C. T. Pan (China Taipéi) 275 (71-68-67-69)
6. Scott Stallings (United States) 275 (67-70-67-71)
