There’s a winner within the Bluegrass state for the ISCO Championship as Harry Corridor outlasted the 4 different gamers within the playoff to win his first PGA Tour occasion.
He, Matt NeSmith, Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair and Rico Hoey all completed at 22-under to go to further holes.
On the primary playoff gap, Blair and Hoey bogeyed and have been eradicated. All three superior and made par to go to the third further gap.
That’s when Corridor made magic occur. The Englishman chipped in from off the inexperienced to sink a birdie and win.
“Earlier than I chipped that, I used to be pondering Phil Rowe would love for me to win a PGA TOUR occasion by chipping it in,” Corridor mentioned after his win. “He was my coach in school. Simply strolling as much as that chip I used to be desirous about him. Yeah, that was very good.”
Corridor recorded a 3-under 69 on Sunday to get into the playoff. NeSmith and Blair each fired off an 8-under 64 to make issues fascinating.
Coody, who led many of the match, shot his worst rating of the week, a 2-under 70. Nevertheless, he stored it collectively sufficient to complete runner-up.
This victory additionally counts as a PGA Tour and DP World Tour one. Corridor turned professional in 2019 and earned some DP World Tour exemptions as a consequence of his Walker Cup look. Nevertheless, issues didn’t go as initially deliberate.
“I used to be scheduled to go to the Hero Indian Open, and COVID occurred — It stored me within the U.S. I had conditional standing on the Korn Ferry Tour, and I haven’t been capable of play over there since,” Corridor mentioned. “Hopefully this will get me into a number of the Signature Occasions again within the U.Okay. that I can go and play in entrance of a house crowd. Yeah, that may be good.”
This victory may need been an opposite-field match, however that doesn’t make it any simpler. Corridor nonetheless needed to play in opposition to gifted gamers to get the job achieved.
It’s a large second for his profession as Corridor continues to pave his means on the skilled circuit. Now, the targets are large since he has gotten this primary win underneath his belt.
“I’d love a inexperienced jacket, that’s at all times been my aim rising up,” he mentioned. “That is one step nearer to that, cementing myself on the PGA TOUR for the following couple years.”
“Proving that I can win out right here, that I’m stable underneath strain and my sport’s proper the place it must be. I believe nobody can ever take this away from me now. Coming from such a small place again dwelling, being a PGA TOUR winner’s actually cool.”
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