NAPA, Calif. — Patton Kizzire ended a protracted victory drought Sunday within the Procore Championship, closing with a scrambling 2-under 70 for a tournament-record, five-stroke victory within the FedExCup Fall opener at Silverado Nation Membership.
Kizzire had gone 176 occasions with no victory after profitable occasions in Mexico and Hawaii in a two-month span in late 2017 and early 2018.
“I’m going to get pleasure from this win ,” Kizzire stated. “It’s simply so candy to get by means of the ups and downs. That’s life. You simply bought to remain optimistic. That’s what led me to right here, to proper now.”
The 38-year-old former Auburn participant earned a PGA Tour card for the subsequent two years after getting into the occasion 132nd within the battle to earn a card with a top-125 end within the standings. He additionally will get spots within the Masters and PGA Championship and The Sentry at Kapalua.
Kizzire completed at 20-under 268. On Sunday, he repeatedly misfired off the tee for a second consecutive day, however stayed regular along with his strategy photographs and had three birdies, an eagle and three bogeys.
“I knew that it could be troublesome to not get forward of myself with a four-shot lead heading into right now,” Kizzire stated. “I wrote down in my yard ebook, ‘I’m right here, I I’m now.’ Stored going again to that. That helped me be disciplined and keep current. That’s what actually helped me come out on high.”
David Lipsky was second after a 71.
Patrick Fishburn (71) was third at 14 underneath. Mackenzie Hughes (72), Ben Silverman (71) and Greyson Sigg (72) had been one other stroke again.
Sahith Theegala, the winner final 12 months, closed with a 72 to tie for fifth at 12-under 276.
In contrast to in 2023 when Theegala was adopted by a big gallery on his technique to profitable, Kizzire and Lipsky performed the ultimate spherical in entrance of a small crowd on the picturesque course within the coronary heart of the Napa Valley wine nation.
For the second straight day, Kizzire needed to make up for his erratic tee photographs. He missed 11 fairways and hit three drives into bunkers however bought out of hassle and restricted the harm every time.
Lipskey additionally had points off the tee making an attempt to battle winds that had been largely absent for the primary three rounds.
“It was actually powerful on the market,” Lipsky stated. “The wind was swirling and it was robust and the greens had been so agency. The place the put a few of these pins is actually powerful to get shut.”
After Lipsky made birdies on Nos. 1 and 4 to get inside two photographs, Kizzire responded with an eagle on the par-5 fifth. Kizzire hit his second shot previous the inexperienced, then holed a smooth wedge shot getting back from 50 ft to get to twenty underneath.
Kizzire bogeyed No. 11 after one other errant tee shot, whereas Lipsky birdied to get inside two strokes once more. Kizzire then made a birdie save after driving right into a green-side bunker on No. 12, and had one other birdie on No. 13.
Kizzire was forward by 5 strokes after a birdie on No. 15, then missed a brief par putt on No. 16. He had an opportunity to get the stroke again on No. 17, however pushed his putt to the suitable of the opening and settled for par.
