PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Garrick Higgo took benefit of Joel Dahmen‘s late meltdown to win the windy Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour victory.
Higgo received an sudden share of the lead when Dahmen missed a 1-foot par putt on the par-3 seventeenth for his second straight bogey, and received when Dahmen could not get an 8-foot par try to fall on the par-4 18th.
Taking part in within the group forward of Dahmen, Higgo additionally bogeyed the seventeenth, then parred the 18th for an even-par 72 and a 14-under 274 whole. Dahmen shot 76 after having led on the finish of every of the primary three rounds within the occasion he received in 2021 for his lone tour title.
Higgo, a 25-year-old left-hander from South Africa, additionally received the 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree. The previous UNLV participant earned a two-year exemption with the victory however would not get a spot within the Masters.
Dahmen tied for second with Alejandro Tosti (68), Keith Mitchell (71), Jeremy Paul (72) and Michael Thorbjornsen (73). Thorbjornsen missed a 4-foot par putt on 18.
Ben Polland, set to defend his title subsequent week within the PGA Skilled Championship, tied for 53rd at 1 below after a 74.
