PGA VALERO TEXAS OPEN:
Brendan Steele, a rookie on the PGA Tour, shot a one under par round, 71 on Sunday to win the Valero Texas Open by one stroke. Leading by just one stroke going into the final round, Steele stayed steady throughout the day to finish on an eight under par total to celebrate his first TOUR victory.
"I was a lot more calm today," said Steele. "When you've got a one shot lead it's not even your tournament. There's so many guys that could still win with a good round, without you even doing anything wrong, that I didn't feel as much pressure."
Steele birdied the 2nd hole buy knocking his approach shot to within 10ft from a bunker. He then bogeyed the the 5th by leaving a 12ft putt off the fringe, short. But on the par three 7th he hit his tee shot to 2ft to get back to 8 under par where he would finish after making 12 straight pars to hold off Chappell.
The tournament posted this years TOUR HIGH scoring average of 73.6! Steele's 280 overall score was the highest winning score at the Valero Texas Open since 1934 when a 283 total claimed the title. It was also the first time since the 2006 Phoenix Open that two TOUR rookies finished 1-2 in a tournament. Another rookie, Charl Schwartzel , who won The Masters Tournament last week, making this the first time that rookies have won back-to-back on TOUR since 2002.
MAYBANK MALAYSIAN OPEN:
Matteo Manassero had a closing round 68 on the weekend to see off challenges from both Gregory Bourdy and Rory McIlroy to earn himself a cool €288,465 and his 2nd European Tour Title at the Maybank Malaysian Open.
"It feels amazing - it's a a great achievement," said Manassero. "As i always say i could never have expected it at all to have a win before i was 18 and now I've got two. I had a really good weak from the beginning. I didn't miss many shots apart form the second round when i didn't play great but i was still able to finish well and get in contention. I had a really good weekend and managed to get the win".
"It's a great achievement for myself and gets me into the Majors. I just missed Augusta but playing the other three will be fantastic. I'm really proud of that and the next target will be winning another tournament and keeping the momentum going. It's going well and we will see what happens.
Having become the European Tours youngest ever winner in Spain last year, Manassero now holds the top two positions on the list taking it from Danny Lee who was just seven months older when he won the Johnnie Walker Classic. He also becomes the second teenager to win in a row as Noh Seung-yul won last year.
Brendan Steele, a rookie on the PGA Tour, shot a one under par round, 71 on Sunday to win the Valero Texas Open by one stroke. Leading by just one stroke going into the final round, Steele stayed steady throughout the day to finish on an eight under par total to celebrate his first TOUR victory.
"I was a lot more calm today," said Steele. "When you've got a one shot lead it's not even your tournament. There's so many guys that could still win with a good round, without you even doing anything wrong, that I didn't feel as much pressure."
Steele birdied the 2nd hole buy knocking his approach shot to within 10ft from a bunker. He then bogeyed the the 5th by leaving a 12ft putt off the fringe, short. But on the par three 7th he hit his tee shot to 2ft to get back to 8 under par where he would finish after making 12 straight pars to hold off Chappell.
The tournament posted this years TOUR HIGH scoring average of 73.6! Steele's 280 overall score was the highest winning score at the Valero Texas Open since 1934 when a 283 total claimed the title. It was also the first time since the 2006 Phoenix Open that two TOUR rookies finished 1-2 in a tournament. Another rookie, Charl Schwartzel , who won The Masters Tournament last week, making this the first time that rookies have won back-to-back on TOUR since 2002.
MAYBANK MALAYSIAN OPEN:
Matteo Manassero had a closing round 68 on the weekend to see off challenges from both Gregory Bourdy and Rory McIlroy to earn himself a cool €288,465 and his 2nd European Tour Title at the Maybank Malaysian Open.
"It feels amazing - it's a a great achievement," said Manassero. "As i always say i could never have expected it at all to have a win before i was 18 and now I've got two. I had a really good weak from the beginning. I didn't miss many shots apart form the second round when i didn't play great but i was still able to finish well and get in contention. I had a really good weekend and managed to get the win".
"It's a great achievement for myself and gets me into the Majors. I just missed Augusta but playing the other three will be fantastic. I'm really proud of that and the next target will be winning another tournament and keeping the momentum going. It's going well and we will see what happens.
Having become the European Tours youngest ever winner in Spain last year, Manassero now holds the top two positions on the list taking it from Danny Lee who was just seven months older when he won the Johnnie Walker Classic. He also becomes the second teenager to win in a row as Noh Seung-yul won last year.
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