Cam Davis wins on fifth playoff hole at Rocket Mortgage Classic
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05 Jul 2021, 10:19 GMT+10
Cam Davis of Australia made par on the fifth playoff hole for his first PGA Tour title, beating out Troy Merritt and Chile s Joaquin Niemann to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club.
Davis missed would-be tournament-winning putts on all five playoff holes, each of them left-to-right putts of medium length. But after his birdie try at the fifth hole (No. 15) slipped by the cup, Merritt missed a 6-foot par putt that would have extended the battle.
Davis, 26, went 5 under on the back nine to shoot a 5-under 67 and charge into playoff position. Davis third shot from the greenside bunker on the par-5 17th took two hops, glanced the pin and dropped for an eagle that tied him for the lead.
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Pour une deuxième semaine consécutive, une prolongation a été nécessaire dans un tournoi de la PGA afin de déterminer un gagnant. C’est l’Australien Cameron Davis qui a finalement remporté la Classique Rocket Mortgage, dimanche, à Detroit.
Contrairement au précédent événement, les golfeurs impliqués dans la prolongation n’ont pas eu besoin de huit trous supplémentaires pour déclarer un gagnant, mais plutôt de cinq.
À égalité à -18 après 72 trous, Davis, ainsi que l’Américain Troy Merritt et le Chilien Joaquin Niemann, sont retournés au départ du 18e fanion. Dès leur première tentative, Merritt et Davis ont calé la normale, larguant Niemann, qui a commis son premier boguey du tournoi à ce moment.
Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic on 5th playoff hole
Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title when Troy Merritt missed a 6-foot par putt on the fifth hole of a playoff.
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DETROIT (AP) Cam Davis holed a 50-foot sand shot on the 71st hole of regulation and that propelled him into a five-hole playoff where he outlasted Troy Merritt and Joaquin Niemann to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic for his first PGA Tour victory.
“It’s the only reason I’m sitting here now, Davis said at a news conference alongside the trophy. “To be honest, in my head there wasn’t a thought of trying to hole it.
Former Australian Open champion Davis had a chance to win the tournament on each of the first four play-off holes, but missed tournament-winning putts on all of them as Merritt scrambled to stay in the fight.
Davis’ best chance was his first back down the 18th, leaving a downhill six-footer high, while both he and Merritt missed eagle chances on the fourth extra hole.
He eventually beat Merritt on the par-three 15th when his rival missed a short par putt, Davis banking $1.79m for winning his first event on golf’s most lucrative tour.
“It’s been pretty hectic ever since the 17th hole for me,” Davis said.
Cam Davis wins Rocket Mortgage for first PGA Tour title
By The Associated PressJuly 5, 2021 GMT
DETROIT (AP) Cam Davis of Australia won the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title when Troy Merritt missed a 6-foot par putt on the fifth hole of a playoff.
Davis had putts to win on each of the five extra holes, one of them from 6 feet and a 12-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole, the par-3 15th. He wound up winning when Merritt missed the green to the left and then missed his par put.
Davis closed with a 5-under 67 to match Merritt (68) and Joaquin Niemann (68) at 18-under 270 at Detroit Golf Club.