Just one week after a dramatic major championship finish at the U.S. Open, the Travelers Championship delivered a memorable conclusion of its own as Harris English dueled Kramer Hickok for seven playoff holes before draining a birdie putt on their eighth extra hole to capture his fourth PGA Tour title.
The win marked English’s second victory of the season: He won the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January in Kapalua also in a playoff, beating Joaquin Niemann with a birdie on the first extra hole.
“This was awesome, the fans were keeping us in it, getting the juice from them, but it’s been awesome really all afternoon,” said the 31-year-old English, who started week listed at +3300 to win, according to PointsBet Sportsbook. “Hats off to Kramer what a competitor. We were both grinding out there, making those 6-, 7-footers, and it’s what it was all about. We were grinding, trying our hardest …
Sam Burns wins first PGA TOUR title at Valspar Championship May 02, 2021
Sam Burns speaks following 2021 Valspar Championship victory
PALM HARBOR, Fla. Eight times this season, Sam Burns has been atop the leaderboard after every round except the one that mattered. That changed, finally, at the Valspar Championship.
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Burns got some help from Keegan Bradley hitting into the water on the 13th hole, and then the 24-year-old from Louisiana took it from there with two big birdies that led to a 3-under 68 and a three-shot victory Sunday.
Burns won for the first time on the PGA TOUR after twice failing to convert 54-hole leads in the Vivint Houston Open last fall and the Genesis Invitational at Riviera in February.
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Sam Burns keeps share of lead with Keegan Bradley at Valspar Championship May 01, 2021
Sam Burns, Keegan Bradley share 14-under lead after Round 3 at Valspar
PALM HARBOR, Fla. Sam Burns had a three-shot lead with five holes to play Saturday and had to make an 8-foot bogey putt on the 18th hole just to keep a share of the lead with Keegan Bradley in the Valspar Championship.
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Burns had two bogeys over the final three holes at Innisbrook, both from errant tee shots, and he did well to make sure his finish wasn t worse. He had to two-putt from 75 feet on the final hole for bogey and a 2-under 69.