Emotional Grace snatches Puerto Rico PGA win
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28/02/2021 - 22:46 2 min
Miami (AFP)
South Africa s Branden Grace conjured up an eagle-birdie finish to claim an emotional one-shot victory at the PGA Tour s Puerto Rico Open on Sunday.
The 32-year-old from Pretoria, whose father died from Covid-19 in January, holed out from a bunker for a brilliant eagle two on the 17th before making a birdie on the last to seal victory at Rio Grande s Grand Reserve Golf Club.
Grace, who carded a six-under-par 66 to finish on 19 under, had glanced skywards after chipping in for his eagle on the penultimate hole.
Emotional Branden Grace wins Puerto Rico Open February 28, 2021
Branden Grace’s interview after winning Puerto Rico
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) Branden Grace closed eagle-birdie Sunday to win the Puerto Rico Open, an emotional triumph following his father s January death after a month-long fight with the coronavirus.
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“This morning I had a tear in the car when I was talking to my wife,” Grace said about father Peter. “It was an emotional day. I thought about him a hell of a lot out there, especially the last tee shot. I was really struggling the last hole, because I knew he was watching over me. I knew he was guiding me.
Emotional win for Branden Grace at the Puerto Rico Open On Sunday night, Grace lifted his 11th career title at the Puerto Rico Open - carding an eagle-birdie finish. Branden Grace watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during round two of the Safeway Open at Silverado Resort on 11 September 2020 in Napa, California. Picture: AFP
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JOHANNESBURG - There is no doubt that the first two months of 2021 have continued to challenge human beings world-wide with the ongoing struggle against the COVID-19.
The same goes for South African golfer, Branden Grace, who lost his father to COVID-19 in January this year.
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This morning I had a tear in the car when I was talking to my wife, Grace said about father Peter. It was an emotional day. I thought about him a hell of a lot out there, especially the last tee shot. I was really struggling the last hole, because I knew he was watching over me. I knew he was guiding me.
The 32-year-old South African player won for the second time on the PGA Tour and 13th worldwide, closing with a 6-under 66 to finish at 19-under 269. It’s been a very tough couple of years and a tough couple of months and it’s just nice to obviously, with all the support back home with my wife and my son and my family and everybody back home, Grace said. And all that we have been through, there’s some light at the end of the tunnel.