SOUTH AFRICA’S HIGGO VICTORIOUS AT PALMETTO CHAMPIONSHIP AT CONGAREE
RIDGELAND, S. C. Garrick Higgo won the Palmetto Championship at Congaree for his first PGA Tour victory Sunday when leader Chesson Hadley blew a two-shot lead with bogeys on his final three holes. The 22-year-old South African shot a three-under 68 and finished at 11-under in his second career tour event. Get ready to see more of him. The victory, along with US$1,314,000, gives him PGA Tour status through the 2023 season. It was a heartbreaking finish for Hadley, seemingly in control at 13-under with three holes to play. But he drove into a waste area on the 16th and could not get up and down after missing the 17th and 18th greens to give away victory. Hadley finished with a 75 after opening 65-66-68. He fell into a tie for second at 10-under with Hudson Swafford (66), Doc Redman (67), Jhonattan Vegas (67), Tyrrell Hatton (68) and Bo Van Pelt (68). Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., shot a final-round 72 to finish at two-under, tied for 44th. Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., shot a final-round 68 to finish at par, in a tie for 52nd.
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