NAPA, Calif. — Patton Kizzire ended a protracted victory drought Sunday within the Procore Championship, closing with a scrambling 2-under 70 for a tournament-record, five-stroke victory within the FedExCup Fall opener at Silverado Nation Membership.
Kizzire had gone 176 occasions and not using a victory after successful occasions in Mexico and Hawaii in a two-month span in late 2017 and early 2018.
“I’m going to get pleasure from this win ,” Kizzire stated. “It’s simply so candy to get by means of the ups and downs. That’s life. You simply received to remain constructive. That’s what led me to right here, to proper now.”
The 38-year-old former Auburn participant earned a PGA Tour card for the following two years after coming into the occasion 132nd within the combat to earn a card with a top-125 end within the standings. He additionally will get spots within the Masters and PGA Championship and The Sentry at Kapalua.
Kizzire completed at 20-under 268. On Sunday, he repeatedly misfired off the tee for a second consecutive day, however stayed regular together with his strategy pictures and had three birdies, an eagle and three bogeys.
“I knew that it might be tough to not get forward of myself with a four-shot lead heading into at the moment,” Kizzire stated. “I wrote down in my yard ebook, ‘I’m right here, I I’m now.’ Stored going again to that. That helped me be disciplined and keep current. That’s what actually helped me come out on prime.”
David Lipsky was second after a 71.
Patrick Fishburn (71) was third at 14 below. Mackenzie Hughes (72), Ben Silverman (71) and Greyson Sigg (72) have been one other stroke again.
Sahith Theegala, the winner final 12 months, closed with a 72 to tie for fifth at 12-under 276.
In contrast to in 2023 when Theegala was adopted by a big gallery on his technique to successful, Kizzire and Lipsky performed the ultimate spherical in entrance of a small crowd on the picturesque course within the coronary heart of the Napa Valley wine nation.
For the second straight day, Kizzire needed to make up for his erratic tee pictures. He missed 11 fairways and hit three drives into bunkers however received out of hassle and restricted the harm every time.
Lipskey additionally had points off the tee attempting to battle winds that had been principally absent for the primary three rounds.
“It was actually robust on the market,” Lipsky stated. “The wind was swirling and it was robust and the greens have been so agency. The place the put a few of these pins is basically robust to get shut.”
After Lipsky made birdies on Nos. 1 and 4 to get inside two pictures, Kizzire responded with an eagle on the par-5 fifth. Kizzire hit his second shot previous the inexperienced, then holed a gentle wedge shot getting back from 50 toes to get to twenty below.
Kizzire bogeyed No. 11 after one other errant tee shot, whereas Lipsky birdied to get inside two strokes once more. Kizzire then made a birdie save after driving right into a green-side bunker on No. 12, and had one other birdie on No. 13.
Kizzire was forward by 5 strokes after a birdie on No. 15, then missed a brief par putt on No. 16. He had an opportunity to get the stroke again on No. 17, however pushed his putt to the fitting of the outlet and settled for par.
