Current:Home > MarketsAaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship -AssetBase
Aaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship
NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-09 07:56:17
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aaron Rai took advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title.
Rai closed with a 6-under 64, with the 29-year-old Englishman making a 6 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th to post at 18-under 262 in the regular-season finale at Sedgefield Country Club.
Greyserman, the 29-year-old former Duke player, shot 69 to finish two strokes back on a day when everyone played 36 holes and some a few more in the event washed out by rain Thursday and delayed Friday and Saturday.
Rai was four strokes back after Greyserman holed out from 91 yards for eagle on the par-4 13th, then had an unexpected share of the lead a hole later when Greyserman drove out-of-bounds and made a quadruple-bogey 8 on 14.
Greyserman — who shot 60 in the second round — birdied the par-5 15th to pull a shot ahead, then four-putted the par-3 16th for a double bogey and parred the last two holes.
J.J. Spaun (64) and Ryo Hisatsune (67) tied for third at 15 under. Amateur Luke Clanton bogeyed the final two holes for a 69 to tie for fifth with Austin Eckroat (67) at 14 under.
Second-round leader Matt Kuchar was tied for 12th at 11 under when he elected to stop play on the 18th because of darkness. He will return Monday morning to finish.
He needed a victory to extend his FedEx Cup playoff streak. He was the only player to reach every previous postseason.
The top 70 on the points list qualified for the playoff opener next week in Tennessee.
___
AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf
veryGood! (8)
Related
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Wander Franco released while Dominican probe continues into alleged relationship with 14-year-old
- A town's golden weathervane mysteriously vanished in 1999. The thief was just identified after he used his credit card to mail it back.
- Jobs report for December will likely conclude another solid year of US hiring in 2023
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Memphis toddler killed on New Year's Eve as celebratory gunfire sends bullet into home
- PepsiCo products are being pulled from some Carrefour grocery stores in Europe over price hikes
- Some Georgia Republicans who sank an education voucher bill in 2023 aren’t changing their minds
- Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
- Will Taylor Swift add a Golden Globe statue to sit next to her 12 Grammys?
Ranking
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Cecil the dog ate through $4,000 in cash. Here's how his Pittsburgh owners got the money back.
- Turkish justice minister says 15 suspects jailed ahead of trial for spying for Israel
- Taiwan says Chinese balloons are harassment and a threat to air safety
- NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
- The Excerpt podcast: Police say 6th-grader killed, 5 injured in Iowa school shooting
- How much money do college and university presidents make?
- UN agency says it is handling code of conduct violations by staffer for anti-Israel posts internally
Recommendation
Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
Angelina Jolie's Brother James Haven Shares Rare Insight into Life With Her and Brad Pitt's Kids
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
Golden Gate Bridge has safety nets to prevent jumping deaths after 87 years
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius freed on parole after serving nearly 9 years for girlfriend’s murder
San Quentin project’s $360 million price tag should be slashed, governor’s advisory group says
Iowa school principal was shot trying to distract shooter so students could flee, his daughter says