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Chris Kirk birdied the penultimate gap and held on for a one-shot victory over Sahith Theegala in The Sentry, the season-opening occasion on the PGA Tour. Theegala missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the ultimate gap which might have pressured a playoff. Jordan Spieth was additionally within the hunt for the win till a bogey at No. 16 dropped him to 3rd. It was the third straight yr the winner posted a ultimate spherical of 8 beneath or higher. For Kirk, who was making his first look on the occasion in eight years, it was his sixth profession PGA Tour title and earned him an invite to the Masters. Sungjae Im, who completed in a tie for fifth, set a report with 34 birdies for the week. That beat the earlier mark of 32 for a 72-hole event that was set thrice, most not too long ago final yr by Jon Rahm. This was the primary of eight signature occasions providing $20 million in prize cash as a part of the brand new PGA Tour mannequin of massive purses and elite fields. …Adam Hadwin has back-to-back top-15 finishes in his final two event begins. …Jon Rahm’s departure to the LIV Tour moved Mackenzie Hughes as much as No. 50 within the PGA Tour rankings which makes him eligible for the eight signature occasions
NEXT EVENT: Sony Open (Jan 11)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Corey Conners, Adam Hadwin, Taylor Pendrith, Ben Silverman, Adam Svensson, Nick Taylor
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