Pendrith wins CJ Cup Byron Nelson, his first PGA Tour title
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Taylor Pendrith, the third-round leader who two-putted for birdie on the 18th hole, took advantage of Ben Kohles’ final-hole meltdown to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday in McKinney,
mckin Texas Taylor pendrith tried his best to ignore Ben Coal’s final whole meltdown focusing on the eagle putt that the Canadian thought he might have to make even to force a playoff as he walked toward the 18th green several stunning minutes later a three-footer for birdie gave pendrith his first PGA Tour Victory cohol overtook pendrith with birdy’s on nose 16 and 17 for a One-Shot lead then bogie the 18th after hitting his second shot into greenside rough already in shock following two chips from the rough the second with his feet in a bunker cohol missed a six-foot putt that would have forced a playoff wasn’t really trying to pay attention to what they were doing although it really mattered obviously pendrith said I feel for Ben he played really really good today especially down the stretch I’ve been on the other side of it a couple times and it sucks but it’s golf it’s a hard game pendri shot four under 67 for a 23 under 261 total at the TPC Craig Ranch the 32-year-old won in his 74th career PGA tour start playing just north of his birthplace of Dallas kohol shot 66 to finish a stroke back the 34-year-old who plays out of North Carolina and is winless in 68 starts was the only player to Bogey the 18th Sunday honestly hadn’t seen any rough like that all week said kohal who moved to North Carolina when he was 10 just needed a little bit more ump on it did so many good things this week and I’m just going to keep reminding myself of that and try to get myself back in this position Alex noren a Swedish player also seeking a first PGA Tour victory was another stroke back he wowed the crowd on the stadium hole at the par 317th with a t- shot to two feet but followed that birdie with a par knowing he probably needed an eagle on 18 noren shot 65 and was alone in third at 21 under Aaron ryi and first round leader Matt Wallace of England were at 20 under along with the South Korean pair of s h Kim and Bong hun and Ryan Kim shot 64 and 65 and Wallace 68 pendrith the third round leader and kohol were separated by just one shot or tied most of the day after cohol made a 20-footer to take the lead on 17 pendred’s par putt rolled all the way around the cup and went in it just curled in that putt on the last second there which was Unreal just to give me a chance said pendrith he had set it up with a chip from an awkward stance with his heels hanging over the lip of a bunker after saving par with another testy putt at the par for 16th the victory qualified pendrith for the PGA Championship in two weeks and next year’s Masters he’s also in the next three $20 million Signature Events starting next week with the Wells Fargo Championship cohol and noren also played their way into Wells Fargo with their Nelson showings with Wells Fargo and the PGA coming in the next two weeks just three of the top top 30 in the world ranking were in the field
