Power Rankings: Shriners Children’s Open

LAS VEGAS — Bryson DeChambeau holed an eagle putt from just inside 60 feet on the 16th hole that carried him to a 5-under 66 and a one-shot victory over Patrick Cantlay in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Sunday. DeChambeau won for the fourth time in his last 12 starts on the PGA TOUR. He had to survive a wild back nine at the TPC Summerlin in which four players had a share of the lead at some point. Cantlay, trying to become the first player to win back-to-back in Las Vegas in nearly 20 years, made a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-5 16th hole to take a one-shot lead. But from a bunker right of the green on the par-3 17th, Cantlay was fooled by the amount of sand under his ball and flubbed the shot. One hole behind him, DeChambeau rolled in his long eagle putt from just off the green and celebrated with a big uppercut. Cantlay missed his long par putt, giving DeChambeau control of the tournament. Cantlay birdied the 18th for a 65, but it wasn’t enough when DeChambeau played the final two holes conservatively for pars to finish at 21-under 263. DeChambeau won for the third straight season, and fifth time overall on the PGA TOUR. The 25-year-old American began his big run with a playoff victory at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, and then won consecutive FedExCup Playoff events in New Jersey and Boston. He said he was playing Las Vegas to shake off a little rust, and it turned into another victory. “I was able to play some great golf,” DeChambeau said. “I’m happy to get it done.” Not since Jim Furyk in 1998-99 had anyone successfully defended his title in Las Vegas, and Cantlay looked as if he might get it done when he drove the green on the par-4 15th for a two-putt birdie, and then rolled in another good birdie after having to lay up on the 16th. His tee shot into the 17th was a fraction away from catching a slope and feeding toward the hole. Instead, it tumbled into the bunker to set up what appeared to be a relatively simple shot. “When I dug my left foot in, it didn’t have a bunch of sand,” Cantlay said. “I hit the shot and there was more sand under the ball. I didn’t anticipate it.” He wasn’t the only player stung by the outcome. Former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover had a 4-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole that would have given him a share of the lead with three holes to play. Glover missed the putt, and then missed a 30-inch par putt. One hole later, he was three shots behind. Glover finished with a triple bogey for a 71 and tied for seventh. Peter Uihlein, who shared the 54-hole lead with DeChambeau, didn’t make a birdie until the 11th hole, finished bogey-bogey for a 75 and tied for 23rd. Sam Ryder was one shot behind when his second shot to the par-5 16th bounced off a knob and back into the water. He managed to save par and birdied the last hole with a 15-foot putt for a 62 to finish alone in third. Rickie Fowler (63), Abraham Ancer (66) and Robert Streb (68) were another shot behind. DeChambeau won for the fifth time in just his 68th start as a pro on the PGA TOUR, dating to his victory in the John Deere Classic in 2017.  

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Talor Gooch won The RSM Classic by three shots for his first PGA TOUR title. The former Oklahoma State Cowboy and native Oklahoman had no trouble with the Sea Island win, carding four straight rounds in the 60s and circling 20 birdies and two eagles along the way. Check out the clubs he used this week to get it done. RELATED: Final leaderboard Driver: Callaway Epic Speed Triple Diamond LS (9 degrees @8.3) Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Blue 7 X 3-wood: Callaway Rogue (15 degrees @14) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX Hybrid: Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 (20 degrees @17.5) Shaft: Aldila Tour Blue Hy 105 TX Irons: Callaway X-Forged ’21 (4-6), Callaway Apex MB ’21 (7-9) Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 125 X Wedges: Callaway Jaws MD5 Raw (46-10S, 52-10S @51.5, [email protected], 60-08C) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 Putter: Odyssey Tri Hot 2 Prototype Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Ball: Titleist Pro v1

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