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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Chad Ramey won the windswept Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday for his first PGA TOUR title, beating Ben Martin and Alex Smalley by a stroke. RELATED: Final leaderboard Ramey closed with a 5-under 67, completing a two-putt par on the par-4 18th after Martin missed a 6-foot birdie try that would have forced a playoff. “It was honestly like I always thought it would be,” Ramey said. “It was very stressful, very nerve-wracking coming down the stretch, but I just grinded it out, kind of stuck to my process, stayed within myself and pulled it out.” Two strokes behind Martin entering the round, Ramey made four straight birdies on Nos. 13-16 to take the lead and parred the par-3 17th at Corales Golf Course. “I’ve been rolling the putter good all day, they just hadn’t been going in,” Ramey said. “I was kind of all around the hole on the front side. I didn’t change a thing, I didn’t do anything different. They just started going in.” With the tournament played opposite the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play event in Austin, Texas, Ramey earned 300 FedExCup points. The 29-year-old from Mississippi finished at 17-under 271. “I think it will take maybe a day or two to sink in,” Ramey said. “Everything’s pretty surreal, happening pretty fast, but I’m definitely excited.” Martin, the leader after each of the first three rounds, closed with a 70. The 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open winner for his lone PGA TOUR title, Martin was making only his second PGA TOUR start of the year. “That was obviously difficult,” Martin said. “I’ve won out here before, won on the Korn Ferry, runner-up in the U.S. Am, but I guess maybe I wanted this one a lot more. I don’t think I’ve ever been this emotional about golf, so this is a first. I guess, to me, that’s a good thing. Means I competed hard and it obviously stung. Hit two such good shots into 18 to have such a good opportunity and then not capitalize I guess is the most difficult part.” Smalley finished with a 67. The TOUR rookie from Duke had his best PGA TOUR finish. “Successful week,” Smalley said. “Kind of stings a little bit to come up a shot short. Left my 20-footer on the last 6 inches short right in the middle. Whatever’s meant to be is meant to be, so I take a lot of positives from this week.” Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela shot a 68 to tie for fourth with Cameron Percy (67) at 15 under. Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard (67) was 14 under. Twin brother Nicolai, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 77, missed the cut.

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The 117th U.S. Open Championship is being contested in Wisconsin at Erin Hills Golf Course for the first time. Here’s where you can follow all the action. Round 2 tee times Round 2 U.S. Open leaderboard Watch: FOX Sports 1 (11 a.m.-6 p.m. ET), FOX (6-9 p.m.) Listen: SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio and FOX Sports on SiriusXM (noon-8 p.m. ET) Groups to watch Marc Leishman, Pat Perez, Si Woo Kim Tee time: 8:29 a.m. on Friday off No. 10 Brad Dalke (a), Wesley Bryan, Brendan Steele Tee time: 8:29 a.m. on Friday off No. 1 Bubba Watson, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia Tee time: 8:51 a.m. on Friday off No. 10 Adam Scott, Bubba Watson, Paul Casey Tee time: 9:13 a.m. on Friday off No. 10 Jason Day, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy Tee time: 9:24 a.m. on Friday off No. 10 Hideki Matsuyama, Rickie Fowler, Jon Rahm Tee time: 2:36 p.m. on Friday off No. 1 Kevin Kisner, Billy Horschel, Branden Grace Tee time: 3:09 p.m. on Friday off No. 10 Martin Kaymer, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson Tee time: 3:20 p.m. on Friday off No. 1

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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – Tony Romo, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current lead analyst for the NFL ON CBS, will compete on a sponsor exemption for the second consecutive year in the PGA TOUR’s Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship (March 28-31, 2019) in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The 2019 Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship will mark the second time Romo will compete as an individual against PGA TOUR professionals in the same competition. Playing as an amateur, Romo will look to make the cut for the first time in his second official PGA TOUR start. “Golf has been a passion of mine throughout my life, giving me another athletic outlet to hone my skills and compete,â€� said Romo. “The opportunity to compete at the highest levels of golf, the PGA TOUR event, was a dream come true for me. I’m thankful to the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship for inviting me to join them once again this year, and I’m excited at the chance to compete against the best of the best.â€� Since Romo competed in the inaugural Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship in 2018, he won two golf tournaments in the summer of 2018, including the American Century Championship in Nevada. “It was an honor to have Tony Romo to join us for our inaugural year, and we are delighted that he has accepted our offer to play in the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship again this year,â€� said Grupo Puntacana Founder and Chairman Frank Rainieri. “Tony continues to grow and achieve at golf just as he rose to greatness during his football career. It’s going to be exciting to watch him play Corales again.â€� Romo, 38, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cowboys in 2003 after playing collegiately at Eastern Illinois University. Beginning his career as a holder, Romo became the Cowboys’ starting quarterback during the 2006 season. Serving as the team’s primary starter from 2006 to 2015, he guided the Cowboys to four postseason appearances and was named to the Pro Bowl four times. Romo retired after the 2016 season and immediately was hired by CBS Sports to become the lead analyst for the NFL ON CBS, teaming with Jim Nantz in the broadcast booth. Romo holds several Cowboys team records, including passing touchdowns, passing yards, most games with at least 300 passing yards and games with three or more touchdown passes. The Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship is in its second year on the PGA TOUR schedule, previously having a two-year run as a Web.com Tour event. The event, which was won by Brice Garnett in 2018, offers a $3,000,000 purse, 300 FedExCup points and is broadcast on the Golf Channel.

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