The American Jordan Spieth, 20th in the world rankings, defeated his compatriot Patrick Cantlay in the tiebreaker at the PGA Tour RBC Heritage golf tournamentplayed at Harbor Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina (USA).
Spieth (69 68 68 66), reached the tiebreaker after finishing the final round with 66 hits, 271 accumulatedby showing a card with two eagles (holes 2 and 5, both par five) and three birdies for two bogeys, to win the tournament on the 18th hole where he achieved par to break the tables with Cantlay, pang sixth in the world ranking (66 67 70 68), which needs another hit.
One stroke behind the champion, in third position, seven golfers qualified, including Australian Cam Davis (69 73 67 63) who left the course with 8 accumulated birdies and no errors, earning him the best card of the round and access to the podium.
A double bogey on the 14th hole prevented Irishman Shane Lowry (66 72 65 69) from playing a tiebreaker and remain in third position where Americans JT Poston (68 72 68 64), Cameron Young (63 73 70 66), Matt Kuchar (68 69 67 68) and Harold Varner III (67 72 63 70), also finished. in addition to the Viennese Josef Straka (66 71 67 68).
Chilean Joaquín Neimann (65 72 69 69), with 275 shots, four hits from the head, was finally classified in twelfth place, while his compatriot Mito Pereira (66 71 69), with 277 accumulated, ended the twenty -sixth.
The tournament distributed $ 8 million in prizes, 1,278,000 for winners and 500 FedExCup points.
final standing
1. Jordan Spieth (USA) -13 (69-68-68-66) (tiebreaker)
2. Patrick Cantlay (USA) -13 (66-67-70-68)
3. Cameron Davis (AUS) -12 (69-73-67-63)
. Matt Kuchar (USA) -12 (68-69-67-68)
. Shane Lowry (IRL) -12 (66-72-65-69)
. JT Poston (USA) -12 (68-72-68-64)
. Sepp Straka (AUT) -12 (66-71-67-68)
. Harold Varner III (USA) -12 (67-72-63-70)
. Cameron Young (USA) -12 (63-73-70-66)
10. Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) -11 (71-70-64-68)
. Erik van Rooyen (RSA) -11 (69-67-67-70)
Source: La Verdad
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