

She began to show her full potential late last year on the Japan LPGA when Furue won three tournaments in a four-week stretch and tied for third in the other. She never let up, playing bogey-free to win by three.īoutier was still in good shape until making three bogeys on the back nine for a 69.įurue finished at 21-under 267 and won $300,000 US, along with valuable momentum going into the final major of the year next week in the Women's British Open at Muirfield. Japan's Furue wins 1st LPGA tour titleĪyaka Furue of Japan ran off six straight birdies in the middle of her round and rallied from a four-shot deficit with a 10-under 62 to win the Women's Scottish Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title.Ī seven-time winner on the Japan LPGA - once as an amateur - Furue became the second rookie to win on the LPGA Tour this year, and she did it in style at Dundonald Links.Īyaka Furue is an LPGA Tour winner! 🏆 The rookie from Japan fired a final round 62 to win the 2022 Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open! 🏴 /EgDAfGO6g2- the final round four shots behind Celine Boutier of France, the 22-year-old finished the front nine with four straight birdies and added two more to start the back nine. On the same hole, Finau made his fifth birdie of the final round to lead by four shots. 12 and Pendrith missed an 11-foot putt on the same hole to fall four shots back.Ĭantlay surged within three shots of the lead with a 5-foot eagle putt at the par-5 14th. 11, Finau made a 31-foot putt with a break from right to left at No. After his first bogey in the tournament at No. President Trump says Saudi-funded golf tour creates 'gold rush' for players Canada's Taylor Pendrith claims share of lead at Rocket Mortgage Classic.WATCH l Finau clinches Rocket Mortgage Classic for back-to-back PGA Tour titles:įinau began to pull away from Pendrith with an 11-foot birdie putt at No. Players on the bubble will have one last shot to finish in the top 125 of the FedEx Cup standings to earn a spot in the playoffs and a full card next season.

The PGA Tour will close the regular season at the Wyndham Championship, with the North Carolina event opening Thursday.

17 and a closing par, he broke Nate Lashley's tournament record of 25 under set in 2019 during the inaugural PGA Tour event. Canada's Taylor Pendrith holds 1-shot lead through 2 rounds at Rocket Mortgage Classicįinau stopped another drought in Detroit, winning for the first time in six attempts when he had or shared the 54-hole lead in a PGA Tour event.Canada's Pendrith locked in duel with Finau entering Rocket Mortgage Classic final round.Finau, the Salt Lake City native with Tongan-Samoan heritage, began his stretch of success last August at The Northern Trust, where he had his first victory in five years and 142 PGA Tour starts.
