PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Charles Howell III lastly made profitable really feel simple Sunday at Mayakoba when his putter got here to life for an 8-under 63 to win the LIV Golf Invitational by 4 pictures for his first title in the Saudi-funded sequence.
Howell had seven birdies by means of 10 holes to take management at El Camaleon, after which obtained some assist when Peter Uihlein needed to hit three tee pictures on the twelfth gap in a triple bogey that eliminated any drama from the ultimate spherical.
Howell gained in his sixth begin in LIV Golf and picked up $4 million, with an extra $1 million for main his Crushers to a nine-shot victory.
LIV Golf’s opening occasion in a 14-tournament schedule was a contented time for Howell, the 42-year-old from Augusta, Georgia, who gained solely 3 times in 23 seasons and 607 begins on the PGA Tour.
“It’s great,” Howell stated. “It’s a big win and we got the team win.”
Two of his three PGA Tour wins had been in playoffs, and the opposite was a two-shot win.
Howell had a bogey-free card, and most of his birdies had been in the 8-foot to 15-foot vary as he ran off 4 in a row and barely made any errors.
Howell performed 13 instances at Mayakoba when it hosted a PGA Tour occasion from 2007 till final November, his finest end a tie for fourth.
“I’ve played here many times, so I had an idea what to expect,” Howell stated. “Around this place, there’s double bogeys everywhere, so you never know.”
He left that to fellow Oklahoma State alum Uihlein, who started the ultimate spherical sharing the lead with a 3rd Cowboy, Talor Gooch.
Uihlein was nonetheless in the combo when he snap-hooked his drive into the woods. He hit a provisional for a misplaced ball and despatched that one into the bushes on his proper. He discovered the unique ball and after attempting to take away a pile of limbs and considering a penalty for an unplayable lie, selected to return to the tee.
(*63*) added to a triple bogey, and Uihlein made the a lot of the remaining six holes with sufficient birdies for a 68 to complete alone in second, price $2,125,000.
Asked what he would otherwise, Uihlein smiled and stated, “Skip the 12th.”
“I’m proud of the way I battled,” he stated. “Other than that hole, it was a pretty good day. The reality was other than those three tee shots, it was a pretty solid week off the tee.”
Branden Grace had a 67 and completed third, with $1.5 million. Gooch shot a 76 and completed out of the highest 10.
Howell completed at 16-under 268 for his first win since Sea Island on the finish of 2019. He now has made simply wanting $8 million in his six begins with LIV Golf, almost equal to his earlier 5 seasons on the PGA Tour.
Dustin Johnson, who gained the person and crew titles in LIV’s debut season final 12 months, closed with a 78 and tied for thirty fifth.
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