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Patrick Cantlay comes up clutch to defend title at 2022 BMW Championship

Debbra Szafryk 3 years ago 3 min read

WILMINGTON, Del. – Patrick Cantlay drove off with the BMW Championship trophy again.

The 30-calendar year-outdated Californian manufactured birdie at the 17^th hole at the south class at Wilmington Region Club and held on for a 1-stroke victory above Scott Stallings at the BMW Championship. Cantlay shot 2-less than 69 for a 72-hole whole of 14-under 268 and turned the initial participant to efficiently defend a FedEx Cup playoffs event.

A 12 months ago, Patrick Cantlay wanted 6 added holes at Caves Valley to assert the BMW title en route to successful the FedEx Cup. New class, but very same outcome as Cantlay claimed his eighth PGA Tour title and 2nd of the season.

Cantlay received the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans with Xander Schauffele as his partner, but hadn’t received an person title given that going back again-to-back again at the BMW and Tour Championship previous yr. Scottie Scheffler, who tied for 3rd, will start future 7 days in the driver’s seat at the Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup title will be on the line. Cantlay will commence in 2nd location, two strokes back of Scheffler in the staggered-get started leaderboard no player has at any time defended the FedEx Cup title.

Stallings, who closed in 69, was trying to get his fourth PGA Tour title and very first because the 2014 Farmers Coverage Open up. But he did be successful in scheduling his very first trip to the Tour Championship, which is reserved for the top rated 30 in the period-very long FedEx Cup stage standings, in his 12^th 12 months on Tour.

“That was my number 1 target to start out the yr,” Stallings explained. “I never know, statistically, FedExCup, regardless of what, economically, this is unquestionably the most effective year of my vocation. Like I’m incredibly cognizant of that.”

Cantlay opened with a pair of 65s and then surged into the direct with a gap-out eagle at 14 and overcame missing some short putts. He was the second participant all season to shoot 65 or fewer irrespective of missing 3 putts from inside 5 feet.

In the closing spherical, he trailed Stallings by two strokes immediately after generating his 2nd bogey of the day at No. 10, but he was rock-reliable from there. He created a few birdies on his way to the clubhouse, with birdies at No.s 11, 14 and 17. The latter involved a 351-lawn drive that benefited from a superior bounce. From there, he wedged to 6 toes.

In the match inside the tournament to complete in the leading 30 in the FedEx Cup position standings and qualify for the FedEx Cup finale next 7 days at the Tour Championship, K.H. Lee, who concluded as the odd gentleman out past 12 months at No. 31, built birdie at the very first 4 holes and shot 65 to jump from No. 35 at the commence of the working day to No. 26. Rookie Sahith Theegala created birdies on four of his ultimate 7 holes to shoot 68 and complete No. 28. Australia’s Adam Scott scrambled for par out of a greenside bunker at the very last that held him in the leading 30 and prevented Ireland’s Shane Lowry to qualify for subsequent week in Atlanta for the to start with time in his job.