J.T. Poston, with a score of 262 (64 65 66 67, -22) shots, won the Shriners Children’s Open, narrowly beating Doug Ghim, second with 263 (-21). On the TPC Summerlin course (par 71), in Las Vegas, Nevada, Francesco Molinari made his debut in the new season of the PGA Tour, finishing 59th with 281 (66 70 75 70, -3). The Italian started well, then paid the price especially with a third round that ended four shots over par.
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James Tyree Poston, 31 years old from Hickory (North Carolina), signed the third title on the circuit two years and three months after the second. He made a final 67 (-4) with five birdies and an insignificant bogey on the 17th hole, because Ghim’s comeback (65, -6, an eagle, four birdies) was one shot short.
For the success, Poston received a check for 1,260,000 dollars, on a prize pool of 7,000,000 dollars, and rose in the World Ranking from 64th to 40th place.
In third place with 265 (-19) the Filipino Rico Hoey and the German Matti Schmid, in fifth with 266 (-18) Michael Kim, Davis Thompson and the Korean K.H. Lee, and in eighth with 267 (-17) the Canadian Taylor Pendrith. The attempt of the Korean Tom Kim (141, -1) to win the tournament for the third consecutive time ended at the cut, falling to 140 (-2).
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