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Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg sensationally holed four birdies in his final six holes to claim his second PGA Tour title with victory at the Genesis Invitational.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old finished a stroke clear of Maverick McNealy after a tight tussle at Torrey Pines in San Diego.<\/p>\n
Aberg, who moves up to fourth in the world with this win, started the round three behind the overnight leaders, while McNealy was five back.<\/p>\n
American McNealy holed a 38-foot par putt on the first and then had nine birdies in his next 12 holes as he raced three clear of the field.<\/p>\n
However, a bogey on the 14th gave Aberg a window of opportunity and after getting up and down from a bunker to save par on the 12th, he went on a run of three successive birdies and followed two pars with a winning seven-foot birdie putt on the last.<\/p>\n
“It was awesome, it was a great fight,” said Aberg, who closed with a six-under 66 to win on 12 under.<\/p>\n
“I felt like I was in control of the ball flight all day and really proud of the way that I finished, it was really cool.<\/p>\n
“The [par] putt on 12 was big because I think at that point the lead was at 12 [under] and it was a putt to stay at eight. <\/p>\n
“It was so much fun coming down the last few holes trying to win a tournament, it is a really special feeling.”<\/p>\n
McNealy’s 64 saw him finish second on 11 under, two shots clear of joint overnight leader Patrick Rodgers, who failed to close out a first PGA Tour win in 286 attempts.<\/p>\n
Successive bogeys on the 11th and 12th holes derailed his challenge as he finished with a 71 to end joint third alongside world number one Scottie Scheffler, who signed for a 66.<\/p>\n
Scheffler briefly held a share of the lead going into the back nine, but he will be left to rue his 76 in the third round.<\/p>\n
England’s Tommy Fleetwood posted a 68 to finish joint fifth on eight under.<\/p>\n
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, who played with Scheffler in the final round, had a level-par 72 as he remained at three under.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n