Luyen "First Career Victory"... Bae Sang-moon 69th Place

Comeback Show with 5-Point Lead at Barracuda Championship: Putnam 2nd, Piercy 3rd, Schenk 4th

Eric van Rooyen is cheering while holding the trophy immediately after winning the Barracuda Championship. Truckee, USA = Getty Images / Multivits
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[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a come-from-behind victory for Erik van Rooyen (South Africa).

On the 9th (Korean time) at the Tahoe Mountain Golf Course in Truckee, California, USA (par 71, 7,425 yards), he swept up 16 points on the final day of the PGA Tour Barracuda Championship (total prize money $3.5 million) to complete a 5-point victory (50 points). Since entering the U.S. stage in 2019, he collected his first career victory trophy and received prize money of $630,000 (720 million KRW). His personal best was a tie for 3rd place at last year's World Golf Championships (WGC) Mexico Championship.

During the same period, the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational (total prize money $10.5 million) was held, making this a relatively easier stage for the victory competition. The tournament was played using a Modified Stableford system, which sums points earned at each hole: albatross 8 points, eagle 5 points, birdie 2 points, par 0 points, bogey -1 point, double bogey or worse -3 points. Van Rooyen started from a tie for 2nd place, 4 points behind, and recorded 1 eagle, 6 birdies, and 1 bogey.

In the intense battle for the lead in the back nine, he secured 3 birdies on holes 13, 16, and 18. Andrew Putnam finished 2nd (45 points), and Scott Piercy (both from the USA) took 3rd place (44 points). Adam Schenk (USA), who was the leader the previous day, added only 5 points with 6 birdies, 4 bogeys, and 1 double bogey, finishing 4th (43 points). Defending champion Richy Werenski (USA) tied for 59th place (19 points), and Bae Sang-moon (35) lost 3 points to finish 69th (14 points) in the tournament.

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