Patrick Reed received the biggest win of his PGA Tour career with a five-stroke win at the Farmers Insurance Competition; Viktor Hovland and Tony Finau are among the five-way tie for second place at Torrey Pines
Le Ali Stafford
Last Updated: 31/01/21 11:51 pm
Patrick Reed won the Farmers Insurance Competition
Patrick Reed delivered the perfect message to impress his critics by completing a five-stroke victory at the Farmers Insurance Competition.
Reed, who was at the center of a rules debate in the third round at Torrey Pines, placed four under-68s on the final day to pull out of the running pack and get a ninth PGA Tour victory.
The former Masters champion started the day in a share of the lead and never left the top spot in the final to end the week at 14 under, with Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and Tony Finau were among those who slipped out of controversy over the closing holes.
Jon Rahm got inside two of the leads but didn’t record a birdie behind nine
Hovland briefly held off a share of the win until three bowls over the final five holes pushed him back to second-placed Finau, Ryan Palmer, Xander Schauffele and Henrik Norlander, with Rahm five strokes off the distance in seventh. connected after final-round 72.
Reed moved forward immediately when his partner Ortiz failed to go up and down to save par at first, before extending his advantage by yoke a 45-foot eagle at the -sixth par-three.
Patrick Reed will move within the top 10 of the world and into the top 10 in the FedExCup position with his victory
Hovland – playing in the group that preceded them – followed a four-foot birdie at fourth with a backhand from the sixth to get inside one of Reed, who drained a 25-foot eunie at seventh to get to 13 fo.
Reed fired a shot at eighth but matched Hovland’s birdie at ninth par-five to reach the leg with a one-shot lead, with a run of pars on the back nine enough to pull off the field .
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Hovland went out on a bogey at the 14th after pulling his way from an out-of-bounds fairway bunker, with a Norwegian tee ending behind a tree at the next one and leading to another fallen scene.
Reed shook seven feet to save par at the 14th and showed off his brilliant short game to extend the run of his pars at the next, with Hovland’s three-putt in the 17th – including a loss from two foot – seeing the gain increase. to four strokes going to the last par-five.
Viktor Hovland fell short in his bid for a second PGA Tour title
With an almost certain victory, Reed signed his elegant nine-in-one back in style by going to eight feet and closing with a birdie to complete the biggest edge he won in his PGA Tour career.
Francesco Molinari recorded his second consecutive top-10 on the PGA Tour after the 66th final in California, while Rory McIlroy finished tied-16 after finishing his week with a 73-run streak. more.
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