Gonzalez Has Late Birdie Surge To Win PGA Tour Champions Event In Morocco

RABAT, Morocco: Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina ran off 4 straight birdies on the again 9 Saturday and closed with a 3-under 70 for a one-shot victory within the Trophy Hassan II, giving him membership on the PGA Tour Champions for the primary time.

Gonzalez received into the sphere — the one PGA Tour Champions occasion outdoors North America aside from the Senior British Open — by ending among the many prime 4 on the European Legends Tour final season. He made it repay in a giant approach.

His birdie streak started on the thirteenth gap, and two closing pars gave him a one-shot victory over Thomas Bjorn, who wanted birdie on the par-5 closing gap at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam to pressure a playoff. Bjorn shot 69.

Y.E. Yang, who shared the 36-hole lead with Gonzalez, had a 73 and tied for third with Mark Hensby, who closed with a 71.

Gonzalez was a four-time winner on the European tour. He completed at 10-under 209 and gained $320,000 from the $2 million purse. Just as invaluable was an exemption on tour.

“I’m feeling so good, so good, so big and now playing the tour everybody like to play, no?” he mentioned. “Everybody like to play in the Champions Tour and one of the lucky men to get in there.”

Two-time main champion Angel Cabrera, in his first PGA Tour Champions occasion since he was launched from two years in jail for gender violence, shot 70 and tied for twenty seventh. Cabrera is ready to play within the Argentina Open subsequent week on the Korn Ferry Tour.

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