Jhonattan Vegas birdied the final hole to close with a 70 after making four birdies in total and three bogeys to win the 3M Open by one shot at 17-under.
This is the Venezuelan’s fourth PGA Tour title at the age of 39 years in his 299th start, 6 years, 363 days after his last win at the 2017 RBC Canadian Open title.
“Seven years. In my head it doesn’t really seem that it’s been that long, but obviously it’s been seven years.
“You know, it hasn’t been easy, that’s for sure. It’s been a lot of grinding, a lot of dealing with injuries, a lot of headaches, but these are the moments that you get up every day and you work hard, you do all the right things because nothing feels better than this.
“This is a special place for me. I got a lot of friends that were here. It’s a course that I really connected extremely well three years ago when I came in second here so I knew it was a golf course that I had a great chance of playing well. Obviously expectations were not trying to win, we’re just trying to have a great week and obviously a great week turned into a win. I’m out of my head right now, so it’s incredible.”
With this win Vegas becomes exempt on Tour through the 2026 season and earns spots in The Sentry, Masters Tournament and PGA Championship in 2025. He was limited to seven starts during the 2022-23 season due to a right elbow injury and had been competing in 2024 on a Major Medical Extension.
PGA Tour rookie Max Greyserman birdied six of his last nine holes to finish bogey-free and solo-second at 16-under, his career-best result on Tour. He closed with an 8-under 63, tying fellow American Cameron Champ (T12) for the low round of the day.
The 63 also marks his lowest score in 21 career starts (25 rounds) and he recorded his third top 10 of the season and second in individual stroke-play events: T7/Texas Children’s Houston Open, T4/Zurich Classic of New Orleans (parterning with Nico Echavarria).
Making his 555th start on the Tour, Matt Kuchar followed a third-round 63 with a a 71 in his bid for a 10th career title but had to settle for a share of third place at 15-under. The American was seeking his first title since the 2019 Sony Open in Hawaii (a span of 5 years, 196 days).
Maverick McNealy, also from the US, followed up a third-round 63 with a 70 to finish T3.
Canada’s Taylor Pendrith eagled the par-5 12 but also made three bogeys and closed with a 67 to finish in solo fifth place at 14-under.
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