Taylor Pendrith made birdie at the 18th for a final-round 67 to win the CJ CUP Byron Nelson by one shot at 23-under.
“I hit a really nice shot in there [at the 18th] 35 feet probably for eagle and Ben [Kohles] was in a little bit of a tricky spot.
“He’d been playing so good all day. I expected him to have a putt at birdie, so I was fully prepared to try and make that putt.
“I didn’t hit the best putt. I was a little disappointed that I left it short, but then when he missed his par putt and I realized I had a putt for the win, it was all a blur really.
“I’ve never had a putt to win a PGA Tour event, so my caddie said this is the straightest putt we’ve had all year and just knock it in. It managed to slip in the left.
“I’m pretty happy.”
This was the Canadian’s first PGA Tour victory in his 74th start and his 261 total marks his lowest 72-hole score.
“I’ve held the 54-hole lead before and haven’t got it done. Learned a lot from that and tried to be a little better today and stay in my own lane and just put my head down and go to work. To come out on top feels unreal.”
He is now exempt through the 2026 season. He also earned a spot in the PGA Championship and the remaining Signature Events this year, including next week’s Wells Fargo Championship as well as spots in the field at The Sentry, THE PLAYERS Championship and the Masters Tournament in 2025.
Ben Kohles is the only American player among the seven who finished 20-under or better. He closed with his only bogey of the day for a 66 and second place at 22-under.
Sweden’s Alex Noren shot a bogey-free 65 to finish in solo third place at 21-under ahead of England’s Aaron Rai (64) and Matt Wallace (68) in a share of fourth place at 20-under alongside South Korea’s S.H. Kim (64) and Byeong Hun An (65).
American rookie Jake Knapp who held the 36-hole lead made three bogeys in the final round and closed with a 70 to finish 8th at 19-under.
