{"id":1254045,"date":"2024-10-07T06:49:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T06:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1254045"},"modified":"2024-10-07T07:03:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T07:03:52","slug":"sanderson-farms-championship-2024-r4-playoff-win-for-kevin-yu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/sanderson-farms-championship-2024-r4-playoff-win-for-kevin-yu\/","title":{"rendered":"Playoff win for Kevin Yu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kevin Yu stared the day two shots behind the lead and closed with a 67 to reach 23-under and enter a playoff with American Beau Hossler who shot a final-round 68.<\/p>\n

Yu birdied at the first extra hole to win his first PGA Tour title in his 56th start at the age of 26 years, 1 month, 25 days and becomes the first Chinese Taipei winner on Tour since C.T. Pan at the 2019 RBC Heritage.<\/p>\n

“I knew I have to make at least a birdie to have a chance to play playoff. I had a great number and talked to my caddie, he loves it, too.<\/p>\n

“You know, I hit it to like 18 feet and that putt, I mean, was definitely stressful but definitely out there I was really calm and trying to do the best I could have done out there.<\/p>\n

“Pulled the trigger, and luckily it went in and it was great.<\/p>\n

“Feels amazing. Feels like a dream come true,” said Yu. “I’ve been dreaming this since I was five. I just feel like to do it with my paints out here, it’s really special.<\/p>\n

“Everybody was saying, like first win is always very special and only get it once, so really happy. And I still got to keep going and hopefully finish the season strong.<\/p>\n

At 23-under 265, Yu set a new Sanderson Farms Championship scoring record since the event moved to the Country Club of Jackson (previous: 266\/Scott Stallings\/2012).<\/p>\n