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Stallings stands above all at Farmers Insurance Open
Six competitors stood tied at 8-under par late on Sunday, but Scott Stallings’ birdie on the 72nd hole proved to be the difference maker as the 28-year-old clinched his third career PGA Tour victory at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Stallings fired a drive down the fairway on the par-5 18th and put his second on the green’s front collar. He calmly converted the up-and-down for a final round 68 and earned a one-shot edge with six players left on the course.
Not only did the birdie clear him of a tie with competitors yet to finish, but it also eliminated K.J. Choi, Jason Day and Graham DeLaet’s hopes for a playoff after they each finished the tournament at 8-under, 280. Choi posted his 8-under total the earliest, carding a Sunday-best 66. Day and DeLaet both birdied the final hole, with Day giving an eagle try a valiant effort before rolling in his birdie try.
Stallings carded four birdies on the inward nine, helping him overcome bogies at Nos. 10 and 16. He also poured in a pair of clutch par putts on Nos. 15 and 17 to maintain his hopes of a victory. On his opening nine, Stallings posted three birdies—including both par 3s—to just one bogey, which came on the par-4 4th.
While competitors in the final two groups still had the opportunity to match Stallings’ 9-under total, they faltered one-by-one on the way in.
Third-round leader Gary Woodland seemed to be the most likely culprit to match Stallings, but his final round included multiple wayward shots. Despite his swing being off on the day, Woodland converted quality up-and-downs on Nos. 10-12 and then birdied the par-5 18th to reach 9-under par. But, he immediately gave it back with a bogey on the next hole. Then, his drive on the par-4 17th found the lateral hazard to the left of the fairway and led to a double-bogey. Woodland carded a final-round 74 and finished tied for 10th at 6-under par.
Marc Leishman ended up having the final chance to tie Stallings, needing an eagle three on the final hole. He made a good offer with his third shot, but settled for a birdie and a finished in a five-way tie for second place.
Pat Perez was another looking to catch Stallings. His birdie on the par-5 13th hole sent him to 8-under par, but a bogey on the par-3 16th hole dropped him back a shot. Perez also birdied the final hole to finish in the five-way tie for second.
While Jordan Spieth grabbed hold of the tournament’s lead following a second-round 63, the weekend wasn’t as bright for the sophomore on Tour. Spieth posted a pair of 75’s to finish in a tie for 19th-place.
Charley Hoffman, Ryo Ishikawa and Will MacKenzie finished two shots back at 7-under par in a tie for seventh. Hoffman carded a final round 67 for the day’s second best score.
While many may have tuned in looking for Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson, neither was anywhere to be found at Torrey Pines.
Woods took his first career MDF (Made cut, Did not Finish) on the PGA Tour after a Saturday 79 caused him to miss a 54-hole cut. The 79 was his highest professional round at Torrey Pines, where he has eight-career victories including the 2008 U.S. Open. Woods failed to make a single birdie on the par-5s during his three rounds, playing them in 4-over.
Meanwhile, Mickelson withdrew late Friday evening due to lower back pain. He carded rounds of 69 (North Course) and 73 (South Course) to open the tournament.
Stallings’ other victories came at The Greenbrier Classic (2011) and the True South Classic (2012).
The Tour now moves on to Scottsdale, Ariz., for the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #2
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Thomas Detry – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Will Zalatoris – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey putter with triple track alignment aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Scotty Cameron The Blk Box putting alignment aid/training aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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