Cameron Young snatched victory at The Players after Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick saw their title hopes fade on a remarkable Sunday at TPC Sawgrass.
Young overturned a four-stroke deficit in a thrilling final round, mixing five birdies with a lone bogey to post a four-under 68 and snatch a one-shot victory over playing partner Matt Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick had come from five behind to charge into the lead with two holes to play, having seen Åberg blow his three-shot overnight lead when he dropped four shots in a five-hole stretch on the back nine.
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Ludvig Åberg went into the water on back-to-back holes at The Players to throw away his lead
Young pulled level with the Englishman with a birdie on the par-three 17th, then secured a one-shot victory when Fitzpatrick found trees on the 72nd hole and failed to hole an eight-foot par putt to force a play-off.
Victory is Young’s second on the PGA Tour and first since last year’s Wyndham Championship, securing him the $4.5million first prize, with Fitzpatrick ending runner-up ahead of Xander Schauffele.
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What’s next?
The PGA Tour stays in Florida for the Valspar Championship, held at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor. Early coverage begins on Thursday from 11.30am on Sky Sports Golf, ahead of full coverage from 6pm.
There’s less than four weeks to go until the opening men’s major of the year, with McIlroy’s title defence at The Masters exclusively live from April 9-12 on Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.
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