J.J. Spaun shot a final-round 69 Sunday to finish with a 13-under 275 and earn his first career win on tour at the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.
The two-shot victory earned Spaun his first-ever trip to the Masters in Augusta, Ga. next week, where he will enter play at No. 10 in the FedExCup standings.“ means the world. You’ve only dreamed of playing there, for most of us. To think that we’re going to be heading there tonight or tomorrow is incredible. I’m really looking forward to it and I can’t wait. Hopefully I can have another good week there, too.
“I was pretty upset, but the only thing, the saving grace to that or the thing I learned from that is it’s the first hole,” Spaun said. “Like if I was 2 over through 5, it probably would have felt different, but I knew because it was only the first hole, like you’ve just got to forget about it.Spaun became the first player to win a tournament despite starting off the final round with a double bogey since Tiger Woods at the 2008 U.S. Open.
Spaun joined the PGA tour in 2017, earning three top-10 finishes as a rookie. He added four more in 2018, but he hit a rough patch in 2020. “I went to Korn Ferry Finals and fought hard and won it back in the first tournament. I didn’t win, but I got it back finishing tied for second or second place. I think that’s kind of what I needed maybe.”“Yeah, played great today,” Jones said. “Had a great playing partner, great group, so it’s always enjoyable.”
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