AKON, Ohio — Miguel Angel Gimenez gained the Cowrig Firm Championship on Sunday in his fourth PGA Tour Championship victory within the season, forcing the playoffs and defeated Stephen Alker with a 20-foot birdie putt on the second further gap.
After his companion Alkar birded in par 5 sixteenth, adopted by a two-stroke down, Jimenez made a 10-foot birdie putt in par 4 seventeenth and 18 toes on par 4 18th.
Zimenez, 61, and Alker, 53, had been tied to a lead coming into the spherical at Firestone South, capturing 2-under 68 every, ending 10-under 270 within the main championship.
They every interpreted the 18th on the primary playoff gap, with Jimenez lacking an 18-foot birdie try to holled 3 1/2 footer and despatched again to the tee for the second further gap.
Earlier than Jimenez’s victory putt, Alker missed a 20-foot birdie strive after a restoration shot from the tree on the correct of the green.
Jimenez gained the third main title after successful the regional custom and the Senior British Open in 2018, and gained the spot of subsequent 12 months within the Participant Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The Spanish star has 17 profession victories on excursions for these over 50.
Jimenez beat Alkar in two strokes within the Trophy Hassan II in Morocco in February, gained the Hoag Basic in Newport Seaside, California in March, and the Principal Charity Basic within the playoffs in Des Moines, Iowa three weeks in the past.
Stewart Sink was 66 years previous and ranked third for below 8 years previous. Steve Contemporary had one other stroke after 65 years previous.
The US Senior Open will start Thursday in Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
