BOCA RATON, Fla. — Two-time main champion Zach Johnson turned 50 on Feb. 24 and instantly cashed in in his PGA Tour Champions debut Sunday, capturing a 3-under 69 for a four-stroke victory on the James Hardy Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame Invitational.
Johnson hit an early bogey, however that was the one blemish on his scorecard as he added 4 birdies to drag away on the Previous Course at Damaged Sound.
He turned the twenty second participant to earn a debut victory on the over-50 circuit. Stewart Cink (70 years previous) and George McNeil (72 years previous) took second place.
“To remain in cheap form to play with these guys…I am humbled as a result of it is nonetheless actually good golf and really aggressive on an exceptional course,” Johnson stated. “I am very excited, and I’ve all the time been excited. The second I stepped on this property, I assumed, ‘Man, this place is particular.’
Johnson completed at 11-under 205, incomes $330,000 and shifting into third place within the Charles Schwab Cup. Cink stays on the prime of the standings.
Johnson hasn’t received since profitable the British Open at St. Andrews in 2015. In 2023, he captained the U.S. Ryder Cup with Marco Simone, however misplaced to Europe.
