SILVIS, Illinois – Brian Campbell gained his second playoffs this 12 months on the PGA Tour.
Now we have prolonged Campbell’s successful season, successful the Mexico Open within the playoffs in late February. He completed from the highest 30 per match, excluding two victories.
This can be sufficient to guide him to an open championship, relying on how excessive he’s on the earth rankings launched Monday, and is historically used as a substitute checklist.
Campbell gave the impression to be answerable for the match. There have been three birdies on a four-hole stretch to start out the again 9. Nonetheless, he returned to the tree on the fifteenth with a double bogey, which was a wild scramble to the end.
Grillo, who closed with 67 individuals, took the lead when Campbell made a double bogey.
One of many quick hitters on the tour, Campbell blasted three bushes from 18 toes for a two-putt birdie on the par 5 seventeenth, narrowly lacking a 25 toes birdie on the 18th. He was the primary participant to put up on 18 below 266.
Grillo went up and down for a birdie on the seventeenth, stopped an 8-foot putt and took a foul break on the 18th because the drive settled into Divot. He hit the wedge inside simply 40 toes and Par putts to hitch Campbell at 266.
David Lipski was poised to hitch them to get the lead by hitting a punch 3-wood 8 toes for the Eagle on the seventeenth. Nonetheless, he hooked the drive on the 18th, unable to succeed in the inexperienced, and a 15-foot putt caught and spinned his left lip to enter the playoffs. He shot 68, tied him third with Kevin Roy (65).
There was no actual drama within the playoffs. Campbell hit an exquisite lure draw about 15 toes on the 18th. Grillo took a break as he sat within the tough stomped and was despatched lengthy over the greenery. His flopshot by no means reached the placing floor. His try at about 25 toes had no probability.
“I acquired there. I gave myself an opportunity,” Grillo mentioned. “I’ve made some good putts. I would hit the 72nd finest putt. That is all I can do.”
Campbell has joined Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Sepp Straka and Ryan Fox this 12 months, with a number of particular person match victories on the PGA Tour.
He completed about half-hour earlier than the ultimate group, however Campbell selected to remain within the clubhouse and see if his rating would enhance, fairly than enjoyable within the coaching vary. He mentioned it was higher to chill down and relaxation, and he by no means mentioned the result.
Successful for over two years, Max Homa ran off three straight birdies early within the spherical and led simply. He performed the ultimate 14 holes in a single and misplaced the keypad to remain within the recreation, tied him for fifth place with 69. He was in his first prime ten on the PGA Tour for practically 15 months.
The opposite 5 tied collectively, together with 47-year-old Matt Kucher, who was closed with 66, and Lucas Glover, who shot a 64.
