Seung-Yul Noh had an up-and-down round on Sunday at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but he made a birdie on 16 and a key par save on 17 to solidify his first win on the PGA Tour. The 22-year-old from South Korea earns a two-year exemption, an invitation to the Masters, $1.224 million in prize money, and the recognition as a winner on Tour. Another notable accolade was the beer bath by Y.E. Yang and Charlie Wi after the final putt went down.
Noh came into the final round with a two-stroke lead over Keegan Bradley. After a bogey by Noh on one and a birdie by Keegan on two, both players were tied for the lead at 17-under total. However, it all went downhill for Bradley starting with a bogey on the fifth hole and a triple bogey on the seventh hole that he was unable to recover from.
Noh steadied his round with six straight pars after the opening bogey and a birdie on eight to regain the outright lead over Robert Streb.
Streb doubled nine and bogeyed ten to fall off the pace, but made a back nine surge with birdies on twelve, thirteen, and sixteen to get within one stroke of Noh.
Despite a bogey on fifteen, Noh stuck his approach on sixteen to two-feet, giving himself a three-stroke lead as Streb bogeyed the par-3 seventeenth. Noh then made an awesome up-and-down on seventeen to take a three-stroke lead into the final hole at 19-under total. The beer bath occurred after Noh sank his one-foot par putt for the win.
Streb birdied the final hole to tie for second place at 17-under with Andrew Svoboda, who also birdied eighteen for a three-under 69. Streb fired a final round 70.
Jeff Overton finished in solo fourth at 16-under total.
Robert Garrigus surged into a tie for fifth with an eight-under 64. Erik Compton and Charley Hoffman also tied for fifth at 14-under total.
Bradley tied for eighth with Justin Rose and Tommy Gainey at thirteen-under total.
Leaderboard.
