DUBLIN (AP) — William McGirt won for the first time on the PGA Tour with a playoff victory in the Memorial that earned him an audience with Jack Nicklaus and a spot in the U.S. Open.
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McGirt won in his 165th start on the tour by playing the final 22 holes without a bogey, closing with a final of 1-under-par 71, two-putting from 65 feet to get into a playoff with Jon Curran, who closed with a 70. He rolled in a 6-footer for par on the second extra hole for the victotry.
The win vaults him to 43rd in the world ranking, putting him into the U.S. Open at Oakmont in two weeks.
Curran’s final-round 70 allowed him to finish one stroke ahead of Dustin Johnson. Rory McIlroy was among those two shots behind.