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Ireland’s Séamus Power claims maiden PGA Tour title

Waterford man beats America’s JT Poston in a play-off in Barbasol Championship

Séamus Power pictured with the trophy after his victory in the Barbasol Championship. Photograph: Andy Lyons/Getty

Mon Jul 19 2021 - 07:27

Ireland’s Séamus Power has continued his strong form by claiming his first PGA Tour title in a play-off with JT Poston at the Barbasol Championship in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

The 34-year-old from Waterford and his American opponent went par-for-par through five holes in a nerve-wracking play-off at Keene Trace Golf Club before Poston bogeyed the sixth extra hole, the par-four 18th, while Power tapped in for par.

Power had earlier mixed six birdies with a bogey, on the par-three ninth, for a closing 67 that lifted him to the top of the leaderboard at 21 under par.

Overnight leader Poston, chasing his second Tour title and his first in two years, ended on the same score after double-bogeying the par-five 15th then struggling with a three-put bogey on the 16th en route to a 70.

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Poston’s compatriot Sam Ryder finished tied for third on 20-under with India’s Anirban Lahiriafter after each carded 65.

Ben Taylor of England finished 15-under and six strokes back from Power and Poston, with countryman Tom Lewis a further four shots behind.

Power, who came into the week after five straight top-20 finishes including ties for eighth in the Rocket Mortgage Classic and John Deere Classic, does not earn a spot in next year’s Masters despite the victory, since the tournament coincided with The Open Championship, where Masters rights were awarded.

He did, however, secure his PGA Tour card and entry into next year’s PGA Championship, The Players and the Tournament of Champions.

Collated final round scores and totals (USA unless stated, Par 72)

267 Seamus Power (Irl) 65 68 67 67 (Won at the 6th extra Playoff hole), J. T. Poston (USA) 65 66 66 70

268 Anirban Lahiri (Ind) 68 67 68 65, Sam Ryder (USA) 66 69 68 65

269 Ryan Armour (USA) 65 67 69 68, James Hahn (USA) 69 70 60 70, Luke List (USA) 65 68 65 71, Henrik Norlander (Swe) 68 68 66 67, Guillermo Mito Pereira (Chi) 67 70 65 67, Patrick Rodgers (USA) 68 67 67 67

270 Joseph Bramlett (USA) 65 67 67 71, Bo Hoag (USA) 66 68 67 69, David Lingmerth (Swe) 65 70 65 70, Taylor Pendrith (Can) 65 68 69 68

271 Beau Hossler (USA) 67 68 69 67, Adam Schenk (USA) 66 69 67 69, Brian Stuard (USA) 64 69 70 68, Josh Teater (USA) 69 67 69 66

272 Michael Gligic (Can) 67 68 71 66

273 Rafael Campos (Pur) 70 66 71 66, David Hearn (Can) 67 67 67 72, Jim Herman (USA) 67 70 65 71, Mark Hubbard (USA) 66 69 70 68, Satoshi Kodaira (Jpn) 68 69 68 68, Ben Taylor (Eng) 67 69 68 69

274 Mark Anderson (USA) 69 69 69 67, Jason Dufner (USA) 67 69 65 73, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 71 68 68 67, Kevin Tway (USA) 69 71 67 67, Vincent Whaley (USA) 69 67 69 69

275 Greg Chalmers (Aus) 66 71 67 71, Robert Garrigus (USA) 69 70 71 65, Wilco Nienaber (Rsa) 68 71 69 67, Roger Sloan (Can) 69 71 68 67, Davis Thompson (USA) 67 70 71 67, Bo Van Pelt (USA) 67 72 66 70

276 Derek Ernst (USA) 69 66 66 75, Sahith Theegala (USA) 69 71 70 66, Nick Watney (USA) 69 66 70 71

277 Paul Barjon (Fra) 70 69 65 73, Dominic Bozzelli (USA) 70 65 73 69, Tom Lewis (Eng) 69 71 72 65

278 Cameron Percy (Aus) 67 69 71 71, Vaughn Taylor (USA) 65 72 72 69, Zhengkai Bai (Chn) 66 71 68 73, David Gazzolo (USA) 70 68 71 69

279 Austin Cook (USA) 69 68 70 72, Will Grimmer (USA) 64 74 71 70, Ted Potter Jr. (USA) 69 68 68 74, Wes Roach (USA) 71 69 71 68, Greyson Sigg (USA) 68 71 69 71, J. J. Spaun (USA) 71 69 69 70

280 Ryan Brehm (USA) 70 66 75 69, Bronson Burgoon (USA) 69 69 70 72, Scott Harrington (USA) 65 75 70 70, Lee Hodges (USA) 67 71 67 75, Camilo Villegas (Col) 71 69 72 68

281 J. J. Henry (USA) 72 68 71 70, Richard S. Johnson (Swe) 69 70 73 69, Ben Martin (USA) 66 69 74 72, Davis Riley (USA) 68 70 69 74

282 Ricky Barnes (USA) 69 70 71 72, Jason Bohn (USA) 68 68 74 72, Jonathan Byrd (USA) 68 72 72 70, M. J. Daffue (Rsa) 70 68 71 73, Shawn Stefani (USA) 67 71 69 75

283 David Pastore (USA) 73 67 72 71, Nick Taylor (Can) 71 69 72 71, Trey Shirley (USA) 70 69 73 71

284 Rob Oppenheim (USA) 70 69 72 73, Zack Sucher (USA) 70 69 72 73

285 Brice Garnett (USA) 71 69 71 74, Michael Kim (USA) 69 71 71 74

286 Andrew Loupe (USA) 71 67 73 75

287 K. J. Choi (Kor) 71 68 73 75, Stephen Stallings Jr. (USA) 67 73 71 76

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