Austin Eckroat has set his sights on difficult for main glory and Ryder Cup qualification subsequent season after claiming his second PGA Tour title of the 12 months on the World Large Know-how Championship.
Eckroat fired 11 birdies throughout a outstanding nine-under 63 on the ultimate day on the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante in Mexico, seeing the American end on 24 underneath and safe a one-shot victory over Justin Decrease and Carson Younger.
The newest success follows his breakthrough PGA Tour win on the Cognizant Basic in March and sees him be part of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Nick Dunlap and Robert MacIntyre as multi-time winners in 2024, lifting him contained in the world’s high 40 for the primary time.
“Probably the biggest next step would be to win a major,” Eckroat mentioned in his victory press convention. “Obviously on top of that, making the Ryder Cup next season would be a huge goal of mine.
“I nonetheless have not made it to the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour, so making it to East Lake can be an superior cherry on high to an important season. These are most likely the three fundamental objectives going into subsequent season.”
Eckroat began the day a shot off the lead and opened his remaining spherical with back-to-back birdies, then recovered from failing to stand up and down save par on the third by birdieing three of his subsequent 4 holes to succeed in the flip in 33.
One other three-birdie burst from the tenth prolonged Eckroat’s benefit, with the 25-year-old choosing up additional photographs on the par-five 14th and par-four seventeenth earlier than a bogey on his remaining gap was sufficient for the win.
“I think that second win kind of solidifies that you can win on the PGA Tour,” Eckroat added. “You can’t just say it was luck this time; I’ve done it twice. Pretty cool.”
Decrease and Younger each carded final-round 65s to share second, all-but securing their place within the high 125 FedExCup standings and full enjoying privleges for subsequent season, whereas Max Greyserman ended two strokes again in fourth.
Nico Echavarria slipped out of rivalry on the ultimate day with a one-under 71, whereas England’s Harry Corridor was the main European participant within the area and ended the week in tied-14th.
The PGA Tour’s FedExCup Fall continues with the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, with protection beginning dwell on Thursday from 6pm on Sky Sports activities Golf. Stream the PGA Tour and extra with NOW.
