Adam Schenk overcame blustery conditions to win the Butterfield Bermuda Championship by one at Port Royal.
In doing so, he not only claimed his maiden PGA Tour title at the 243rd time of asking, but also secured his card for the next two years.
That’s significant because Schenk’s immediate PGA Tour future was by no means certain at the start of the week.
After the third round, Schenk expressed a desire to go blemish-free on Sunday, saying: “I wish I really could have done this earlier in the season because I wouldn’t be in this position, but here we are.
“And if I can make some putts tomorrow, it’s hard to do in the wind, maybe play another bogey-free round, that’d be awesome, that puts me in a really good spot.”
It didn’t quite work out that way, although it took until the 15th hole for Schenk to make his first bogey in 36 holes in what was an assured performance overall.
Despite blustery conditions – something that didn’t help Thornberry as he slumped to a nine-over over 80 to place T22 – Schenk proceeded to make par in his next nine holes before that bogey at the 15th.
Takumi Kanaya pushed Schenk all the way at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, but couldn’t quite catch him
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The answer was “no,” with Schenk getting back on track at the 16th with his 14th par of the day to take a one-shot lead over Phillips, who was heading to the 18th.
Despite a maiden PGA Tour win and his card at stake, Schenk didn’t seem ready to buckle after sending a beautiful approach on the 17th to…
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