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Norrman, a 25-year-old tour rookie, lost a
one-stroke lead with a bogey on his 72nd hole before gaining
redemption in the playoff.
By winning the Barbasol, the tour's alternate event opposite the
Scottish Open, Norrman is fully exempt on the PGA Tour through
the 2025 season.
"I don't think I can process this for a while," Norrman said on
the Golf Channel broadcast. "I'm at a loss for words."
Replaying the par-4 18th hole at Keene Trace Golf Club's
Champions Course to begin the playoff, both Norrman and Sweden
missed the green on their approach shots. After Kimsey hit his
third shot from a greenside bunker to 15 feet, Norrman chipped
up to just 2 feet. Kimsey missed his par putt, allowing Norrman
to tap in for the victory.
Norrman shot a final-round 66 and Kimsey fired a 64 to tie for
first at 22-under-par 266 through 72 holes.
Norrman poured in six birdies on the front nine and got to 23
under with a birdie at the par-5 15th. However, after he missed
the fairway and the green in regulation at No. 18, his third
shot nearly trickled off the green, and he managed to save bogey
from 7 1/2 feet.
"I just hit it left off the tee and I had a terrible lie there,"
Norrman said. "It was an impossible shot, I felt like. That was
a really good bogey."
Kimsey had a bogey-free round until his playoff stumble, with an
eagle putt on the par-5 fifth and six birdies.
Trevor Cone missed a 12-foot birdie putt at No. 18 that would
have made it a three-man playoff. His 68 was good enough for a
tie for third with France's Adrien Saddier (66) at 21 under.
Lucas Glover shot a 68 for his 12th consecutive round in the 60s
on tour. He finished alone in fifth at 20 under, and Canada's
Taylor Pendrith (66 on Sunday) wound up sixth at 19 under.
--Field Level Media
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