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Thompson finished with a tournament-record
28-under 256 for a four-shot victory on a trio of contenders,
breaking away from a two-shot lead from the beginning of the day
and leading by as many as six strokes.
Luke Clanton, a Florida State golfer, shot 63 and became the
first amateur to record top 10 finishes in back-to-back weeks on
the PGA Tour since 1958. He tied for second place with Michael
Thorbjornsen (63) and Taiwan's C.T. Pan (64).
Ben Griffin had the day's best score with 62 to finish at 23
under and he was joined in fifth place by Carson Young 63).
Denny McCarthy (64), Andrew Novak (64), Eric Cole (69) and
England's Aaron Rai (69) ended at 21 under and tied with Hayden
Springer, who opened the tournament with Thursday's 59. Springer
played the backside in 5 under Sunday for a late surge.
By midway through the round, it became clear that there would be
a first-time winner on the PGA Tour. Griffin, Young,
Thorbjornsen, Clanton, McCarthy, Novak and Springer were also
seeking their first title on the circuit, but Thompson's lead
was too large.
Thompson, 25, is a former University of Georgia golfer who has
been contending in recent weeks. He tied for second place last
week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and shared ninth place in
last month's U.S. Open.
Thompson recorded birdies on seven of the first 10 holes of the
final round at TPC Deere Run to open a six-shot lead. He had his
first bogey of the weekend on No. 12 before a birdie on No 14
stretched the margin back to four shots on Griffin.
Clanton played the back nine in 6 under Sunday. Thorbjornsen
notched six consecutive birdies from Nos. 8-13, but still
trailed by five shots.
Young, a 29-year-old former Clemson golfer, had his only bogey
on the last hole and fell out of second place.
Griffin had an eagle on the par-5 second hole, but after
reaching 10 under for the round dropped a stroke with a bogey 6
on No. 17.
Because of weather concerns, golfers were placed in threesomes
and Nos. 1 and 10 were used as starting points with tee times
moved up.
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