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Taylor wins Pebble Beach Pro-Am for second PGA Tour title
Nick Taylor closed out his first PGA Tour win in over five years with a four-stroke wire-to-wire victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday.
The Canadian carded a two-under 70 in windy conditions in the final round in California to finish at 19 under.
Taylor – the first Canadian to win wire-to-wire since 1960 – secured his second PGA Tour victory and first since November 2014, when he won the Sanderson Farms Championship.
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An eagle at the par-five sixth hole set up Taylor's round and he managed to close out a win despite two bogeys and a double bogey on the back nine.
Wire-to-wire winner! @NTaylorGolf59 is the champion @ATTProAm.It's his second TOUR win and first since 2014. #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/zst3hZzrLT— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 9, 2020
Kevin Streelman (68) ended up in second after Phil Mickelson struggled late in his final round on the way to a two-over 74.
Mickelson, the defending champion and a five-time winner of the event, bogeyed three of his final seven holes to finish at 14 under and in third.
The five-time major champion also made history – his 30th consecutive season with a top-10 finish.
Jason Day, who was also in contention heading into Sunday, posted a three-over 75 to finish at 11 under, his round including four birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey.
A five-under 67, belonging to Jordan Spieth, was the best round of the day as the American climbed the leaderboard to finish tied for ninth.
The lowest round today? @JordanSpieth.He's moved from T55 to inside the top 10.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/QaMHO2TTb7— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 9, 2020
Maverick McNealy (68), Daniel Berger (69), Matt Jones (72) and Charl Schwartzel (72) were tied for fifth at nine under.
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