On January 24, Beijing time, the PGA Tour American Express was fought at the PGA West Stadium. American Player Hudson Swaford grabbed 9 birdies and 1 eagle all day, swallowed 3 bogeys, handed over 64 (-8), four rounds of total (70-65-66-64) 265, 23 under par, with a 2-stroke advantage, reversed to win the championship! It was also the third PGA Tour title of his career, where he lifted his first PGA Tour title five years ago.
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With this victory, the 34-year-old Hudson received $1.368 million in prize money and 500 FedEx Cup points, and his FedEx Cup standings jumped from 123 to 7th.
The lead in the final round was unusually crowded, with American player Tom Hogg finishing second alone, and Light Tour "graduates" Lee Hodges, Brian Harman and Rando Griffin tied for third with a total of -20. Unable to finish alone, "Iceman" Patrick Cantree scored a 72 in the third round, ending his self-recorded PGA Tour's longest consecutive "six-word head" – 21 rounds.