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Bruin alum Patrick Cantlay has made 16 straight PGA TOUR cuts.
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Cantlay Wins in Vegas for First PGA TOUR Title
November 05, 2017 | Men's Golf
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Bruin alum Patrick Cantlay won for the first time on the PGA TOUR on Sunday at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, making par on the second playoff hole at the TPC Summerlin.
Cantlay, in his 43rd PGA TOUR start, shot a 4-under 67 on Sunday to post a score of 9-under 275, getting into a three-way playoff with Alex Cejka and Whee Kim. All three made bogey on the first playoff hole, including an eight-foot save for five by Cantlay. On the second playoff hole, Cantlay was wide right after his tee shot, but managed to hit a cut 4-iron between a pair of trees to behind the green 70 feet away from the hole. His third shot burned the left edge of the hole to get him to within three feet, and as both Cejka and Kim were unable to make par, Cantlay drained his par putt to earn his first PGA TOUR victory.
Cantlay rejoined the TOUR in February after missing 26 months due to injuries, getting off to a quick start thanks to a runner-up finish at the Valspar Championship in March and a T-3 showing at the RBC Heritage in April. He was 77th entering the start of the FedExCup playoffs, but thanks to a T-10 at THE NORTHERN TRUST, a T-13 at the Dell Technologies Championship and a T-9 at the BMW Championship, Cantlay made it inside the Top 30 to qualify for the TOUR Championship, where he tied for 20th. He made every cut in his 13 events of the 2016-2017 season, earning just over $2 million with four Top 10s and eight Top 25s.
Already exempt into the first three majors of the 2018 season thanks to his spot in the TOUR Championship, Cantlay earned a two-year PGA TOUR exemption and a spot in the Tournament of Champions in January by virtue of Sunday's triumph, on top of winning $1,224,000. Having made 33 of his 43 cuts since joining the TOUR, Cantlay has earned just over $3.7 million for his career.
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