Cameron Young started the day with a five-shot lead at the Wyndham Championship and made five consecutive birdies from the 2nd hole as well as three bogeys to close with a 2-under 68, reach 22-under and win.
“It feels great. It feels like a long time coming,” said the American. “I felt like for the first year and a half that I was out here I had a chance to win every third week it felt like. They’ve been a bit more few and far between, so to have a chance like this today, I was not going to let it get away from me and I’m thankful that I didn’t.
“I played the front nine really, really well this week. I think I was probably close to 20-under on the front. I just knew that there were opportunities. Obviously No. 1 was a little messy, but then I kind of got to work. Nice to see all those putts go in. Obviously on another day maybe not all of them go in, but I was rolling it great. Nice to see a
bunch of them in a row find the bottom.”
Young led the field this week in Strokes Gained: Putting (10.335) and total birdies (27). His 72-hole score of 258 marks his career best (previous: 263/2024 Travelers Championship/finished 2nd) and matches the tournament 72-hole scoring record (Henrik Stenson/2017, J.T. Poston/2019).
Prior to his win, Young had had seven career runner-up finishes, the most by any player on Tour without a win since 1983. This first PGA Tour title was won in his 94th start at the age of 28 and makes Young the 1000th unique winner on Tour. This was his fifth top-10 finish in 21 starts this season. His previous best was T4 at the RBC Canadian Open and US Open.
American Marc Meissner fired five birdies and one bogey for a 66 and finished second at 16-under, his best career finish on Tour in his 51st start (previous best: 4th/2024 Barracuda Championship).
Compatriot Mark Hubbard carded his second bogey-free 63 of the week to finish T3 at 15-under.
Sweden’s Alex Noren made one bogey and closed with a 64 to tie for third place, earning his second top-10 of the season (T7/3M Open) and his best finish on Tour since the 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson (3rd).
In his bid to become the first player to successfully defend at the Wyndham Championship since Sam Snead in 1956, England’s Aaron Rai made six birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey at the par-4 6th to finish T5 at 14-under and record his second top-10 finish of the season (T4/Mexico Open at VidantaWorld).
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Following the Wyndham Championship, the top 70 players in the FedExCup standings have qualified for next week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship (the first of three events in the FedExCup Playoffs).
The Wyndham Championship served as the final opportunity for players to secure their spot inside the Comcast Business Tour Top 10, which rewards season-long performance for the top 10 players in the FedExCup standings at the conclusion of the FedExCup Regular Season.
The Comcast Business Tour Top 10 will share a $40 million bonus, with the No. 1-ranked played earning $8 million.
No players moved into the top 10 this week; Ben Griffin improved his standing from 7th to 6th via his T11 finish in the Wyndham Championship.
Comcast Business Tour Top 10 standings: No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 2 Rory McIlroy, No. 3 Sepp Straka, No. 4 Russell Henley, No. 5 Justin Thomas, No. 6 Ben Griffin (T11), No. 7 Harris English, No. 8 J.J. Spaun, No. 9 Tommy Fleetwood, No. 10 Keegan Bradley (MC).
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