Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre missed out on an opportunity to win a 3rd PGA Tour title as he was overtaken by American JJ Spaun on the weather-hit Texas Open.
MacIntyre led on 14 beneath par, one shot away from the chasing pack, when the third spherical belated ended on Sunday, after storms curtailed Saturday’s play.
The world quantity 11 then shot a two-under 70 in his fourth spherical, due to an eagle on the par-four 17.
However he was unable to match the final-day surge from US Open champion Spaun and needed to accept a share of second place forward of Masters week at Augusta.
Spaun’s closing 67 took him to 17 beneath for a one-shot win, with MacIntyre – who needed to play 30 holes on Sunday – unable to make the birdie he wanted at 18 to drive a play-off.
The victory was 35-year-old Spaun’s second on the San Antonio occasion, the setting for his maiden PGA Tour title in 2022.
England’s Matt Wallace additionally completed on 16 beneath as he adopted up a third-round 64 with a 68 that gave him the clubhouse lead for a very long time, whereas American Michael Kim made it a three-way tie in second.
“This sport is so loopy,” Spaun advised Sky Sports activities. “I’ve not been on the kind I needed to be primarily based off final season. It means quite a bit to come back again and win right here at a spot that is been so good to me.
“There’s a lot that comes with successful such massive occasions just like the US Open or some other main. I put lots of strain on myself this 12 months, exact opposite of the mantra from final 12 months that basically helped me, so I attempted to get again to that.
“I put much less strain on myself. It has been attempting, however sticking to that mantra has actually helped me.”
MacIntyre’s second-round lead had been decreased from 4 photographs to 2 by Swedish taking part in associate Ludvig Aberg by way of six holes when storms induced the third spherical to be suspended on Saturday.
The 29-year-old Scot was confronted with a heavy Sunday schedule however nonetheless regarded set to hold a two-shot lead into the ultimate 18 holes, solely to bogey the final for a 72, a irritating be aware on which to finish his third spherical.
MacIntyre then twice made birdie earlier than instantly dropping a shot in his last spherical, and Spaun sprinted to the clubhouse lead with three birdies plus an eagle on the driveable seventeenth.
MacIntyre matched that eagle to rally his hopes of victory, however he hit a wayward second shot on 18 and couldn’t get shut sufficient together with his third to fit one other birdie, guaranteeing Spaun received a 3rd PGA Tour title of his profession.
There can be little time to rejoice victory for Spaun, or dwell on what might need been for MacIntyre, who started the event with rounds of 66 and 64, because the Masters, the primary main of the 12 months, begins on Thursday.
