Former world No.1 Jason Day bagged his second win of the season after capturing the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina.
The 30-year-old Australian almost aced the 17th hole en route to a final round two-under-par 69 and a two-stroke victory.
After squandering a three-shot lead on the back nine, Day made amends with back-to-back birdies late to clinch his 12th PGA Tour victory in style. American duo Aaron Wise and Nick Watney tied for second at 10 under, a shot ahead of Bryson DeChambeau. Phil Mickelson shot a final round 69 to finish on his own in fifth. Tiger Woods made the cut, but was never in contention over the weekend, shooting a final round 74 to finish 14 shots behind Day.
Day rated the victory one of the best of his career, not because of the quality of his play, but more due to his ability to get the job done without his best game.
“I had no idea where the ball was going today, especially off the tee,” he said. “I missed a lot of fairways, missed a lot of greens. My short game stood the test, which is nice. This is probably one of the best wins I’ve ever had, just because of how hard everything was today.”
It is only two years since Day was dominating the game before a spell of inconsistency. However, a win at Torrey Pines in January showed that he was getting back to his best, while his latest victory moves him up to seventh in the world rankings ahead of next week’s Players Championship, which he won in 2016.