LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Stephen Fisk defeated Taylor Pendrith on the ISCO Championship on Sunday with a two-putt for par on the third playoff gap for his second PGA Tour win.
Fisk shot a 3-under 67 in cloudy and windy circumstances at Hurstbourne Nation Membership to tie with Pendrith at 16-under 264.
The occasion, held reverse the Scottish Open, was sanctioned by the PGA Tour and European Tour. Fisk, 29, will play within the PGA Championship however not subsequent yr’s Masters. Final October, he gained his first PGA Tour title by profitable the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.
“I really feel like all of the laborious work has paid off,” Fisk mentioned. “It has been a irritating yr attempting to push for my first win. I have been exhibiting fairly good indicators of stable golf, however I have not actually had an opportunity to win the golf event that I so coveted. To win it once more was unimaginable.”
Pendrith completed with a 65. The 35-year-old Canadian was aiming for his second tour victory.
“Clearly, it is fairly disappointing, however there’s lots of positives to take from this week,” Pendrith mentioned.
On the ultimate descent of the par-4 18th, Fisk cut up the golf green and pulled it to twenty-eight ft earlier than making a 3-foot par putt. Pendrith hit a fairway bunker and missed his strategy broad, lacking a 10-foot half strive.
On the primary further gap, Pendrith made a 9-foot birdie try from 4 ft out.
“I struggled so much with my putter this yr,” Pendrith mentioned. “I could not really feel my arms on each putts.”
In a scramble for par on the second, Fisk moved from bunker to bunker and hit it to three ft.
“In my view, the playoffs had been slightly bit simpler. It was rather less nerve-wracking,” Fisk mentioned. “You’ve got already bought an awesome end. You do not have a lot to lose. You simply go into the struggle attempting to win. It is both you or your opponent who wins. In a manner, I believe it is virtually calm.”
Canada’s Ben Silverman and Aaron Clever made it by the playoffs by one stroke. Silverman closed with a 66 and Clever shot a 69.
Lucas Glover, who was on the high of the leaderboard after the primary three rounds, shot a 71 to tie for fifth place at 14 underneath with Davis Chatfield (66) and Christopher Ventura (66).
“There have been too many errors,” Glover mentioned. “I could not do something good immediately.”
Former Auburn star Jackson Koibun completed with a 67, tied for tenth at 12 underneath. He missed the minimize in his professional debut final week.
