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Graeme McDowell wins at Corales Puntacana Resort
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) Graeme McDowell won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title since November 2015, closing with a 3-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Chris Stroud and Mackenzie Hughes.
''This is big. This is big. ... It's been a rough few years,'' said McDowell, the 39-year-old major champion from Northern Ireland.
He didn't get an automatic Masters spot with the victory because the event was played opposite the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play.
''It's difficult to win on the PGA Tour,'' McDowell said. ''Don't like calling this a second-tier event, but obviously the best players in the world are in Austin, Texas, this week. Still got a great field down here.''
McDowell took the lead from Stroud with a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th and closed with a bogey - lagging a 30-foot par putt to inches - on the par-4 18th. Stroud bogeyed the final two holes in a 69. Hughes also closed with a bogey for a 66.
''To be honest, Graeme earned it,'' Stroud said. ''He hit some great shots and 17 is a perfect example. He hit a lot of good shots today and didn't get rewarded. He got rewarded there.''
McDowell set up the two-stroke swing on 17 with a 6-iron shot.
''I was standing on 16 green, I said to myself, `You've got to do something that's tournament winning,''' McDowell said. ''The shot to 17 was tournament-winning level. ... I've been struggling with my long-iron play all week, medium- and long-iron play. It's a shot I've been working on on the range the last few days and it was a perfect 6-iron, it was a perfect number for me, and when it came off the bat I knew it was pretty good.''
McDowell finished at 18-under 270, rebounding from an opening 73 with consecutive 64s to take a one-stroke lead over Stroud into the final round. The 2010 U.S. Open champion, McDowell won his fourth PGA Tour title.
''I sat over there Wednesday and I said that I was here on a mission,'' McDowell said, ''I was here motivated, and the attitude was going to be very, very important this week. I got off to a slow start and then I kind of found my groove Friday, Saturday, especially on the greens.''
Stroud faltered after birdieing the par-5 14th and par-4 15th to take the lead.
''I hit the ball really poorly today and I did a really, really good job of making awesome pars, making some birdies when I had a chance,'' Stroud said. ''I just hit it pretty poorly, and to have a chance to win hitting it that poorly makes me feel pretty good. Even coming down the last two holes, I hit a pretty poor chip on 17 after hitting a horrendous 6-iron. That's a perfect 6-iron for me.''
Jonathan Byrd (66) was fourth at 16 under, and Chip McDaniel (63) and Kelly Kraft (68) followed at 15 under.
Second-round leader Sungjae Im, likely needing a victory to get into the top 50 in the world and earn a Masters spot, had a 71 to tie for seventh at 14 under.
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