Cameron Champ wins Sanderson Farms for 1st PGA Tour title
JACKSON, Miss. — Cameron Champ birdied five of the last six holes to win the Sanderson Farms Championship, recovering for his first PGA Tour victory, edging out second-place Canadian Corey Conners on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Champ won in his ninth career tour start, closing with a 4-under 68 for a four-stroke victory. He finished at 21-under 267 in the wire-to-wire victory at the Country Club of Jackson.
Champ began the day four shots ahead, but played the front nine in 1 over to fall into a tie. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., pulled even on No. 9 with a 13-foot birdie putt, but Champ pulled away on the back nine with four straight birdies on Nos. 13-16. Conners had a 68 to finish second.
“The front side, there were some nerves, but on the back side I brought it all together and finished strong. It was awesome,” Champ said.