More Sports Golf Golf Lashley goes wire-to-wire for first PGA Tour win Nate Lashley cruised to a six-stroke win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic for his PGA Tour breakthrough. Alexis Mansanarez 01 July, 2019 11:27 IST Nate Lashley wrapped up his win with a two-under 70 in the final round at Detroit Golf Club. - (Getty Images) Alexis Mansanarez 01 July, 2019 11:27 IST Nate Lashley secured his first PGA Tour win, completing a wire-to-wire six-stroke victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday. Lashley entered the tournament as an alternate and wrapped up his win with a two-under 70 in the final round at Detroit Golf Club. He opened with rounds of 63-67-63 through the first three days, entered Sunday with a six-stroke lead and was in control throughout the final round. "[I'm] just really emotional right now,” Lashley said after his round, fighting back tears. "Truly thankful I got into the golf tournament. "Winning on the PGA Tour was always a dream and getting that done today was a great accomplishment." Lashley made the turn even par and finished his back nine with two birdies, including one on the par-five 17th, to make the moment even sweeter. He finished the tournament 25 under after a closing par putt. Doc Redman jumped up the leaderboard to finish in second place at 19 under with Rory Sabbatini and Wes Roach in a tie for third place a shot further back. Brandt Snedeker and Patrick Reed were part of a six-way tie for fifth. Sepp Straka and J.T. Poston ended the weekend in a tie for 11th place at 16 under and newly minted professional Viktor Hovland highlighted a four-way tie for 13th. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.
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