TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Ryan Gerard had two seven-point, birdie-eagle bursts and overcame five bogeys to win the Barracuda Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory.<\/p>\n
In breezy conditions at Tahoe Mountain Club in the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system, Gerard followed a two-point birdie with a five-point eagle on Nos. 2-3 and 10-11.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old former North Carolina player had a 13-point round to finish with 47 points for a three-point victory over 2021 winner Erik van Rooyen of South Africa. Gerard fell short of van Rooyen\u2019s tournament record of 50 points.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeen playing a lot of really good golf,\u201d Gerard said. \u201cFelt like I haven\u2019t been quite getting the scores out of the shots that I\u2019ve hit. It\u2019s been a long time being a long grind, and it\u2019s pretty cool to end up on top.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fifth in the event two years ago, Gerard won in his 47th PGA Tour start to become the 999th winner in tour history.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just like a culmination of a lifetime of work,\u201d Gerard said. \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how many hours I\u2019ve spent hitting golf balls dreaming of winning on the PGA Tour. Yeah, it\u2019s really special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Played opposite the British Open, the tournament was co-sanctioned by the European tour. With the victory, Gerard received a spot in the PGA Championship next year but not the Masters.<\/p>\n
Van Rooyen had an 11-point day. He made a 20-foot eagle putt on the par-5 15th and a 30-footer for birdie on the par-4 18th.<\/p>\n
\u201cMixed emotions,\u201d van Rooyen said. \u201cReally happy with how I fought. Left some shots out there the last few days unfortunately with the putter, but can\u2019t expect to make everything, right? So maybe I\u2019m a bit too hard on myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Todd Clements of England was third with 39 points after a 16-point round. Beau Hossler scored 17 points Sunday to tie for fourth at 37 with Max McGreevy (16) and Jacques Kruyswijk (10).<\/p>\n
Tied for the third-round lead with Rico Hoey, Gerard made a 20-foot eagle putt on the par-5 third and holed a 35-footer from the fringe on the par-5 11th. On the 11th, he hit his approach into the rough, but was allowed to take relief and move his ball to the fringe because of a sprinkler head.<\/p>\n
Gerard followed both seven-point runs with consecutive bogeys \u2014 with a point deducted for bogey \u2014 and missed a 3-footer on 16 for a three-putt bogey.<\/p>\n
The winner made a 5-foot birdie putt on 14 to get back the points he lost with the bogeys on the previous two holes. He also quickly canceled out the consecutive front-nine bogeys with a birdie on No. 7.<\/p>\n
Gerard played for the sixth straight week \u2014 a string that began with the U.S. Open and took him to Scotland last week. He was ninth and second in consecutive events in Texas in April.<\/p>\n
Hoey tied for eighth at 34 after a scoreless round.<\/p>\n
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