(Los Angeles) A par-71 allowed Joaquin Niemann to win the Genesis Invitational by two strokes on Sunday.
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A 23-year-old Chilean, Niemann scored a total of 265 minus 19.
He scored a 63 on Thursday and Friday. Sunday, he led by five shots following an eagle at 11and hole.
For the first time in 53 years, the same golfer has completed every round at the top of the standings at this tournament.
Niemann pocketed $2.16 million for his second PGA victory.
Niemann celebrated via a group hug with his good friends Sergio Garcia, Mito Pereira and Carlos Ortiz.
Collin Morikawa (65) and rookie Cameron Young (70) finished two shots behind the winner.
Morikawa got an eagle at 10and hole.
Young bogeyed at 16and hole, where he sent his ball into the sand (he had suffered the same fate the day before, even scoring a double bogey).
Young placed second for the second time in 12 tournaments – a result that nets him $1,068,000.
Adam Scott (66) and Viktor Hovland (70) posted 270, one shot better than Justin Thomas (70).
Rory McIlroy was part of a group at 10 under, after a 68.
Jon Rahm signed his best card of the tournament on Sunday, 65. A score that raised him to minus seven.
After a good start to the tournament (66-67), Jordan Spieth had less success over the weekend (72-73), finishing 13 strokes behind the winner.
Pereira (70 for 276), Garcia (72 for 280) and Ortiz (73 for 280) did not feature in the front runners.