England’s Richard Bland gained his main match debut with an eight-under ultimate spherical to safe the LIV Golf Senior PGA Championship.
Bland, 51, completed the occasion at Harbor Shores in Michigan on 18 below – three pictures forward of Australia’s Richard Greene – with an eagle on the par-5 fifteenth to see him wrest the lead from one other Australian, Greg Chalmers.
After a storm delay, Bland went for par on his ultimate three holes to submit a 63, whereas Chalmers completed 4 pictures at 13 below after bogeying his ultimate three holes throughout a three-under 68.
Defending champion Steve Stricker completed eighth at 10 below.
Bland gained his first DP World Tour occasion in his 478th begin on the 2021 British Masters at The Belfry after which determined to affix LIV Golf for its debut season in 2022.
He mentioned after his victory on Sunday: “The British Masters was very particular at 48. It is proper there. I could not be happier.
“That is my first occasion. I used to be curious to see once I introduced my sport how it might maintain up in opposition to these guys. Fortuitously, sure.”
Bland was in tears in the course of the trophy presentation as he thought of his brother Heath, who was recognized with abdomen most cancers simply over a 12 months in the past and realized final week that he had lung most cancers.
“I simply wished to win for him so badly,” mentioned an emotional Bland. “This trophy is not mine, it is his.”
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The Englishman’s victory exempts him from the US Senior Open in Rhode Island from June 27-30, every week after his look at LIV Golf Nashville.
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