Lucas Glover clinches Wyndham crown as Justin Thomas and Adam Scott miss FedEx Cup
Lucas Glover wins Wyndham Championship - 2023
A final-round 68 was enough for Glover to hold on for victory, as some big names failed in their late bids to advance to the PGA Tour's play-offs.
Lucas Glover won the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship on Sunday after a two-under-par 68 in the final round proved enough for a two-stroke victory.
Glover, 43, clinched his fifth PGA Tour title with a winning total of 20 under par, two strokes clear of Russell Henley and South Korean An Byeong-hun.
The American has spoken of his struggles with the dreaded yips in the past but didn't have any such problems in Greensboro, North Carolina this weekend.
"It starts and ends there with me and you know it has been a long road, 10 years of fighting something and to find something that completely changed the momentum and everything was obviously a blessing," he said.
The event was also the final regular-season tournament prior to the start of the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs and there were some big names chasing late qualification, all of whom were left disappointed.
Two-time major winner Justin Thomas and former Masters champion Adam Scott both missed out on playoff spots by a single stroke.
It was particularly tough to take for Thomas, whose chip-in attempt for birdie on the final hole from well off the green agonisingly popped out when it looked to be dropping.
"I did my part. I played the best I could and I fought as hard as I could and shot the lowest I possibly could," he said.
Scott said: "I think I'm actually getting to the point where I've got to put that stuff aside and not play to keep a streak of playing playoffs going but play to win stuff, not just be there to make the numbers up.
"If it does end, I think it's a good thing. I think it gives me a good chance to have a look at what I need to do differently to be more competitive in whatever competition I'm playing in."
It means neither Thomas or Scott will be in the field when the FedEx Cup playoffs begin with the St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee next week.
The series then moves on the BMW Championship in Illinois and conclude in three weeks at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
