Gotterup comes from two shots behind to lift title

Chris Gotterup, who started the final round two shots off the pace, fired a six-under-par 64 to surge to victory in the PGA Tour’s season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii.

Gotterup, reeled off seven birdies and only one bogey to claim the third win of his career at the Honolulu’s windswept Waialae Country Club.

The 26-year-old from Maryland finished on 16-under-par 264, two shots clear of compatriot Ryan Gerard, who carded a closing 65.

Gotterup’s win follows his victory at last year’s Scottish Open when he held off Rory McIlroy for a two-shot victory.

He started the day with four birdies and a bogey in the front nine and three more birdies in the back nine.

Gerard closed with a 65, his lowest final-round score on Tour to notch his third top-two finish on the Tour.

But there was disappointment for third-round leader Davis Riley, who fell out of contention despite a bright start that included two birdies in his opening five holes to get to 14-under.

Riley’s challenge faltered after back-to-back bogeys on the sixth and seventh holes and a double-bogey on the eighth saw him card a 71 for a share of sixth on 11-under.

Starting the day three strokes back, defending champion Nick Taylor closed with even-par 70 to finish joint 13^th,

Robert MacIntyre was the day’s big mover, vaulting 16 places up the leaderboard after a bogey-free seven-under-par 63.

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