Jacob Bridgeman held off Rory McIlroy to claim his maiden PGA Tour victory at The Genesis Invitational as the American won by just one shot having led by seven earlier in the final round.
Bridgeman made the only two birdies of his final round in his first three holes to extend the six-shot lead he began Sunday with by one, but stumbled his way to the finish line with three bogeys giving the chasing pack a chance.
McIlroy, playing alongside Bridgeman in the final pairing at Riviera Country Club, missed a series of makeable putts on the front nine but finally ignited his challenge by holing a stunning bunker shot at the 12th, before two birdies to finish left the Northern Irishman just one stroke back.
McIlroy shared second with Kurt Kitayama, who produced a superb seven-under-par final round of 64 but was unable to make a closing birdie that would have drawn him level with Bridgeman.
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler finished the tournament strongly with a 65 but saw his record streak of top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour end at 18 as he ended the week in a tie for 12th.
More to follow...
Before the PGA Tour action resumes, there's TGL action live on Your Site Golf each night from Monday to Wednesday, with the first indoor action coming at 10pm on Monday night when Atlanta Drive GC take on Boston Common Golf.
Then the PGA Tour moves on from California to Florida for the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at the PGA National Champion Course. Jacob Bridgeman is scheduled to be straight back in action, while notable names on the entry list include Brooks Koepka as he continues his PGA Tour return, and Ireland's Shane Lowry.
There's early coverage live on Thursday from 11.45pm on Your Site Golf ahead of full coverage from 4pm. or .
