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PGA Tour: Richy Werenski wins the Barracuda Championship

08/03/2020

PGA Tour: Richy Werenski wins the Barracuda Championship
30 Jul

07/30 – 08/02/2020

PGA Tour: Barracuda Championship 2020

Tahoe Mountain Club – Truckee, California

  • Prize money: $3,500,000
  • Defending champion: Collin Morikawa

Richy Werenski atains victory the Barracuda Championship on the PGA Tour besting Troy Merritt in second place.

Richy Werenski seizes victory at the PGA Tour´sBarracuda Championship. The American scored a final round of 66 at Tahoe Mountain Club. He finishes in front of Troy Merritt in second place and Fabian Gomez and Matthias Schwab who are tied for third place. Werenski finished the Barracuda Championship with a total score of 39 points. "It's huge," Werenski said after his first victory ever on the PGA Tour. "I've been playing well for I feel like the last couple of months, but to get a win, I mean, that's huge. I got a couple seconds and everything, so it just helps my confidence a lot. Now I know I'm good enough, and now we're going to go make a good move for the FedExCup Playoffs."

Russell Knox, currently number 183 in the world golf ranking, condludes the tournament in T25. position. The Scotsman took home a final round of 70 at Tahoe Mountain Club. With a total score of 25 points he finishes -14 points behind the leader. Brian Davis completes the tournament in 63. place. The Englishman documented a concluding round of 69 at Tahoe Mountain Club. With a total score of 7 points he finishes -32 points behind the leader.

The Barracuda Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from July 30th until the 2nd of August 2020 at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, California. This year a total prize money of $3,500,000 will be paid to the players. The winner receives $630,000. The course for the tournament at Tahoe Mountain Club plays at Par 71. The Barracuda Championship was held for the first time in 1999 and has been the alternative event to the World Golf Championship since 2011, which is held at the same time. Since 2012 the tournament is played in the Modified Stableford System.

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