Patrick Fishburn Finishes One Shot Behind Utah Championship Winner Andrew Kozan

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah native Patrick Fishburn got here inside one shot of forcing a playoff on the Utah Championship however as an alternative settled for a tie for second behind champion Andrew Kozan.

Fishburn, 30, shared second place alongside Ashton Van Horne and Justin Suh at 20-under-par. It’s the greatest end in Fishburn’s profession on the Korn Ferry Tour. Beforehand, he had completed inside the highest 10 on three events, however by no means as excessive as second place.

Fishburn’s Ultimate Utah Championship Spherical

Fishburn started his spherical with a birdie on the opening gap and made two extra entrance 9 birdies to make the flip at 3-under for the day. Fishburn then caught fireplace making three consecutive birdies on holes 10, 11, and 12 to place himself in competition. One other birdie dropped on 15 however Fishburn discovered bother on the scoreable par 4 seventeenth.

His tee shot went proper of the golf green and he was compelled to hit his method underneath timber. Sadly, his method ran by way of the inexperienced and into the tough. His third shot then fell 10 ft wanting the cup and he missed his par try by millimeters and was compelled to faucet in for bogey.

Fishburn capped off a breakthrough week with a birdie on 18 in entrance of a packed gallery.

Nevertheless, the day belonged to Andrew Kozan who concluded his event at 21-under-par following a closing spherical of 8-under-par.

Different Locals In The Subject

Different locals who impressed included Peter Kuest, who completed in a tie for fifth at 19-under-par. Zac Blair and Daniel Summerhays ended at 13-under-par and Austen Christiansen shared a tie of forty seventh at 11-under.

Because of ending in a tie for 2nd, Fishburn climbed the Korn Ferry Tour rankings transferring from 71st to forty sixth. Kuest went from one hundred and seventieth to 125, Blair 147 to 136. Christiansen and Summerhays had been enjoying on a sponsors exception.

The ultimate week of the Korn Ferry Tour concludes subsequent week in Omaha, Nebraska, on the Pinnacle Financial institution Championship.

Korn Ferry Tour Finals Defined

The highest 25 gamers following subsequent week’s occasion will obtain a PGA Tour card. Then, following the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, which consists of three occasions, one other 25 gamers shall be granted PGA Tour standing.

With a superb week on the Pinnacle Financial institution Championship, Fishburn might be PGA Tour sure or on the very least put himself ready to compete for the 25 PGA Tour playing cards all through the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.