America’s Tom Hoge made four birdies on the back nine to overtake fellow countryman Jordan Spieth and claim his first PGA Tour victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
One of three co-leaders after 54 holes, Hoge bounced back from a double-bogey at the par-3 fifth to card a four-under-par final round of 68, taking him to 19-under for the tournament.
“I’ve always kind of got myself into position and then just felt a little bit uncomfortable on Sundays out there,” Hoge said following his victory. “Finally today I felt great the whole day and felt real calm, standing over those putts you need to make down the stretch. It’s awesome. You work through so many hard times to be here and to finally pull one off feels incredible.”
Hoge, 32, who finished second in last month’s The American Express, moved into the world’s top 50 for the first time in his career with the win, rising from 68th to 39th. He has played in 64 PGA Tour events since graduating from the Web.com Tour in 2015.