London, Ontario (Sports Network) – Max Gilbert shot 6-under-par 66 on Sunday and won the Tour Championship of Canada by a single stroke.<\/p>\n
Gilbert finished 72 holes at 20-under-par 268 at Sunningdale Golf & Country Club’s Championship Course and secured his first PGA Tour Canada win.<\/p>\n
Overnight leader Trevor Murphy shot 68 and ended a stroke back at 19-under, while defending champion Eugene Wong (67) and Jose Toledo (66) tied for third at 14-under. Nathan Tyler (68) and Alex Kang (73) shared fifth at minus-13.<\/p>\n
Mark Hubbard carded a 72 and moved into third place on the Order of Merit with a tie for seventh at 12-under.<\/p>\n
The top-five players on the Order of Merit at the end of this event gained Web.com Tour status for next season. They were: (1) Mackenzie Hughes, (2) Riley Wheeldon, (3) Hubbard, (4) Hugo Leon and (5) Wil Collins.<\/p>\n
Gilbert started the final round one stroke off Murphy’s pace and mixed an eagle with five birdies and a bogey to surpass the overnight leader and secure his maiden victory on tour.<\/p>\n
The pair were tied entering the par-4 17th, where Gilbert tallied a birdie to go ahead for good.<\/p>\n
At the last, Murphy’s 25-foot birdie effort popped out of the cup, allowing Gilbert to 2-putt from 15 feet for the win.<\/p>\n
NOTES: As the Order of Merit winner, Hughes earned exempt status on the Web.com Tour next year … Hubbard needed to finish solo 12th or better to move into the top five on the Order of Merit … Murphy was attempting to secure his first PGA Tour Canada win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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