San Juan, Puerto Rico (Sports Network) – Ryan Sullivan fired a 7-under 65 on Sunday to come from behind and win the Puerto Rico Classic by one shot.<\/p>\n
Sullivan finished at 11-under-par 205. This was Sullivan’s first win on the PGa Tour Latinoamerica and it came in his first tour start.<\/p>\n
Samuel Del Val (68) and Armando Favela (70) shared second place at minus-10 on the East Course at Dorado Beach Resort. Del Val birdied 16 and 17 to gain a piece of the lead, but stumbled to a bogey at the last to end one back. Favela birdied the last to share second.<\/p>\n
Sullivan ran off three straight birdies to start his round. Another birdie at the sixth helped him make the turn at 8-under. He birdied three of four holes from the 11th to jump into the lead at minus-11. He tripped to a bogey on the 15th, but atoned for that mistake with a birdie at 16. Sullivan parred the last two to earn the win.<\/p>\n
Del Val traded a bogey for a birdie from the first. He birdied the fourth and seventh to reach minus-8. After a birdie on 10, Del Val stumbled to a bogey at 12. He erased that error with a birdie on the 13th. Del Val joined Sullivan at 11-under with birdies on 16 and 17, but bogeyed the last to cost himself a chance at a playoff with.<\/p>\n
Favela, the second-round leader, had two birdies on the front nine to also turn at 8-under. He traded a bogey for a birdie from the 12th and again from the 17th to share second.<\/p>\n
The event was cut to 54 holes after several weather delays through the weekend.<\/p>\n
Cesar Agustin Costilla (65), Dustin Garza (69) and Jorge Fernandez-Valdes (69) shared fourth place at 9-under-par 207. Stephen Jaeger (67), Rafael Campos (67), Jorge Monroy (70) and Julian Etulain (71) were one shot back at minus-8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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