Rookie Sahith Theegala gets his career-best finish (T2) on the PGA Tour
Four months ago, Sahith Theegala narrowly missed his first PGA Tour victory at the WM Pheonix Open but after that near-miss in Arizona, Sahith was again in contention at last week’s Travelers Championship, following his three-round total of 14-under-196 for sole third place.
During the final round of the Travelers Championship, Sahith was bogey-free for nearly the entire round, and by the time the final hole (18) came, Sahith was the sole leader of the tournament at -19 but a double bogey on the eighteenth led Sahith to miss his chance for his maiden PGA Tour victory because with an overall score of 17-under-263, Sahith finished T2 on the final standings.
Xander Schauffele who begin his day at -17, scored a 68 in his fourth round to win the Travelers Championship at an overall score of 19-under-261.
The Travelers Championship was Sahith’s 38th start on the PGA Tour which happens to be Sahith’s second top-three finish of his 2022 PGA Tour season.
By finishing T2 in the Travelers Championhip, Sahith has bettered from his previous best-result of T3 in the WM Phoenix Open.
With a tied second finish at the Travelers Championship, Sahith’s quest for a first-career win on the PGA Tour continues.
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June 27, 2022 - By Dhruv Trivedi