Hall wins play-off to claim maiden PGA Tour title …. full details below ⏬ ⏬
22 H Hall (Eng), P Coody (US), M NeSmith (US), Z Blair (US), R Hoey (Phi) – Hall wins at third play-off hole; -20 B Taylor (Eng), N Shipley (US), S-Y Noh (Kor), S Bairstow (Eng).Selected others -17 A Sullivan (Eng); -16 C Tarren (Eng); -13 R Knox (Sco).England’s Harry Hall claimed a dramatic first PGA Tour title after emerging victorious from a five-man play-off at the Isco Championship in Kentucky.The 26-year-old Cornishman chipped in for a birdie at the third extra hole to hold off the challenge of American trio Pierceson Coody, Matt NeSmith, Zac Blair and Rico Hoey of the Philippines.The victory, earning Hall $720,000 (£555,000) and 300 FedEx Cup points, comes days before his wife Jordan is due to give birth to their first child.”The due date is Friday. She’s scheduled to induce on Tuesday, just because I was at a point in the FedEx Cup where I kind of needed to play more,” said Hall, who had managed just one top-25 finish in 18 previous starts this season.”She’s a star and, hopefully, she can do whatever she wants now.”I can probably afford to take the week off. I think it was a bit dicey there, just my position in the FedEx Cup and I probably needed to play every single week, so I’m glad that I might not have to now.”All five players in the play-off had finished at 22 under par at Keene Trace Golf Club, with NeSmith and Blair setting the target early on, and it was a couple of hours before it became clear that no-one in the final groups was going to get past them.Blair, who had already departed the course, realised from the tournament coverage that he could be in a play-off and turned around for a 40-minute drive back.Hall had taken the lead on 23-under at the 14th with his fourth birdie of the day but bogeyed the 15th to drop back, while Hoey moved to 23-under at the 15th but closed with a bogey at the 18th.Hoey and Blair were eliminated at the first play-off hole while Coody, who had led after each of the opening three rounds, Hall and NeSmith all parred the second to remain in contention.The trio each missed the green at the par-three ninth, the third hole of the play-off, but Hall made no mistake as he chipped in from the rough at the back and neither of his rivals could respond.
