Anirban Lahiri. File pic
SILVIS, Ill., July 4: Anirban Lahiri shot a fine 67 in the final round but still finished Tied-51st at the John Deere Classic. That also meant he would not make it to the Open Championships at St. Andrews.
The 4-under 67 card was the second such one for Lahiri this week as he had six birdies against two bogeys.
With rounds of 69-67-74-67 he finished 7-under for the week and was down to 51st.
JT Poston completed a wire-to-wire victory for his second PGA Tour title and a spot in the Open.
Three strokes ahead entering the day at TPC Deere Run, Poston closed with a 2-under 69 for a 3-stroke margin over fellow Open qualifiers Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Emiliana Grillo.
Poston is the third wire-to-wire winner in tournament history, following Scott in 1980 and David Frost in 1992. The 29-year-old player from Hickory, North Carolina, finished at 21-under 263. He opened 62-65-67.
Poston birdied the first three holes Sunday, bogeyed Nos. 5 and 6, and parred the next 10. He made a 4-footer for birdie on the par-5 17th and parred the 18th.
Poston won a week after tying for second in Connecticut in the Travelers Championship. He also won the 2019 Wyndham Championship.
The Open is July 14-17 at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland.
Bezuidenhout shot a 66, and Grillo had a 69.
