Thongchai Jaidee 勝利，勝つs in Wisconsin, first Champ Thai 勝利者
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Thongchai Jaidee became the first Thai 勝利者 in PGA 小旅行する 支持する／優勝者s history Sunday, の近くにing with a 4-under 68 for a one-一打／打撃 victory in the American Family 保険 選手権.
A week after playing his way into the event with a 10th-place finish in Iowa, the 52-year-old Thongchai won in his 19th start on the 50-and-over 小旅行する.
"Very big thing for me," Thongchai said. "The game has changed. Now I´m very, very happy to be on 小旅行する."
Thongchai 回復するd from a bogey on the par-5 16th with a birdie on the par-3 17th and の近くにd with a par. He finished at 14-under 202 at University 山の尾根.
"広大な／多数の／重要な tournament here," Thongchai said. "I played solid, solid, solid. I took one mistake on 16, 攻撃する，衝突する the tree and lost the ball. We make good bogey and try to get my 計画（する）. 穴を開けるd a good putt on 17 and the game changed. I think my 信用／信任 in the putting, that´s why helped me a lot for this week."
Tom Pernice Jr. was second after a 66.
"I´m happy for Thongchai," Pernice said. "He had a little bad break there on 16 to 攻撃する，衝突する the trees and lose the ball, so to 戦う／戦い 支援する and make a bogey and then to birdie 17, he deserves to 勝利，勝つ."
Miguel Angel Jimenez, tied for the second-一連の会議、交渉／完成する lead with Thongchai had a 70 to tie for third at 12 under with hometown favorite Jerry Kelly (67), Marco Dawson (67) and Kirk Triplett (68).
"Nothing worked on the greens today," Jimenez said.
Kelly, the 勝利者 last week in Iowa in a プレーオフ, was trying to 勝利，勝つ the event - hosted by Madison friend Steve Stricker - for the third straight time. He won in 2019 and 2021, while the 2020 was 取り消すd because of the pandemic.
Stricker の近くにd with a 67 to tie for 11th at 9 under.
"Fun to watch," Stricker said. "What another 広大な／多数の／重要な week. The sun decided to show up at the very end, better late than never, I guess. Another wonderful week here. Tremendous （人が）群がる support, sponsor support and player support. We had it all ag ain."
