Thongchai Jaidee makes history with victory in Madison
Thongchai Jaidee sank a slippery birdie putt at the 17th 穴を開ける and went on to 勝利，勝つ the American Family 保険 選手権 by one 一打／打撃 on Sunday in Madison, Wis.
Jaidee, a 退役軍人 with 21 career 勝利，勝つs across Europe and Asia, became the first player from Thailand to 勝利，勝つ on the PGA 小旅行する 支持する／優勝者s.
Tom Pernice Jr. finished second after 狙撃 6-under 66.
Jaidee's 決定的な birdie followed a bogey on the previous 穴を開ける and helped him card a final-一連の会議、交渉／完成する, 4-under-par 68 to finish at 14-under 202.
The 52-year-old made birdie at the par-4 15th 穴を開ける to move to 14 under for the first time. But he ended up with a bogey 6 at the par-5 16th after losing his tee 発射.
At No. 17, a par 3, he tapped a downhill, 権利-to-left putt that caught the outside lip of the cup and fell for birdie, giving him 支援する 単独の 所有／入手 of the lead. From there, he saved at the last 穴を開ける to 安全な・保証する the victory.
"I played solid, solid, solid (all) week," Jaidee said. "I took one mistake on 16, 攻撃する，衝突する the 3 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 with) the putting, that's what helped me a lot for this week."
Pernice's bogey-解放する／自由な 一連の会議、交渉／完成する 始める，決める the clubhouse pace at 13 under before Jaidee's final stretch.
Jerry Kelly (67), Marco Dawson (67), Kirk Triplett (68) and Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez (70) tied for third at 12 under. England's Paul Broadhurst (70) was alone in seventh at 11 under, and John Daly 発射 a 69 to tie Paul Goydos (71) and Sweden's Robert Karlsson (69) for eighth at 10 under.
Kelly, a Madison native, was both the two-time defending 支持する／優勝者 of his hometown event (2019, 2021) and coming off a victory last week on 小旅行する. He played a clean final 一連の会議、交渉／完成する with five birdies and no bogeys.
"I'd like to start another streak next year," Kelly said. "Yeah, these guys put on a fantastic tournament, don't they? It's pretty impressive it's in o ur hometown. It's fun."
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