Ryan Moore wins JT Shriners Open

Ryan Moore of the USA beat Zimbabwe's Brendon de Jonge by a single shot to take the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.

Ryan Moore wins JT Shriners Open (Getty Images)
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Ryan Moore of the USA beat Zimbabwe's Brendon de Jonge by a single shot to take the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.

Moore hadn't won since the 2009 Wyndham Championship, but good finishes in the FedEx Cup playoff events suggested he was close to returning to the winner's enclosure. The Las Vegas resident fired a final round of 66 to see off fellow 54-hole leaders Brendon de Jonge and Jonas Blixt of Sweden.

The American went clear with early birdies at the 2nd and 3rd holes but de Jonge struck back with birdies of his own at the 8th and 9th. The pair remained tied until the par-5 16th.

Downwind, the 560-yard hole was reachable in two but de Jonge missed the fairway and failed to capitalise. Moore made a birdie and moved one ahead. Both men finished with two pars so the American ran out as a narrow winner.

"I was shot for shot with Brendon, and he was playing some great golf. I was able to make a birdie down the stretch when it mattered to hold him off at the end," he said. "I just tried to keep my head and just keep hitting my golf shots, and playing the golf course how I wanted to play it and just give myself opportunities."

Although disappointed to miss out on the title, de Jonge was gracious in defeat.

"Hats off to Ryan," he said. "He played great, especially down the stretch. He made a couple tough shots in there on 17 and 18, and he pulled them off when he needed to."

John Daly fired a second round of 63 to move into a tie for sixth place with two rounds remaining. But he followed up with a disastrous 86 on Saturday then a 77 on Sunday to finish dead last.

Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada Oct 4-7, purse $4,500,000, par 71

1   Ryan Moore (USA)   61   68   65   66   260   $810,000 2   Brendon de Jonge (Zim) 62   66   66   67   261   $486,000 3   Jonas Blixt (Swe)      64   64   66   70   264   $306,000 4   Jason Day (Aus)      69   68   64   65   266   $216,000 5   Bill Lunde (USA)      67   69   67   66   269   $180,000 T6   Richard H. Lee (USA)   66   68   71   65   270   $156,375 T6   Scott Piercy (USA)   67   66   73   64   270   $156,375 T8   Blake Adams (USA)   65   70   68   68   271   $135,000 T8   Jason Bohn (USA)   71   66   64   70   271   $135,000 T10   Tim Herron (USA)   63   68   68   73   272   $112,500 T10   Jimmy Walker (USA)   67   66   66   73   272   $112,500 T10   Nick Watney (USA)   66   66   71   69   272   $112,500   

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage

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Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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