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Jacob Bridgeman: While Spaun was out proving he was snubbed, Bridgeman was doing the opposite, validating Brandt Snedeker’s decision to make him a captain’s pick at Medinah. The 26-year-old won for a second time this season, claiming the inaugural Biltmore Championship thanks to a Sunday 61 in Asheville.
JJ Spaun claimed $1.53m in a stunning victory at the BMW PGA Championship, and revealed the extra motivation that carried him. Spaun is the first player since Byeong Hun An to win the flagship
Millions were up for grabs at the BMW PGA Championship — and the tournament’s biggest finishers cashed in. J.J. Spaun walked away with the biggest payday of them all, collecting a whopping $1.53 million for winning the DP World Tour’s flagship event in England on Sunday,
Spaun was devastated at being left off the U.S. team for next week’s Presidents Cup at Medinah. Earlier this month, weeks before Spaun made his debut at Wentworth, Spaun was bizarrely snubbed for a captain’s pick on Brandt Snedeker’s side.
On his debut in the DP World Tour’s flagship event, Los Angeles-born J.J Spaun, last year’s US Open champion, claimed his first win outside his homeland on a quite captivating day at Wentworth.
Rory McIlroy and Robert MacIntyre are among those in contention on the final day of the PGA Championship at Wentworth.
JJ Spaun is a debutant at the BMW PGA Championship and appears to have fallen in love with the event. Spaun is four shots back of the leading Ryan Gerrard after two days of play, and after his second round he sang the praises of the tournament at Wentworth and the DP World Tour generally.
J.J. Spaun admitted he's playing the BMW PGA with "a bit of a chip on my shoulder" after being snubbed from the U.S. Presidents Cup team. The post ‘Odd man out’: Left off U.S. team, J.J. Spaun contending in England appeared first on Golf.