Ross Steelman declared TOURBound with victory at Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron8/16/2026
Steelman follows Doc Redman as second player to clinch PGA TOUR membership for 2027 season  BOISE, Idaho – With a three-stroke victory Sunday at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron, Ross Steelman earned his second Korn Ferry Tour title and rose to No. 1 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, following Doc Redman as the second player declared TOURBound and assured of PGA TOUR membership for the 2027 season. Steelman, who earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title last month at The Blue Championship, birdied four of the first five holes en route to a 7-under 64 in the final round. Steelman’s winning total of 27-under 257 tied the 10th-lowest 72-hole score in Korn Ferry Tour history. Steelman will officially receive his first PGA TOUR card at the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region, scheduled for October 8-11 at The Federal Club in Glen Allen, Virginia. Playing a fourth consecutive year on the Korn Ferry Tour, Steelman vaulted into the top 25 of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List with a runner-up finish at the UNC Health Championship, where he lost a playoff after Alvaro Ortiz birdied the final two holes of regulation. Four starts later, Steelman earned his first Korn Ferry Tour win at The Blue Championship. Two weeks later, Steelman finished solo third at the Evans Scholars Invitational and recorded the sixth hole-in-one on a par 4 in Korn Ferry Tour history. Prior to earning Korn Ferry Tour membership with a No. 4 finish in the 2023 PGA TOUR University Ranking, the Columbia, Missouri native played two and a half seasons at University of Missouri and transferred to Georgia Tech for his final two seasons of eligibility. Steelman won twice at Missouri and later finished T2 individually at the 2023 NCAA Championship as he led Georgia Tech to a national runner-up finish. In his first full seasons on Tour, Steelman finished Nos. 56 and 32 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List in 2024 and 2025, respectively, maintaining full status into the 2026 season. Steelman’s best finish in four PGA TOUR starts was T25 as an open qualifier at the 2025 CJ CUP Byron Nelson. 
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 Ross Steelman (1st/-20)
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 Thomas Rosenmueller (T1/-14)
Jackson Buchanan (T1/-14)
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 Trevor Cone (T1/-9)
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 Over $45 Million raised since 1990 setting Korn Ferry Tour Record.
In front of 850 tournament sponsors, local media partners and special guests at the Hershey Company Pro-Am Dinner, Albertsons and Chevron executives announced over $3 MILLION was raised for charity from this year’s 37th Annual Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron. The result brings the 37-year charity total to over $45 MILLION, a record on the Korn Ferry Tour. “This was our best year ever for charity,” said Jeff Sanders, CEO of Jeff Sanders Entertainment, the event’s management company. “Over $3 Million dollars was raised for the fifth year in a row thanks to the amazing support of Albertsons, Chevron, our treasured sponsors, the great fans of Boise and our 850 hard-working volunteers.” The Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron will begin on Thursday, August 13th, featuring 156 Korn Ferry Tour players as they compete to earn their PGA TOUR cards for the 2026-2026 PGA TOUR season. The tournament has hosted many of the best golfers in the world over the years on their way to PGA TOUR stardom including current PGA TOUR stars Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, Victor Hovland, Justin Thomas, J.J. Spaun, Cameron Young, Aaron Rai and many more. Again this year, the event will feature three nights of sold-out concerts after golf on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, August 13-15 at Hillcrest Country Club. The concerts will kick off following golf on Thursday, August 13th, with NELLY. Following golf on Friday night, August 14th, Counting Crows will take the stage. On Saturday night, August 15th, HARDY will rock the stage. The sold-out concerts will be held at Hillcrest Country Club on the 18th fairway and will start immediately after golf concludes. Concert admission is included with the purchase of daily tickets and four-day passes - there will not be any additional charges or upgraded tickets needed to enjoy the concerts after golf. The concerts are sponsored by Smithfield Foods on Thursday, Tyson Foods on Friday and Sanderson Farms on Saturday. Sunday’s Final Round will feature Junior Day sponsored by St. Luke’s Health Plan. Junior Day will include a free tournament logoed hat and lunch for the first 500 kids in attendance as well as free golf games and golf lessons from PGA Professionals. Plus, all juniors can enjoy the final round action and witness the crowning of the 2025 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron Champion! Sunday tickets for Sunday’s Final Round and Junior Day sponsored by St. Lukes Health Plan are still available for only $10. In addition to the great golf and concert admission, all tickets will include admission to five on-course hospitality venues - the Albertsons Wine Bar & Chill Zone and the Michelob Ultra Fan Pavilion featuring Beers Fore Birdies on the 16th green, the Corona Premier Beach club on the 10th green, the Coors Light Fan Deck on the 18th green and the Heroes Outpost sponsored by United Rentals on the 10th green. For more information, please visit www.AlbertsonsBoiseOpen.com  · Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron is only 6 weeks away
· Friday and Saturday tickets already sold out; Thursday sellout expected soon · 100% of ticket sales go to local charities via Mondelez Tickets Support Charity Program · Sunday tickets for the Final Round and Junior Golf Day sponsored by St. Luke’s Health Plan are only $10 Today at Hillcrest Country Club, the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron and Jeff Sanders Entertainment hosted 150 members of the media, tournament sponsors, media partners, Hillcrest CC Board President and Albertsons Executives for the official 2026 Media Day hosted by Coca-Cola. The event included tournament and charity updates from Albertsons Companies Mountain West Division President, Brad Street and Jeff Sanders Entertainment (JSE) CEO, Jeff Sanders as well as a Q&A with long-time NBC Golf broadcaster, Steve Sands. As part of the press conference, Sanders announced the two Sponsor’s Invitations for this year’s tournament that will go to Caldwell native and Boise State Alum Tyler Aldridge and John Daly II, the son of 2-time Major Champion and fan favorite, John Daly. Tyler Aldridge, who was born in Caldwell, Idaho and currently lives and plays out of Nampa, ID, was a two-time state high school champion in Idaho prior to attending Boise State University and playing on the BSU golf team. He turned professional in 2004 and played primarily on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR between 2008 – 2018. He has played in the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron seven times with his best finish being a T24 in 2016. Tyler has very generously pledged to donate all prize money he wins in the Boise Open back to local charities in support of junior golf. John Daly II who first attended the Albertsons Boise Open in 2011 to watch his father, John Daly, compete in the tournament, turned professional earlier this month at the age of twenty-two. He played his collegiate golf at the University of Arkansas before turning professional. He has played in one PGA TOUR and one Korn Ferry Tour event this year with his best finish at T37 in the PGA TOUR Puerto Rico Open in March. “Joh Daly II has a bright future in professional golf. He hits it a mile. Just like his father, he will be a fan favorite,” said Sanders. “Tyler is a great player and a great story. Homegrown with a long-standing local history. We are excited to see the Boise fans rally behind him as he plays for local charities.” Albertsons Mountain West Division President, Brad Street spoke about the Albertsons Boise Open’s rich history of supporting charity, raising over $42 Million since 1990. He explained that once again 100% of all tickets sales will support local charities thanks to the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity Program. All ticket purchasers will select one of 40 local charities that their ticket purchase will support. Following Street, Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron Executive Director, Jeff Sanders, interviewed Steve Sands about golfs hottest topics along with a Q&A segment for those in attendance. More About The 37th Albertsons Boise Open Presented by Chevron: The 37th Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron will take place at Hillcrest Country Club from August 13-16. Again this year, the event will feature three nights of concerts after golf on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, August 13-15, on the Chevron Stage adjacent to the 18th fairway at Hillcrest CC. The Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron is one of 25 Korn Ferry Tour tournaments and will feature the top Korn Ferry Tour players as they compete for 20 PGA TOUR cards for the 2026 PGA TOUR season. So far this PGA TOUR season, 18 of the 26 tournaments have been won by players who came through Boise on the Korn Ferry Tour in recent years including World Number 1 ranked player Scottie Scheffler, current U.S. Open Champion Wyndham Clark, current PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai, and many other PGA TOUR stars and Major Champions like Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Bryson DeChambeau, Akshay Bhatia, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas and many more. The concerts will kick off following golf on Thursday, August 13th with NELLY. For 24 years, NELLY has been connecting generations with his exuberant anthems, fusing musical genres, and engaging in multiple entertainment mediums including music, television, and film. The diamond selling, multi-platinum, 3x Grammy award-winning rap superstar, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor, NELLY, has continuously raised the bar for the entertainment industry since stepping on the scene in 2000 with his distinctive vocals and larger-than-life personality. His newest album Heartland making Billboard’s top ten Country Album Charts, double platinum certification for “Lil Bit” featuring Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise” being the best-selling country digital song of 2014, Nellyville garnering Diamond certification while “Dilemma” marked 1 billion views on YouTube. NELLY’s Country Grammar album, Nellyville album and his song “Cruise” with FGL have all achieved Diamond status. Following golf on Friday night, Counting Crows will take the stage. For more than three decades, the Grammy and Academy Award-nominated rock band Counting Crows have enchanted listeners worldwide with their intensely soulful and intricate take on timeless rock & roll. Exploding onto the music scene in 1993 with their multi-platinum breakout album, August and Everything After, the band has gone on to release seven studio albums, selling more than 20 million records worldwide, and is revered as one of the world’s most pre-eminent live touring rock bands. In 2021, Counting Crows ranked #8 on Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time: Adult Alternative Artists” 25th-anniversary chart. On Saturday night, HARDY will rock the stage. A five-time ACM and two-time CMA Award winner, HARDY has also won three CMA Triple Play Awards, was named the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year and is a three-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year. HARDY has written 16 No.1 singles including his own 3X Platinum chart topper “One Beer” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson, the platinum Dierks Bentley and BRELAND collaboration “Beers on Me,” game-changing 3x platinum duet “Wait in the Truck” featuring Lainey Wilson and first-ever rock radio No. 1 “Jack.” He’s previously toured with Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell and more. Friday and Saturday tickets for golf and the concerts are already sold out and Thursday tickets are expected to sell out soon. Concert admission is included with the purchase of daily tickets and four-day passes - there will not be any additional charges or upgraded tickets needed to enjoy the concerts after golf. The concerts are sponsored by Smithfield Foods on Thursday, Tyson Foods on Friday and Wayne Sanderson Farms on Saturday. In addition to the great golf and concert admission, all tickets will include admission to four on-course hospitality venues - the Albertsons Wine Bar & Chill Zone and the Michelob Ultra Fan Pavilion featuring Beers Fore Birdies on the 16th green, the Corona Premier Beach club on the 10th green and the Coors Light Fan Deck on the 18th green. Sunday’s Final Round will feature Junior Day sponsored by St. Luke’s Health Plan. Junior Day will include a free tournament logoed hat and lunch for the first 500 kids in attendance as well as free golf games and golf lessons from PGA Professionals. Plus, all juniors can enjoy the final round action and witness the crowning of the Champion! Daily tickets are $35 for Thursday, Friday (sold out) and Saturday (sold out) and just $10 for Sunday’s final round and Junior Day. Kids 15 and under get in free with a paid adult all four days. For more information, please visit www.AlbertsonsBoiseOpen.com NELLY, COUNTING CROWS, HARDY to Perform at 37th Albertsons Boise Open Presented by Chevron3/24/2026
The 37th Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron announced the concert lineup for this year’s event to be held August 13 – 16 at Hillcrest Country Club. The Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron features four days of PGA TOUR golf with three concerts at Hillcrest in the evenings following each of the first three tournament rounds.
Last year, the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron delivered more than THREE MILLION DOLLARS to charities. The event will continue its rich history of supporting charity by adding to the $42 Million raised since the inaugural event in 1990, the most by any Korn Ferry Tour event. A portion of the money raised for charity will once again come from the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity Program where 100% of all event ticket sales support local charities. Through the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity program, all ticket purchasers will once again select the local charity their ticket purchase will support. The concerts will kick off following golf on Thursday, August 13th with NELLY. For 24 years, NELLY has been connecting generations with his exuberant anthems, fusing musical genres, and engaging in multiple entertainment mediums including music, television, and film. The diamond selling, multi-platinum, 3x Grammy award-winning rap superstar, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor, NELLY, has continuously raised the bar for the entertainment industry since stepping on the scene in 2000 with his distinctive vocals and larger-than-life personality. His newest album Heartland making Billboard’s top ten Country Album Charts, double platinum certification for “Lil Bit” featuring Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise” being the best-selling country digital song of 2014, Nellyville garnering Diamond certification while “Dilemma” marked 1 billion views on YouTube. NELLY’s Country Grammar album, Nellyville album and his song “Cruise” with FGL have all achieved Diamond status. Following golf on Friday night, Counting Crows will take the stage. For more than three decades, the Grammy and Academy Award-nominated rock band Counting Crows have enchanted listeners worldwide with their intensely soulful and intricate take on timeless rock & roll. Exploding onto the music scene in 1993 with their multi-platinum breakout album, August and Everything After, the band has gone on to release seven studio albums, selling more than 20 million records worldwide, and is revered as one of the world’s most pre-eminent live touring rock bands. In 2021, Counting Crows ranked #8 on Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time: Adult Alternative Artists” 25th-anniversary chart. On Saturday night, HARDY will rock the stage. A five-time ACM and two-time CMA Award winner, HARDY has also won three CMA Triple Play Awards, was named the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year and is a three-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year. HARDY has written 16 No.1 singles including his own 3X Platinum chart topper “One Beer” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson, the platinum Dierks Bentley and BRELAND collaboration “Beers on Me,” game-changing 3x platinum duet “Wait in the Truck” featuring Lainey Wilson and first-ever rock radio No. 1 “Jack.” He’s previously toured with Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell and more. “We are excited to announce another entertaining lineup for this year’s Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron,” said Jeff Sanders, CEO of Jeff Sanders Entertainment, the company that promotes and operates the event. “Thanks to our amazing title sponsor, Albertsons, presenting sponsor, Chevron, over 125 major sponsors and 850 loyal Boise volunteers, we look forward to breaking the $45 MILLION mark for charities since our first Albertsons Boise Open in 1990.” The Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron will feature 156 Korn Ferry Tour players as they compete for position in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and PGA TOUR cards for the 2025-2026 PGA TOUR season. The tournament has hosted many of the best golfers in the world over the years on their way to PGA TOUR stardom including current PGA TOUR stars Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Jason Day and many more. The concerts will be held at Hillcrest Country Club on the 18th fairway and will start immediately after golf concludes. Concert admission is included with the purchase of daily tickets and four-day passes - there will not be any additional charges or upgraded tickets needed to enjoy the concerts after golf. The concerts are sponsored by Smithfield Foods on Thursday, Tyson Foods on Friday, and Wayne-Sanderson Farms on Saturday. Tickets go on sale today, March 24th at 9:00 AM Mountain Time and include admission to the golf tournament by day and concerts at night. Daily tickets are only $35 for Thursday, Friday and Saturday and just $10 for Sunday’s final round. A limited number of 4-day passes will also be available for $90 that include admission to all four days of the golf tournament and all three evening concerts. In addition to the great golf and concert admission, all tickets will include admission to five on-course hospitality venues - the Albertsons Wine Bar & Chill Zone, Corona Premier Beach Club, Michelob Ultra Fan Pavilion featuring Beers Fore Birdies and the Albertsons Signature Cafe, Coors Light Fan Deck, and the United Rentals Heroes Outpost. Sunday’s Final Round will feature Junior Day sponsored by St. Luke’s Health Plan. Junior Day will include a free tournament logoed hat and lunch for the first 500 kids in attendance as well as free golf games and golf lessons from PGA Professionals. For more information, please visit www.AlbertsonsBoiseOpen.com  The Albertsons Companies Foundation along with Albertsons Executives announced today the distribution of charity dollars from the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity Program by which 100% of ticket sales from the 36th annual Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron were donated to local charities.
Forty local, Treasure Valley charities, received donations from the 2025 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron thanks to the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity Program which allowed ticket purchasers to choose which local charity would receive 100% of the money from their ticket purchase. Albertsons President, Mountain West Division, Brad Street, and Mondelez Customer Vice President, Rick Swearingen, met with 10 of the 40 benefitting charities today at Hillcrest Country Club to hand deliver their donations:
In total, the 2025 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron generated more than $3 Million for Charities. The other 30 Mondelez Tickets Support Charity organizations who were not in attendance will receive their donations in the next week, and the Albertsons Companies Foundation will continue to distribute funds from the 2025 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron throughout the year. “The Albertsons Companies Foundation and our entire Albertsons team are incredibly proud of what’s made possible through the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity program,” said Brad Street, President of Albertsons’ Mountain West Division. “Thanks to our amazing customers, partners, and volunteers, the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron continues to fuel real change for Treasure Valley nonprofits. We’re proud to support the organizations doing such important work for Idaho families.” The representatives from the local charities in attendance were very excited about the positive impact these donations will have on their organizations. The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho and Women’s and Children’s Alliance are two examples of organizations that will be able to greatly extend their services due to the donations they received. "For 38 years now, Idaho families have relied on the Ronald McDonald House for assistance as they navigate the stress and uncertainty of having an ill or injured child,” said Nancee Bakken, Executive Director of RMHC Idaho. “In 2025 alone, we were honored to provide more than 2,000 families with over 9,000 nights of lodging comfort, and support. Our ability to meet the growing demand for our services is only possible because of generous contributions like this one. I’d like to thank Albertsons, the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron and the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity program for their remarkable support which strengthens our ability to remove barriers and reduce burdens so families can remain close to the medical care their children need. We are deeply grateful for this incredible, long-standing partnership and the compassionate community behind it. Together, we are ensuring every family facing the unimaginable challenge of a child’s illness or injury has a true home away from home with warm meals, comforting spaces, and moments of peace.” “One of the most important services we offer is our safe, secure shelter. Housing women and children fleeing domestic abuse and violence, this critical and unduplicated service in Ada County saves lives,” said Women’s and Children’s Alliance CEO, Bea Black. “Being able to provide shelter for our clients, at no charge for up to seven months, provides them a chance to begin their healing journey without living in constant fear. We are so grateful for this funding which is due to a generous community and the support of Albertsons, the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron and the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity program.” Following the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity donation distributions, Hillcrest Country Club General Manager, Nolan Halterman, made an additional donation of $25,000 to First Tee Idaho on behalf of Hillcrest Country Club and its members. The donation, which results from Hillcrest Country Club’s partnership as host of the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron, was in addition to the $38,258 which First Tee Idaho received from the 2025 ticket sales. The 37th annual Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron will take place August 13-16 and again feature four days of PGA TOUR/Korn Ferry Tour golf and 3 nights of amazing concerts at Hillcrest Country Club. The tournament has hosted many of the best golfers in the world over the years on their way to PGA TOUR stardom including current PGA TOUR stars Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Max Homa, Victor Hovland, Rickie Fowler and many more. The concerts after golf will be held at Hillcrest Country Club on the 18th fairway and will start immediately after golf concludes on August 13-15. Concert admission is included with the purchase of daily tickets and four-day passes - there will not be any additional charges or upgraded tickets needed to enjoy the concerts after golf. The concerts are sponsored by Smithfield Foods on Thursday, Tyson Foods on Friday and Wayne Sanderson Farms on Saturday. 100% of ticket sales will again go to local Treasure Valley charities thanks to the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity Program. All tickets will include admission to the golf tournament by day and concerts at night. For more information, please visit www.AlbertsonsBoiseOpen.com # # #  Following the annual PGA TOUR tournament meetings, which took place last week at PGA TOUR Global Headquarters in Ponte Vedra, Florida, the Korn Ferry Tour announced the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron received the Most Fan-First Event award for continually providing “impressive fan experiences.”
The Korn Ferry Tour included the following details leading to the 2025 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron earning the award:
“Our top priority over the past 36 years is to deliver record breaking results for charity, while providing the best entertainment value and customer service to our fans, sponsors and club members just as Albertsons does 365 days a year in their supermarkets. We are honored to receive the Most Fan-First award as recognized by the PGA TOUR. We appreciate the amazing support of Albertsons, Chevron and all of our treasured sponsors, our 850 volunteers and the hard work and commitment to over deliver on every detail by the JSE team,” said Jeff Sanders, Executive Director of the 37th annual Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron and CEO of Jeff Sanders Entertainment, Inc., the event’s management company. In 2025, for the fifth year in a row, the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron delivered over $3 Million for charity, bringing the 36-year charity total to a Korn Ferry Tour record $42 Million. The 37th annual Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron will take place August 13-16, and again features four days of PGA TOUR/Korn Ferry Tour golf competition and 3 nights of amazing concerts after golf at Hillcrest Country Club with 100% of ticket sales going to local Boise charities. Courtesy of Idaho Press, Bob Lundeberg
BOISE — Emilio Gonzalez put together the round of his life to pick up career victory No. 1 on the Korn Ferry Tour. Gonzalez carded two eagles en route to a 10-under 61 in Sunday’s final round at Hillcrest Country Club, finishing the Albertsons Boise Open atop the leaderboard at 22-under. The 27-year-old from Mexico eagled the opening hole of his fourth round and carded a back-nine 30 with another eagle on the par-5 16th. It was a monumental final round for Gonzalez, who secured his PGA Tour card for the 2026 season with the victory. “I told my caddy last week that our goal was to be Tour-bound before (the Korn Ferry Tour Championship) just to take a little bit of the stress out of the week,” Gonzalez said. “To do it before all the playoffs and go home knowing that I’ve got three weeks toenjoy with my fiancé and my dog, knowing (that I have my Tour card) is just super special. I’m really excited about it.” Gonzalez entered the week at No. 12 in the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour points list. The top 20 players in the final standings earn PGA Tour cards for the 2026 season. The Albertsons Boise Open was the final tournament of the KFT regular season. The four-event KFT Finals start next month with the Simmons Bank Open in Tennessee (Sept. 11-14). Beginning the day three shots behind co-leaders Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Jeffrey Kang and Russell Knox, Gonzalez laid up on the par-4 opening hole and had about 150 yards to the pin — a perfect number for his pitching wedge. Gonzalez’s approach landed a few yards short of the hole and trickled right in. “Holing out for eagle on the first hole definitely set the tone for the day,” Gonzalez said. Following the opening eagle, Gonzalez poured in birdies on No. 2 and No. 3 before bogeying the par-3 fourth. It was his lone blemish of the day. Gonzalez holed out from a greenside bunker for birdie on the par-3 eighth and later birded No. 15 to pull even with Kang atop the leaderboard at 19-under. He seized the lead for good with his eagle on No. 16, hitting a 6 iron to about two feet for an easy three. Gonzalez then poured in a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th to extend the lead. A two-putt par on the difficult par-4 18th completed Gonzalez’s sensational 10-under 61, the lowest round of the four-day tournament. “I knew that I needed a special finish (to win),” said Gonzalez, who sat on the clubhouse lead for more than an hour after finishing up. “I birdied 15, eagled 16 and then birdied 17, so that just kind of did it for me. It was great.” Gonzalez said Hillcrest is similar to his home course, Malanquin Golf Club, in San Miguel de Allende, a town of roughly 175,000 residents in Central Mexico. Gonzalez finished in a tie for 19th at last year’s Albertsons Boise Open. “It’s short and tight, narrow fairways,” Gonzalez said. “There’s not as much elevation, but the greens have the same type of grass. It’s up in elevation. So I grew up in something really similar. It wasn’t a big adjustment for me to adapt to the altitude.” Needing a hole-out eagle on the 18th hole to catch Gonzalez, Kang hit his approach to about four feet. He made the birdie putt to finish in solo second at 21-under. Dumont de Chassart and Knox shared third place at 20-under. |
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