GRIFFIN CONQUERS COLONIAL - May 26th, 2025

Recapping the dramatic final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge on [Date], where Ben Griffin battled brutal conditions and immense pressure to secure his emotional first individual PGA Tour victory.CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE: GRIFFIN'S TRIUMPHBen Griffin, once a mortgage broker, clinched his maiden PGA Tour title, navigating brutal winds and immense final-hole pressure for a one-stroke victory with a final round 71."No lead is ever safe on the PGA Tour," Griffin acknowledged, later adding he used "hate comments... as fuel today."His emotional win was sealed with a crucial four-foot par putt on 18, a testament to his back-nine "grind."THE CHALLENGERS & "HOGAN'S ALLEY"Matti Schmid's sensational chip-in birdie on 18 secured a valiant runner-up finish, while Scottie Scheffler (T4) battled mental fatigue and Colonial's "baked out," "wind whipped" conditions.Schmid called his chip "a bit of luck" but felt he "deserved it"; Scheffler admitted, "mentally I definitely am a bit tired."The "very tricky" and "positional" course, with its "gusty" winds and fast greens, made low scores incredibly difficult to achieve.MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE & NOTABLE FINISHESA poignant Memorial Day tribute featured a course-wide moment of silence and a "breathtaking" F-18 Hornet flyover by "The Cowboys" squadron, deeply moving players and spectators.Bud Cauley finished solo third, with Tommy Fleetwood T4. Erik van Rooyen fired the low round of 65.Scottie Scheffler was seen removing his hat during the flyover, a powerful human moment amidst the competition.Quick HitsCut at Even par (57 players) • Rickie Fowler's Sunday 74 (T21) • Vince Whaley's 79-foot eagle (T11) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.