Puerto Rico Open

Grace Wins With Eagle-Birdie Finish

South Africa’s Branden Grace conjured up an eagle-birdie finish to claim an emotional one-shot victory at the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open. The 32-year-old from Pretoria, whose father died from Covid-19 in January, holed out from a bunker for a brilliant eagle two on the 17th before making a birdie on the last to seal victory at Rio Grande’s Grand Reserve Golf Club.

Finding the right bunker off the tee at 17th, Grace played the tough bunker shot to perfection, with just enough check for the ball to release and trickle into the cup for eagle.

He raised his sand wedge in the air and turned his head and eyes to the sky on retrieving his ball. “Just give me that strength for one more hole,” Grace said. “Just a couple more good swings …”