McDowell fired a closing round 69 for a total of 19-under-par 270 to claim a one stroke winning margin over American Chris Stroud and Canadian Mackenzie Hughes. The victory ended a three-and-a-half year drought on tour for McDowell, whose last win had come in the Mayakoba Classic in 2015. The win catapulted McDowell from 119th in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings from 119th to 38th and moved him from 257th in the world rankings into the top-150. The two shot swing was pivotal, and McDowell sealed the deal despite bogeying the 18th. The Offalyman remained in the top-50 of the world rankings, with the Monday cut-off point for qualification to Augusta.

Source: The Irish Times March 31, 2019 21:11 UTC