Jason Kokrak made five birdies and as many bogeys on the final day of the Charles Schwab Challenge to post an even-par 70 and claim his second career PGA Tour title by two shots and second this season.
Kokrak began Sunday trailing Jordan Spieth by a stroke; and became the 10th player among the last 13 winners of the event to come from behind in the final round. The victory comes in his 249th Tour start at the age of 36 years, 8 days.
He also became the first player over the age of 35 to claim his first two Tour titles in the same season since Francesco Molinari in 2018 (35).
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Eighteen of the last 20 winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge have been over the age of 30.
With the win, Kokrak collected 500 FedExCup points and moved from 27th to No. 5 in the standings, and is projected to move inside the top 25 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
This marked his fifth top-10 finish of the season, tying his record for most (2019) and he joined Bryson DeChambeau and Stewart Cink as multiple-time winners this season.
Spieth made three consecutive bogeys on Nos. 2-4 and two additional bogeys on Nos. 15 and 18 before closing with a 3-over 73.
The Dallas native was seeking his 13th career Tour title, second at the Charles Schwab Challenge (2016) and second this season (Valero Texas Open).
The finish marks his 14th career runner-up in 208 Tour starts. Spieth marked his eighth top-10 finish of the season (18 starts), which is one more than he achieved in the last two seasons combined; and is his sixth top-5 finish since the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open.
The 2015 FedExCup champion moves to No. 2 in the standings, and is now 10-for-20 when attempting to convert a 54-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA Tour.
Text courtesy: PGA Tour
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