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Darren Fichardt eagles final hole for first PGA Tour Champions title to reach finale

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Darren Fichardt of South Africa won the Simmons Bank Championship with an 8-under-par 64 on Sunday, securing his first PGA Tour Champions title and advancing to the season finale. His victory came after making a crucial eagle putt from about 10 feet on the final hole, which gave him a one-shot lead over Zach Johnson. This win moved Fichardt up to No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, while denying Johnson the top spot heading into the final event.

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Ark. LITTLE Rock PGA Tour Champions South Africa the Simmons Bank Championship

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Fichardt PERSON · 6× Johnson PERSON · 3× Ark. GPE · 1× Bo Van Pelt PERSON · 1× Darren Fichardt PERSON · 1× LITTLE Rock GPE · 1× PGA Tour Champions ORG · 1× Ricardo Gonzalez PERSON · 1× South Africa GPE · 1× Zach Johnson PERSON · 1×

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Darren Fichardt of South Africa made a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole for an 8-under 64 and a one-shot victory over Zach Johnson in the Simmons Bank Championship, his first PGA Tour Champions title to advance to the season finale.

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Darren Fichardt eagles final hole for first PGA Tour Champions title to reach finale · assertive framing

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Fichardt → make → finale

Fichardt’s birdie-eagle finish at Pleasant Valley on Sunday not only moved him 29 spots to No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup, he denied Johnson the lead on the points list going into the final event in two weeks. asserted

he → move → weeks

Johnson had a one-shot lead with two holes to play — no one else was particularly close — when Fichardt drilled a 3-iron to about 8 feet away from a back pin for birdie to tie for the lead. asserted

birdie → have → lead

Then, Fichardt’s fairway metal bounced onto the front of the green at the par-5 18th, leaving himself about 10 feet away for an eagle. asserted

metal → bounce → eagle

Johnson’s second shot to the 8th was above the ridge, and that raced some 10 feet by the cup. asserted

that → race → cup

He narrowly made that for birdie and a 64, forcing Fichardt to make his eagle putt. asserted

He → make → putt

Fichardt finished at 22-under 266. asserted

Fichardt → finish → under

“That’s something fairy tales are written about,” Fichardt said. asserted

Fichardt → ’ → ?

“One of my concerns was to get into the playoffs and through nine holes I saw I had a bit of a gap. asserted

I → get → gap

The top 36 advance to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix in two weeks. asserted

36 → advance → weeks

Ricardo Gonzalez tied for seventh and moved up nine spots to No. 31 to advance, while Bo Van Pelt tied for 10th to go from 38th to 34th. asserted

Pelt → tie → 34th

Mario Tiziani, Greg Chalmers and Jason Caron all fell out of the top 36. asserted

Tiziani → fall → top

Henrik Stenson was poised to claim one of the 36 spots. uncertain

Stenson → poise → spots

He fell to a tie for 15th and missed out by four spots. asserted

He → fall → spots

Darren Fichardt eagles final hole for first PGA Tour Champions title to reach finale

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