Filed under: PGAThe six-foot putt for par that Arjun Atwal jarred on the 72nd hole Sunday to win the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., was more than the deciding stoke in a one-shot victory. It was just crazy significant.
Count the ways.
The 37-year-old from Asansol, India became his country's first PGA Tour winner.
Without PGA Tour status after losing his card when a minor medical exemption ran out, he earned a spot in the tournament field through Monday qualifying -- and a Monday qualifier had not won on the PGA Tour in 24 years.
Also, not only was Atwal previously winless on the PGA Tour, just three times in seven seasons had he held a tournament lead and never after 54 holes. But he set the pace at Sedgefield Country Club from an opening round 61 and headed into Sunday with a three-shot advantage.
If you need a reminder of the difficulty that accompanies a final-round lead, consider last week's PGA Championship: Nick Watney held a 3-stroke lead three days before a final-round 81 resulted in a T18 finish.
So give it up for Atwal.
"I don't think it's sunk in yet, you know, seriously," he said. "Obviously, (it) was a long time dream of mine to win out here but, you know, until it happens, you know, you just keep doubting yourself. And believe me, I had my doubts teeing it up today even with the lead, with a three-shot lead or whatever it was.
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