Rai wins first PGA Tour title after Greyserman falters

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Wyndham Championship last leaderboard

-18 A Rai (Eng); -16 M Greyserman (US); -15 J Spaun (US), R Hisatsune (Jpn)

Selected others: -14 L Clanton (US); -13 BHorschel (US), A Eckroat (US); -9 M Wallace (Eng), S Power (Ire)

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England's Aaron Rai claimed his maiden PGA Tour title, winning nan Wyndham Championship by 2 shots aft leader Max Greyserman faltered precocious on.

Rai, 29, had trailed by 4 shots midway done nan backmost 9 successful North Carolina but carded a closing 64 to decorativeness connected 18-under-par to seal victory.

Greyserman looked to beryllium successful a comfortable position erstwhile he holed his 2nd changeable to eagle connected nan par-four 13th hole.

But nan American, 29, past suffered a quadruple bogey connected nan 14th aft driving retired of bounds.

A birdie astatine nan adjacent spread was followed by 4 putts connected nan par-three 16th to extremity his hopes of lifting nan trophy.

He ended his tourney astatine Sedgefield Country Club connected 16 under.

The last time saw astir golfers play 36 holes aft bad upwind disrupted nan erstwhile days' schedule.

Rai, who moved to 25th successful nan FedEx Cup standings, said his triumph was "truly a dream travel true".

He added: "I felt beautiful calm. I knew nan situation. I did conscionable a bully occupation sticking to what we do well."

American J.J. Spaun and Japan's Ryo Hisatsune tied for 3rd spot connected 15 under.

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