It was a tough day for third round leader, Luke Donald at the RBC Heritage. The former world number one could only manage an even par 71 round as everyone around him was shooting under par.
Branden Grace was the prime recipient of Donald’s indifferent play as the South African went low with a closing 66 to come from three shots back to give him his first PGA Tour win. Many will remember Grace from last year’s U.S. Open when he shot himself out of a chance at the lead with a foul ball headed to the railway tracks. He also finished third at The PGA as Jason Day and Jordan Spieth battled it out at Whistling Straits.
Grace has seven European Tour wins but is one of those players that flies under the radar on the PGA Tour. In thirteen starts as a non-member in 2015 he made eleven cuts and that earned him Special Temporary Membership on the tour. He made the most of that with a finish inside the top 125 FedEx Cup points and that gave him his 2016 Tour Card.
He currently sits at sixth in the Race to Dubai standings on the Euro Tour and now he’s set on the PGA Tour for the next two seasons. Life is good for Branden.
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