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SPORTS Monday 23 april 2018
Andrew Landry wins Texas Open for first PGA Tour title

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An- birdied the first three holes
drew Landry won the Vale- and added two more on
ro Texas Open on Sunday Nos. 6 and 10.
for his first PGA Tour victory, He bogeyed the par-4 11th
pulling away with early before the closing par run.
birdies and holding on with “Made a couple putts and,
par saves. unfortunately, Zach and
The 30-year-old Texan, busy Trey kind of had some hic-
at home in Austin with the cups there on the front nine
recent birth of the family’s and they didn’t play it as
first child, parred the final well as I did,” Landry said.
seven holes for a 4-under “I think that that was re-
68 and a two-stroke vic- ally, really key to getting to
tory over Trey Mullinax and where I am right now.”
Sean O’Hair. Landry won in his 32nd PGA
“It was obviously a tough Tour start.
week this week,” Landry He earned his tour card last
said. year on the Web.com Tour,
“Going into the last few and lost a playoff to Jon
weeks with the childbirth Rahm in January in the Ca-
and just really getting back reerBuilder Challenge.
out.” “It helps because you get
Landry played at Arkansas yourself in that situation
after starring at Port Nech- and you continue to learn,” Andrew Landry kisses the trophy for the Valero Texas Open, Sunday, April 22, 2018, in San Antonio.
es-Groves High School east Landry said. Landry won with a score of 17 under par.
of Houston. Many family “Losing in that playoff Associated Press
members were at TPC San when I was continuing to hit
Antonio on Sunday. good shot after good shot,
“Everybody was out,” just not making any putts.
Landry said. Normally that’s a strength
“It was pretty special to be of my game. Now here we
able to snag a victory with are, a winner.”
everybody being here to Jimmy Walker was fourth at
share it.” 14 under after his second
Landry finished at 17-under 67.
271. He earned $1,116,000 “From where I’ve been,
and a spot in the Masters it’s nice to see a lot of red
next year. numbers, nice to see putts
“I didn’t even really think going in, nice to be in con-
about it, to be honest with tention,” said Walker, the
you,” Landry said. 2015 winner.
“There’s a lot of perks for “It felt good and I felt like
a tour win and you’ve just I could get it done today
got to continue to stay fo- and that’s been a while.”
cused and not think about Johnson had a 72 to finish
those kind of things.” fourth at 13 under. He won
Landry took a two-stroke the event in 2008 and 2009,
lead to the par-5 18th af- the last two times it was
ter Mullinax chunked a played at LaCantera. The
flop shot and bogeyed the 42-year-old Iowan is winless
short par-4 17th. since the 2015 British Open.
Landry hit a 55-foot putt “It’s fun to compete against
over a ridge to 3 feet for the so-called younger gen-
par on 17 and made an eration,” Johnson said.
8-footer on 18 after running “I still really do feel my best
a 50-foot downhill birdie try golf is in front of me. I know
past. what I’ve got to clean up.”
Mullinax closed with a 69 Joaquin Niemann shot 67-
a day after breaking the 67 on the weekend to finish
AT&T Oaks Course record sixth at 12 under in his pro
with a 62. debut.
O’Hair shot 66. The 19-year-old from Chile
“When I’m good, I’m really was the top-ranked ama-
good, and when I’m not teur in the world.
good, I’m not so good,” “I never thought I was go-
O’Hair said. “I’ve got to ing to finish how I played
kind of get that a little bit this week, but I can’t be
better, but it’s always nice more happy than this,” Nie-
to compete and be in the mann said.
hunt.” “Just try to keep it up and
Tied for the third-round lead hope to play well for the
with Zach Johnson, Landry next weeks.”q