Matt McCarty clinched his first PGA Tour title at only the second attempt as he
won the inaugural Black Desert Championship.
The 26-year-old American, who earned his promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour in August, clinched a three-stroke win with a closing four-under-par 67.
German Stephan Jaeger got close with birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, but McCarty grabbed an eagle on the 14th and wrapped things up with three straight birdies.
The victory earns McCarty a place at the Masters and PGA Championship next season, having already earned a spot in the US Open because he led the Korn Ferry Tour points list.
Jaeger birdied the 18th to finish alone on 20-under-par, one better than the experienced duo Lucas Glover – who closed with a 62 – and Kevin Streelman.
“It’s been an unbelievable last few months for me,” said McCarty.
“But just to like kind of play well today, that’s all I wanted to do, give myself a chance. I knew it was going to be tough and a lot of different – more emotion, more nerves than it’s been out there.
“But, yeah, I’m really proud of how I was able to handle myself out there today, and honestly this whole week. I had a lot of fun.”
McCarty is the first player to win three times on the development Korn Ferry Tour – a run which automatically triggers full membership of the main tour – and then triumph on the PGA Tour in the same season since Jason Gore in 2005.
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