Former University of Tennessee standout Ross McGowan tied for second place in the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament in Perth, Australia, on Sunday.
It was McGowan’s best finish in two-plus years on the PGA European Tour.
U.S. Amateur champion Danny Lee birdied the final two holes for a 5-under-par 67 and a one-stroke victory.
The 18-year-old New Zealander, set to turn pro after the Masters, had a 17-under 271 total on The Vines Resort’s composite course.
McGowan bogeyed No. 14 and 16, but birdied No. 18 to tie with Japan’s Hiroyuki Fujita (67) and Chile’s Felipe Aguilar (68)
The second-place finishers all shared in the $298,000 that Lee would have collected if he was not an amateur.
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bluetick writes:
Dang! I should have been a golfer.
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