The fourth and final round of the Sanderson Farms Open came to a dramatic end on Sunday, but unfortunately for Waterford’s Séamus Power, the 38-year-old could not find the momentum he had in rounds two and three as he dropped down the leaderboard after a tough final day.
Coming off of a 68 and 67, a good Sunday round would have put Power right in amongst the top-30 as the two-time PGA Tour is in a desperate hunt for FedExCup Fall points, but unfortunately that was not the case.
Nine-under through 54 holes, Power started steady, making two pars and a birdie on the first three holes.
Disaster struck on the fourth, as a hole that saw two hole-in-ones this week got the doing of Power. The par-3 hole has an inviting tee shot, but unfortunately for Power he sent his long and off the back of the green.
Power needed two chip shots to get onto the green as he made double-bogey. Needing to forget about the error and move on, Power succumbed to bogey on the next par-3, the seventh.
Power took the turn at two-over, but a quick fight back at the start of the back nine gave himself some hope.
Back-to-back birdies on 12 and 13 gave Power a chance of a red digit round but that chance was inevitably missed as another bogey came on the par-4 17th.
That finish confirmed Power’s one-over round four, taking the Waterford man to eight-under for the week finishing in a tie for 48th.
This poor finish now sees Power drop down the FedEx Fall standings, dropping four places from 130th to 134th, a disappointing situation considering his Friday and Saturday performances.
Drama and emotion were prominent at the top of the leaderboard as Steven Fisk earned his first win on the PGA tour, winning by two-strokes on 24-under-par.
Fisk battled well against solo second finisher Garrick Higgo. It was a clinical performance from Fisk on the final few holes to snatch the win from Higgo’s grasp but a missed three footer from Higgo on the 17th sealed the deal for Fisk.
“I think I had a golf course as a playground my whole childhood,” Fisk said Sunday. “All those greens were pushed up, and they were really small and truly, I think it made me into the iron player that I am today,” said Fisk.
“It’s a special place, and it will always be cool that it led to this,” he added emotionally.
“We all think we’re good enough to compete out here and to win, and to come out here today and play like I did, and finally I truly know that I’m good enough to be a PGA TOUR winner is really cool,” added the 28-year-old.
Fisk, though, lost his father, Christopher, earlier this year at just 59 after a battle with cancer. And his caddie is Jay Green, who was on the bag for the late Grayson Murray when Murray won the Sony Open in Hawaii in 2024.
Speaking about his late father, Fisk said: “I think he nudged a couple putts in for me for sure, maybe him or Grayson. I miss him very much, and I know he’d be really proud of how I played all week and especially today to keep my composure and just kind of go about my business the best way I know how.”
Ryder Cup winner Rasmus Højgaard finished in a share for third on 19-under, along side Vince Whaley and Danny Walker.
The PGA Tour now heads to Yokohama for the Baycurrent Classic on the 9th of October.
Leave a comment