Conor Purcell ran out of steam to finish in a tie for 45th place as William Mouw shot a nine-under-par 61 to complete a brilliant comeback victory to win the ISCO Championship.
Purcell mixed four bogeys and two birdies for a two-over-par 72 to finish with a two-over-par total, as Mouw, who started the day level with Purcell, shot through the field to win his first PGA Tour title, after waiting nearly two hours to see if his 10-under 270 total would hold up.
Mouw won when third-round leader Paul Peterson — who was playing the 10th hole at Hurstbourne Country Club when Mouw finished — missed a 55-foot birdie try from the front fringe on the par-4 18th. Mouw birdied the first three holes and added two more on Nos. 7-8 in a front-nine 30. He birdied Nos. 10, 11, 13, and 17 on the back nine in the lowest score in his brief PGA TOUR career.
37-year-old Paul Peterson, also making his 20th career PGA TOUR start, made a 24-foot birdie putt on 14 and a 30-footer on 16, then parred the final two holes to finish in second place on 9-under par.
This was Mouw’s 20th start on the PGA TOUR and the 24-year-old former Pepperdine player received a two-year exemption and a PGA Championship spot next year, but not a spot in the Masters in the Additional Event on the PGA TOUR event also sanctioned by the DP World Tour.
Manuel Elvira was third at 7-under following a final round 66 while Vince Whaley (70) and David Skinns (70) followed at 6-under. Auburn junior Jackson Koivun had a 68 to tie for sixth at 5-under. He tied for 11th last week in the John Deere Classic.
Chan Kim, five strokes ahead after opening rounds of 61 and 68, had weekend rounds of 75 and 73 to tie for 14th at 3-under.
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