| -16 M Homa (US); -15 D Willett (Eng); -13 T Montgomery (US); -12 B Hun An (Kor), J Lower (US) |
| Selected others: -11 R Fowler (US); -9 M Kuchar (US); -8 M Wallace (Eng); -7 R Knox (Sco), B Taylor (Eng), H Matsuyama (Jpn) |
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Danny Willett three-putted the 18th after watching Max Homa hole a chip as the Englishman missed out on the Fortinet Championship title by a shot.
Willett, 34, was a stroke ahead of the defending champion and looked set to win as he lay three feet from the pin while the American faced a tough chip.
But Homa, 31, chipped in for birdie, meaning the ex-Masters champion now needed to hole his birdie putt to win.
Willett missed – and also the five-foot putt that would have led to a play-off.
“Disappointing way to finish, but you know, first event of the season, to be in contention, things are in a good place. We’ll live to fight another day,” said Willett, who shot a closing 69 to finish 15 under.
On Homa’s chip-in birdie from below the green, he added: “I expected him to do it, but then it’s still a bit of a shock when it happens.”
The late turnaround means Willett remains in search of a first PGA Tour title since his 2016 Masters victory.
“It was kind of a wild finish,” said Homa, who carded a final-round 68 at Silverado Resort in Napa, California.
“The last three minutes are kind of a blur. But I played really good golf. I played solid.”
American Taylor Montgomery, making his fifth tour start, shot the best round of the day with an eight-birdie 64 to surge up the leaderboard and finish third.
Rickie Fowler of America showed signs he is returning to form with a share of sixth place after a closing 69 while Belgium’s Thomas Detry continued to impress as he finished joint 12th.
England’s Matt Wallace and Ben Taylor as well as Scotland’s Russell Knox were in the top 25 of the season-opening event on the PGA Tour.
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