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Steven Bowditch Earns First PGA Tour Victory

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Getty Steven Bowditch?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1396242007150Darren Carroll/Getty Images(SAN ANTONIO) — Australian Steven Bowditch shot a 4-over 76 to win the Texas Open at TPC San Antonio Sunday.

The 30-year-old Bowditch bogeyed the 18th hole allowing him to hold on for a one-stroke victory over Will MacKenzie and Daniel Summerhays.

“Every time I got out of check, looking ahead to the Masters and winning golf events and making my speeches before I was finished, I had to pull myself in check every time,” Bowditch said. “And it happened a lot today.”

Bowditch’s final round 76 is the highest for a winner since Vijay Singh shot a 4-over 76  in the 2004 PGA Championship.

Before Sunday, Bowditch had only two top-10 finishes in eight years on the PGA Tour.

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