Ben Griffin prevented the errors that slowed his two challengers on Sunday and rolled in three lengthy birdie putts for a nine-under 63 to win the World Vast Expertise Championship for his third PGA Tour title of the season.
Griffin two-putted for birdie on the par-five 18th at El Cardonal at Diamante for a two-shot victory. He joined Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy as the one gamers with no less than three wins in 2025, with a kind of for Griffin a workforce occasion in New Orleans.
Griffin, enjoying for the second time since his Ryder Cup debut, ran off 5 straight birdies beginning on the eighth. That included a 40-foot putt on the par-three eleventh to tie the lead, a 25-foot putt on the twelfth for his first outright lead and a 25-foot putt on the par-three sixteenth that every one however sealed it.
Griffin now strikes to a career-best No 9 on the earth rankings.
Ben Griffin secured his third PGA Tour title of the yr on Sunday, successful the World Vast Expertise Championship
He made birdie on all 4 of the par threes within the last spherical.
“After making a couple of birdies early, I type of pushed myself a little bit bit more durable than the previous few weeks after I was in rivalry to type of hold the pedal down,” Griffin stated.
“Luckily, the putter heated up, made a number of putts on the again 9. It was enjoyable feeling the nerves down the stretch making an attempt to carry issues off. It was good to make a pair down the stretch.”
Sami Valimaki (64) and Chad Ramey (65) tied for second and picked up a helpful comfort. Finland’s Valimaki began the week at No 103 within the FedExCup and moved to No 76, assuring a full card for subsequent yr. Ramey went from No 123 to No 89 and is probably going protected to maintain his card.
Two tournaments stay earlier than the highest 100 within the FedExCup hold full standing for 2026.
Griffin’s largest challenges got here from Garrick Higgo and Carson Younger, who shared the lead going to the again 9 on one other day of nearly no wind.
Higgo’s hopes got here undone with a tee shot right into a bush on the twelfth that required him to take a penalty for an unplayable lie, resulting in a double-bogey. He shot 68 and completed three behind.
Younger made a 15-foot birdie putt on the twelfth and was tied with Griffin at 27 below.
However his method on the thirteenth went left down a slope, throughout a cart path and into the native space. He made bogey, hit a pedestrian pitch on the par-five 14th that saved him from a great have a look at birdie, after which three-putted for bogey on the fifteenth. He shot 68 and tied for sixth.
Griffin had no such points except for a three-putt bogey on the fifth gap. He was rock strong from there and completed at 29-under 259.
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