Surrey golfer picks up first PGA tour win
Posted November 20, 2022 1:18 pm.
Last Updated November 20, 2022 1:19 pm.
Canadian Adam Svensson won his first PGA Tour event on Sunday when he claimed the RSM Classic by two strokes at St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Svensson, from Surrey, B.C., had six birdies and no bogeys on his card at the end of the final round on Sunday, to edge Callum Tarren, Sahith Theegala, and Brian Harman by two strokes.
A first-time winner on TOUR!
Canadian @AdamSvensson59 has won @TheRSMClassic in his 70th career start. pic.twitter.com/tiIQ7UGrN4
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 20, 2022
Prior to Sunday Svensson had finished in the Top 25 just once in six PGA Tour events this year. The win came in his 70th start on the tour.
Dreams do come true
An emotional interview with @AdamSvensson59 after winning @TheRSMClassic. pic.twitter.com/QZrSVZKMBn
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 20, 2022
“It’s not even real right now,” said Svensson in a TV interview immediately after the victory. “I just put so much work in.”
What a great day for Surrey, BC’s @adamsvensson59 ! Posting a wonderful final round 64 to finish 19-under to win his first @PGATOUR event @TheRSMClassic in Georgia, congrats Adam! Well done!
https://t.co/m1x6e6MFXE pic.twitter.com/DET7UJY4vK— BC Golf (@bc_golfer) November 20, 2022
The 28-year-old becomes the second Canadian to win a PGA event in 2022, joining Mackenzie Hughes, who won the Sanderson Farms Championship in October.
