Rafael Campos shot a final-round 3-under 68 to complete his first PGA Tour victory Sunday at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Bermuda.
In his opening 80, the Puerto Rican native captured his third top-five finish by recording an eagle, four birdies and three bogeys.
Campos came into the day in a tie as he shot the lowest round of his career (62) on Saturday. He got off to a slow start with a bogey on No. 4 and was 1-over going up driving on No. 6, which is where he made his move.
A three-putt birdie on the par-4 gave him momentum, and he birdied the par-5 seventh.
He rattled off another bogey on No. 9, Campos quickly sank back-to-back birdies on the next two holes, putting him at 3-under with seven holes to play.
Another Saturday leader, Andrew Novak. had a similarly slow start, and while he applied some pressure with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 7 and 8, a bogey on the 11th put him at ven-par 71 for the day, three strokes behind Campos.
Justin Lower, who entered the day a stroke back, fell off the pace, bogeying 14 and 15 to fall to 1 over, putting him out of the running as he finished the round with a 72.
From there, Campos did exactly what he had to do, shaking off his final bogey on 14 to sink a birdie on 17, putting a two-stroke lead over Novak going into the final hole.
Any hopes of a playoff were quickly dashed, as Novak’s first shot went into the rough and his second into the cellar. He ended up with a bogey on the par-4 No. 18.
Campos hit a home run to clinch his first career win the same week his wife gave birth to the couple’s daughter.
–Field Level Media
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