Frenchman Matthieu Pavon won the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines (California, United States) on Saturday, a feat for him who has just joined the PGA Tour and a first for a Frenchman in more than a century on the north-west circuit. American.
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Leading with a one-shot lead when entering the 18th hole but under pressure from Dane Nicolai Hojgaard, Pavon ensured victory thanks to a final birdie.
Pavon returned a card of 69 on Saturday for a total of 275, one stroke less than Hojgaard and two less than the German Stephan Jaeger and the Americans Jake Knapp and Nate Lashley.
The son of former footballer Michel Pavon, professional since 2013, only joined the North American professional golf circuit this season, thanks to the fifth place snatched at the end of last year at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
He had a promising debut on the PGA with a 7th place in Hawaii in mid-January for his first tournament.
His feat allows him to become the first Frenchman to win on the circuit in 117 years, announced the PGA Tour.
After saving par at 16 with a superb long putt, after an average bunker exit, Pavon put himself under pressure with a bogey at hole 17, only his second of the day.
A superb third shot on hole 18 took him out of the rough as he approached the flag, allowing him to score his victorious birdie in the process.