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Cam Davis won his second PGA Tour title with a one-shot victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Davis said his mental state has improved after visiting a hypnotherapist in recent weeks.
What’s next?
Davis will be hoping that his newfound form can carry over into the third major of the year, the British Open, which begins on July 18.
Australian golf star Cam Davis recorded his second PGA Tour victory with a dramatic one-stroke victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit.
Davis was overcome with emotion and in tears after shooting a 2-under 70 in the final round to win for the second time in three years.
American phenom Akshay Bhatia had a chance to force a sudden-death playoff but three-putted on the final hole for a 72 on Sunday.
Davis, 29, won with the same score of 18-under par that he won in a three-way playoff in 2021.
The win was the continuation of a rollercoaster season for the Sydney-born player, who admitted he had turned to a hypnotherapist to turn his fortunes around.
Davis missed the cut for the U.S. Open two weeks ago and has not finished better than tied for 38th in seven tournaments since tying for 12th at the Masters in April.
“I’m a completely different person than I was a few weeks ago and today,” he said.
“I don’t want anyone to go through what happened to Akshay, but I’ve put in a lot of effort to get myself out of a tight spot and it feels pretty good that I’ve suddenly managed to do it.”
“I started working with a hypnotherapist a few weeks ago and started to approach it from a different angle to get myself in order. [she] You did a great job.
“I had a lot of people supporting me along the way, giving me a lot of support to get me out of the slump. I saw a little bit of light last week, but I don’t know what the future holds.”
“So this is weird.”
Australian Ming Woo Lee, seeking his first PGA Tour victory, fired off two stunning chip-in birdies late in the round to take the lead, but bogeyed the final hole to miss the playoff by one stroke.
Lee finished with a final score of 69, which put him in second place alongside Bhatia, fellow American Davis Thompson (68) and Great Britain’s Aaron Lai (72).
Lee was frustrated midway through a double-bogey seven on the par-five seventh hole after three-putting from within 10 feet, then clubbed his approach over on the 18th hole as he fought for his seventh birdie of the day.
“We had some really good chances again and we just had to play aggressively,” he said.
“I was unlucky with the bogey on the last hole but I played really well, but I’ve got a lot to work on to get to the next level.”
“But I’m very happy with this week.”
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