Piercy wins jackpot at Barbasol Championship

(Reuters) - Eight years after beating the odds to earn a $2 million cheque, Scott Piercy landed a different jackpot by winning his third PGA Tour title at the inaugural Barbasol Championship in Auburn, Alabama on Sunday. Co-leader overnight with fellow American Ricky Barnes, Piercy played near-flawless golf in receptive conditions at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail as he eased to victory by three shots with a six-under-par 65. The bearded 36-year-old from the gambling mecca of Las Vegas birdied four of the first six holes on the Grand National layout to seize control of the tournament and never relinquished his grip on the way to a 19-under total of 265.
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