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MoreRichy Werenski has holed a flop shot from the 16th fairway for a five-point eagle and birdied the last hole to claim a maiden win on the PGA Tour.
Werenski scored 13 points in the final round of the Barracuda Championship - the lone modified stableford scoring event on the tour - to finish on 39 points and one clear of overnight leader Troy Merritt.
The win at Tahoe Mountain Club's Old Greenwood Course - the first-time venue - was bittersweet for the 28-year-old Werenski who lost a playoff three years when the tournament was played at the Montreux Golf and Country Club.
The win earned Werenski - who started the final round seven points off the lead - a spot next week in this week's PGA Championship in San Francisco.
"I feel like I've been playing well for the last couple months but to get a win, that's huge," Werenski said.
"I've got a couple seconds and everything, so this just helps my confidence a lot.
"Now I know I'm good enough."
Merritt failed to convert the 54-hole lead into a victory for the second-straight year at the stableford event but he will still join Werenski in the field at TPC Harding Park for the year's first major - while both also received spots in the US Open in September at Winged Foot.
Matthias Schwab and Fabian Gomez tied for third with 37 points.
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