Ben Kohles Dumps 18th-Hole Approach in Water, Handing Chris Gotterup 5th PGA Tour Title
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Updated · golfchannel.com · Jul 6
Ben Kohles Dumps 18th-Hole Approach in Water, Handing Chris Gotterup 5th PGA Tour Title
3 articles · Updated · golfchannel.com · Jul 6
Summary
175 yards from victory, Ben Kohles chose an 8-iron on the par-4 18th, watched his approach carom off the green and into the water, then finished with a double-bogey 6.
That collapse gave clubhouse leader Chris Gotterup the John Deere Classic after his 9-under 62, with Kohles needing birdie to win outright or par to force a playoff.
A missed 3-footer for bogey cost Kohles not only second place but $316,800 and 100 FedExCup points, leaving the 36-year-old at No. 100 instead of clinching a playoff berth.
The loss extended Kohles' PGA Tour drought to 120 starts and echoed earlier late stumbles, including a closing bogey at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson and a 2023 U.S. Open qualifying collapse.