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Phoenix Open 2021: Brooks Koepka Earns 1-Stroke Victory After Late Surge

Brooks Koepka earned his first PGA Tour win of the year with a first-place finish at the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open.

The American shot 65 in the final round Sunday to finish 19 strokes under par for the tournament, one stroke ahead of Kyoung-Hoon Lee and Xander Schauffele in second place.

Though there was a jumbled leaderboard as the round closed, Koepka went five-under in his final six holes, including a clutch chip-in on 17:

A par on 18 was then enough to seal the win, overcoming a five-stroke deficit entering Round 4 behind co-leaders Schauffele and Jordan Spieth.