PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tyler Collet never had an easier time getting to a major, closing with an even-par 72 on Wednesday to win the PGA Professional Championship by a record 10 shots to lead 20 club pros who qualified for the PGA Championship.
Collet started the final round on the Wanamaker course at PGA Golf Club with a seven-shot lead and that was never challenged. His goal was not to have a round over par, and he achieved that by making an 18-foot bogey putt on the final hole.
“My mindset the whole week was not to move backward,” said Collet, the assistant pro at John’s Island Club about 15 miles away in Vero Beach.