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[PGA TOUR]

MATT JONES WINS THE HONDA CLASSIC BY FIVE SHOTS

FOR SECOND TOUR VICTORY

혼다 클래식에서 5타 차로 투어 2승을 거둔 맷 존스

Matt Jones makes birdie putt from 16-feet largest in tournament history, tying the mark set by Jack
at Honda Nicklaus in 1977 and matched by Camilo Villegas in 2010.
The win moves him to 11th in the FedExCup and closer to
ALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- When Matt Jones won making his first TOUR Championship. It also will get him
Phis first PGA TOUR title seven years ago, he needed a into the Masters Tournament in April and THE PLAYERS
45-foot birdie putt just to get into a playoff and then a 40- Championship and Sentry Tournament of Champions in
yard chip-in to take the victory. 2022.
This win was far less dramatic, yet just as meaningful. The 40-year-old Australian earned $1.26 million and, this
Jones won The Honda Classic by five shots Sunday, a final time, he'll have more than a day to prepare for the trip to
round of 2-under 68 good enough to finish the week at Augusta National. His win at the Houston Open in 2014 --
12-under 268 at PGA National. The margin matched the and his Masters invite -- came just one day before he had

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