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EARNS SECOND PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS TITLE OF 2023

IN DECISIVE FASHION AT MISSION HILLS CC

데이빗 탐스, 갤러리 클래식에서 완벽한 우승, 2023년 두 번째 PGA
TOUR 챔피언스 타이틀

avid Toms picked up his second win of the 2023 PGA Schwab Cup at the end, haven't even been close, so that's
DTOUR Champions season by going wire-to-wire at The kind of my goal this year is to try to get close, give myself a
Galleri Classic at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho chance late in the season.”
Mirage, California. Toms finished first in driving accuracy for the week and
Toms burst from the gate Friday with a 7-under 65 for a one- tied for second in putting average. David Toms cruises to
shot lead, still led by one after a second-round 70, and he victory at Galleri Classic
closed it out Sunday with another 65 to finish 16 under and “It was a really good test, you had to keep the ball in the
win by four strokes over Steven Alker. fairway, which was very difficult,” Toms said about the
Toms, 56, becomes the first player to win twice this season Champions Tour’s inaugural visit to Mission Hills. “Just
and takes the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, enough rough to make you think. The greens got firm, so
just ahead of Steve Stricker. It is his second win in his past you really need to be in the fairway. Fortunate for me, I kept
three starts and the first time in his PGA TOUR Champions it in the fairway for the most part. If not, I always had a shot
career that he has won twice in a season. where I had an open green or something, and the putter felt
“I've just enjoyed playing good golf right now, off to a good really good the last few days.”
start,” Toms said. "I haven't really been part of the Charles Toms’ victory didn’t come without some peril. Retief

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