Deutsche Bank Championship, Monday, Norton, Mass.
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Charley Hoffman finished at 22 under par to claim his second Tour win on Labor Day.
He moved up 57 spots to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings, giving him a shot at the $10 million bonus. He now gets to play all four majors, after not getting into any of them this year. These include, Magnolia Lane at Augusta National to compete in his first Masters.
"The best perk, hopefully, will be a Ryder Cup berth," Hoffman said after closing with a 9-under 62, the best finish by a winner at the TPC Boston since the tournament began in 2003. "Obviously, I wasn't in contention, but I hope I am now. It would be an honour to play, and I think I can play well."
Tiger Woods shot a 69 and keeps his No. 1 ranking for the 274th week in a row, with an assist from Phil Mickelson, who foundered on the back nine with a triple bogey and double bogey to shoot 76. Woods is expected to be a Ryder Cup pick, along with Zach Johnson and Stewart Cink.
Hoffman was four shots behind Jason Day starting the final round. He had a mixture of good breaks and great shots, and worked well with his putter.
"The playoffs, that's what you try to do," Hoffman said. "I wasn't even close to anything for the most part starting the playoffs. Played decent last week, and just got it going this week."
"I had the best seat in the house to watch that," Ogilvy said. "He hit great shots all day. He putted really well and as soon as he got himself in trouble he'd go and hole a bunker shot or something like that. So it was a pretty class act and he never looked like doing anything but winning after about three holes."
It was the second victory of Hoffman's career, and will put him just outside the top 50 in the world.
However, the disappointment was with Mickelson, with his best chance at replacing Woods at the top world ranking. Only a month ago, Mickelson was four shots out of the lead at Firestone and closed with a 78. "It was a frustrating back nine for me," Mickelson said. "I got off to a poor start. I enjoyed the tournament, I enjoyed the chance I had heading into today, and it was fun to go out there."
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