Insperity Invitational The Woodlands Country Club | The Woodlands, Texas | May 3-5, 2019

Final-Round Notes Sunday, May 5, 2019

Course Setup: Par 72 / 7,002 yards (R3 average: 71.640, Cumulative: 71.699) Weather: Mostly sunny with a high in the mid-80s. Wind from the SE at 5-10 mph. Summary: Three back-nine birdies lifted Scott McCarron to a two-stroke victory over at the . It was his second win of the season, extending his streak to four straight years with multiple victories, and he became the 38th player with at least 10 wins on PGA TOUR Champions. Note: Lift, clean and place was in effect.

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Player To Par Scores Money Schwab Cup 1. Scott McCarron -17 67-65-67 – 199 $330,000 1st 2. Scott Parel -15 67-68-66 – 201 $193,600 6th 3. -12 70-67-67 – 204 $158,400 14th T4. -11 72-65-68 – 205 $118,800 7th T4. -11 68-67-70 – 205 $118,800 16th

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Scott McCarron, 67-65-67 – 199 (-17)  After Parel birdied Nos. 11 and 12 to even the score at 14-under, McCarron responded with back-to-back birdies of his own to rebuild a two-shot lead through 14. McCarron birdied the 185-yard 16th, hitting an 8-iron to a foot, and regained a two-shot lead with two holes to play. A par-par finish secured his second win of the season.  McCarron is the 38th player with at least 10 wins on PGA TOUR Champions. The other players with 10 wins are , , , , , John Cook and Bob Gilder.  McCarron’s 10th win came in his 93rd career start, giving him a winning percentage of 10.75%. By comparison, has 39 wins in 239 starts (16.32%).  In his 10 victories, McCarron’s final-round scoring average is 66.60.  This is the sixth time McCarron has finished with a 54-hole score below 200 (Best: 20-under 196 at the 2017 DICK’S Sporting Goods Open).  McCarron becomes the first player with multiple wins this season. He has at least two wins each year since 2016.  McCarron is the Charles Schwab Cup leader for the third week in a row, and he extended his lead to $326,572 over .

Insperity Invitational | May 3-5, 2019

Scott Parel, 67-68-66 –201 (-15)  Parel, who started the day three shots behind McCarron, birdied Nos. 11 and 12 to even the score with McCarron at 14-under. After McCarron birdied three of the next four holes, Parel had a chance to cut the lead to one on No. 17, but he missed a six-foot birdie putt.  Parel turned in one of three bogey-free final rounds. On the week, he made just three bogeys, tied for fifth-fewest.  It was Parel’s seventh career runner-up finish and second of the season (lost on the seventh hole of a sudden-death at the Rapiscan Systems Classic).

Other Notes  Lee Janzen closed with a back-nine 32, including a holing a wedge for eagle on the par-5 15th, en route to a final-round 67 and a third-place finish. It was his fourth top-10 of the season and first top-three finish since the 2018 .  Paul Goydos played with Scott McCarron and Scott Parel in the final threesome. Goydos was 3-under a bogey- free through 14 holes, but he was no closer than four shots of the lead on the back nine. He carded a final-round 70 and finished T4 with Marco Dawson.  Four-time Insperity Invitational champion Bernhard Langer carded rounds of 69-70-71 and finished T15 at 6- under. The five-time Charles Schwab Cup champion is currently No. 3 in the standings.  In his PGA TOUR Champions debut, Paul Lawrie finished T53 at 2-over.  Tom Pernice Jr. tallied seven consecutive birdies (Nos. 13-18, 1) en route to a 6-under 66. Pernice finished T48 and his final-round 66 was tied for the day’s best round with Scott Parel (2nd), (T15) and III (T27).  withdrew prior to the final round.

Insperity Invitational | May 3-5, 2019