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Insperity Invitational The Woodlands Country Club | The Woodlands, Texas | April 30-May 2, 2021

Final-Round Notes Sunday, May 2, 2021

Course Setup: Par 72 / 6,958 yards (R2: 73.241; Cumulative: 72.244) Weather: Mostly sunny skies with highs in the high-80s. Winds out of the SW at 10-12 mph. Media Contact: Connor Stange, [email protected], 402-560-3758

Note: Lift, clean and place was in effect (fairway only).

Summary: earned his first PGA TOUR Champions victory at the by two strokes over , and . Tied with Weir on the 18th hole, Daly’s approach shot found the water and led to a double bogey.

Player To Par Scores Money Charles Schwab Cup 1. Mike Weir -10 66-68 – 134 (-10) $337,500 8th T2. John Daly -8 67-69 – 136 (-8) $164,625 40th T2. Tim Petrovic -8 65-71 – 136 (-8) $164,625 14th T2. David Toms -8 65-71 – 136 (-8) $164,625 19th

Quick Links: • Final Standings • PGATOURmedia.com (transcripts and other resources available for download)

Mike Weir, 66-68 – 134 (-10)

• Made five birdies and eagled the par-5 13th hole en route to a final-round 68 and his first win on PGA TOUR Champions. He started the final round in third place, one stroke behind the leaders. • The win comes in Weir’s 14th start as a rookie on PGA TOUR Champions after finishing runner-up twice (2020 Dominion Energy Charity Classic and 2021 ). He has six top-10s this season. • This is Weir’s first victory since the 2007 Fry’s Electronics Open (now called the ), breaking a winless streak of 236 starts (195 PGA TOUR, 19 , 13 PGA TOUR Champions, 9 European Tour). It is his first win in 13 years, 6 months and 11 days. • Weir is the sixth rookie to win during the 2020-21 season, joining , , Shane Bertsch, and . • Weir is the fourth Canadian to win on PGA TOUR Champions. o (2017 Mitsubishi Electric Classic) o Rod Spittle (2010 AT&T Championship) o Dave Barr (2003 Royal Classic) • Weir moves into eighth place in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.

John Daly, 67-69 – 136 (-8)

• Made four birdies and eagled the par-5 13th to take a two-shot lead, but a double bogey on the 18th hole kept him from winning for the second time on PGA TOUR Champions. • The T2 finish is his best this season, bettering a T9 at the 2020 Cologuard Classic.

Tim Petrovic, 65-71 – 136 (-8)

• Made five birdies and four bogeys to post 1-under 71 after sharing the lead entering the final round. • This is Petrovic’s eighth runner-up finish on PGA TOUR Champions, matching his best finish. • This is Petrovic’s third consecutive top-10 finish (T6, Cologuard Classic; T4, )

David Toms, 65-71 – 136 (-8)

• Made three birdies and two bogeys to card 1-under 71 after sharing the lead entering the final round. • This is Toms’ best finish of the season, previously finishing T4 at the 2020 SAS Championship. • This is Toms’ third consecutive top-10 finish (2021 Cologuard Classic, 2021 Chubb Classic) and sixth of the season. • Toms has finished in the top 20 in each of his four appearances at the Insperity Invitational.

Other Notes

• Four-time Insperity Invitational champion finished T5 at 6-under 138. He moves into the No. 1 spot in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. • matched Weir for best final-round score with 4-under 68. Estes finished T5 at 6-under 138. • and each withdrew during the final round.