ST JUDE CLASSIC
Daniel Berger confident for US Open after edging out Schwartzel
‘I can’t believe I won again. It’s been a battle. I’m extremely proud,’ the golfer says after securing his second PGA Tour victory at 24
Memphis — Daniel Berger expressed surprise after becoming the fourth player to successfully defend his title at the St Jude Classic on Sunday. He shot a bogey-free four-under-par 66 to emerge top of a crowded leaderboard for a one-shot victory over South African Charl Schwartzel (66) and South Korean Kim Meen-whee (67). On a day when Phil Mickelson was tied for the lead until a triple-bogey at the 12th, Berger finished at 10-under 270 at TPC Southwind in Tennessee, joining Dave Hill, Lee Trevino and David Toms as back-to-back winners of an event that started in 1958. "I’m one-for-one defending titles, so that’s a pretty good stat," Berger joked after securing his second PGA Tour victory at the age of 24. "I can’t believe I won again. It’s been a battle. I’m extremely proud." Berger revealed that he had cracked his driver pre-tournament, but found a more than adequate replacement club. "I hit it phenomenally," he said, adding that by coincidence his hotel room number had been the sam...
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