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Gerard Wins Barracuda Championship for His First PGA Tour Title

TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA, JUL 20 – Ryan Gerard earned his first PGA Tour title with 47 points under the Modified Stableford system, finishing three points ahead of Erik van Rooyen at the Barracuda Championship.

  • On Sunday, July 20, Ryan Gerard held off Erik van Rooyen down the back nine to win the Barracuda Championship for his first US PGA Tour title.
  • The event is the only tournament on the PGA Tour that uses the Modified Stableford scoring system, which awards points based on strokes per hole, Ryan Gerard and Rico Hoey shared the 54-hole lead with 34 points each.
  • Adding 13 points, Ryan Gerard recorded two eagles, four birdies and five bogeys, including a 20-foot eagle on the third and a 35-foot putt on the 11th.
  • With the victory, Gerard received a spot in the PGA Championship next year but not the Masters, and he played for the sixth straight week, a string that began with the U.S. Open and took him to Scotland last week.
  • In the wider golf world, Scottie Scheffler won his fourth major at Royal Portrush, while Gerard became the 999th winner in PGA Tour history, highlighting the event's broader significance.
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Ricardo Melo Gouveia delivered a card with four positive points, four birds' fruit, a bogey and a double bogey, which allowed him to go up two places in relation to the classification of Saturday.

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Sportskeeda broke the news in on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
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