Brendan Steele was the 54-hole leader in Napa, California, at the Safeway Open last year, but a final-round 76 dropped him to T17.
On Sunday at the Silverado Country Club, he fired a 7-under 65 in the final round to charge from four back of Patton Kizzire for the win, finishing at 18 under. Steele closed his round with three straight birdies to earn the victory.
The 65 tied with three others for the low round of the afternoon on a soaked golf course that had seen delays on each of the final three days due to rain.
Steele did his damage Sunday on the greens in the final round, and he finished sixth in the field on the greens for the week.
The win is the second of Steele's career and first in five years with his other victory being at the 2011 Valero Texas Open.
That's as good a start to a season as one can ask for plus the $1,080,000 winners purse.
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