South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter eagled the opening hole as well as the 11th on Sunday but couldn’t find anything in between as he signed for a 68 to finish alone in fifth at the Genesis Invitational on Sunday

Jacob Bridgeman held his nerve as his seven-shot lead dwindled to one, draining a short par putt at the 72nd hole to claim his first PGA Tour title with a one-shot triumph at the iconic Riviera Country Club.

The 26-year-old American had started the day with a six-shot advantage that swelled to seven after his birdies at the first and third.

But those were his only birdies of the day, with Bridgeman grinding his way to a one-over-par 72 for an 18-under total of 266 that left him one clear of Rory McIlroy and Kurt Kitayama.

McIlroy started six back in second and carded a four-under 67 while California’s Kitayama powered up the leaderboard with a seven-under par 64.

Aussie veteran Adam Scott, winner at Riviera in 2020, had eight birdies in an eight-under 63 to finish alone in fourth on 268.

World number one Scottie Scheffler, who had to battle to make the cut without a stroke to spare, carded a six-under 65 but still saw his remarkable run of 18 straight top-10 finishes end with his tie for 12th on 11-under.

The week was positive for the young South African star Potgieter who banked $840,000.00 for his efforts.