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Adam Woodard

Davis Riley loses two-shot lead, makes disastrous triple bogey in 2022 Valspar Championship final round

Davis Riley stood on the par-5 5th tee during the final round of the 2022 Valspar Championship with a two-shot lead. He walked off the green trailing by one. He had gone 34 holes without a bogey before that hole.

The 25-year-old PGA Tour rookie made the only triple bogey of the week on No. 5 at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course at the worst time. After a wayward drive to the left, Riley struggled to get to the green, chunking an approach in-between a pair of drops before the struggles continued around the green.

Following a pair of poor pitches that failed to find the green, Riley two-putted from the rough to put the carrot on the snowman.

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Riley shot a bogey-free 9-under 62 in the third round to set the 54-hole tournament scoring record at 18-under 195 and was on pace to set the Valspar’s 72-hole scoring mark, set by Vijay Singh in 2004 (18-under 266).

According to golf stats guru Justin Ray, it’s been almost nine years since someone posted an 8 or higher in the final round and went on to win.

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