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Oisin Doherty

Seamus Power takes home big cheque despite coming up just shy at the RSM Championship

Seamus Power has come up just shy in his bid to win the RSM Classic in Georgia.

The Waterford native, who was looking to crack into the world's top 25 with a win carded a final round of 4-under par to finish his tournament in place on 15-under par.

Despite not winning the tournament, Power is still set to take home a massive amount of money. A tie for 5th in the tournament sees Power take home a staggering $332,100 (€321,007).

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Beginning his day just three shots off the lead, Power started solidly and Parred the first three holes.

Four Birdies on the stretch midway through the front-nine took Power to 4-under for the day thru seven holes.

Unfortunately for the man top of the FedEx cup rankings, a back-nine surge never materialised. Four Pars on the spin followed by a Bogey on 14 halted his momentum.

Birdies on 15 and 17 gave the 35-year-old another sniff of a chance at the title. But Bogey on the par 4 final hole however ended his chances of picking up a second win of the season after his victory at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at the end of October.

Canadian Adam Svensson ended up taking home the title, carding a final round of 6-under par to finish the tournament on a score of 19-under. A three-time winner on the Korn Ferry Tour, Sunday's win was the 28-year-old's first PGA Tour success.

Power's impressive run of form has seen him climb into the world's top-30 and has him primed to perhaps play a major role for team Europe at next year's Ryder Cup in Rome.

On a banner day for Irish Golfers elsewhere, Rory McIlroy took home his fourth DP World Tour Championship, while Leona Maguire secured a big payday and a top-two finish at the CME Group Tour Championship.

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