OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - Jhonattan Vegas birdied the final three holes to surge to a one-stroke victory with a closing eight-under-par 64 at the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday.
Vegas began the final round five shots behind overnight leader Brandt Snedeker and in the ninth from last pairing at Glen Abbey.
But the Venezuelan made five straight birdies beginning at the second hole and finished strongly to post a 12-under total of 276 for his second PGA Tour win, one stroke in front of Spanish tour rookie Jon Rahm (67), Scot Martin Laird (67) and American Dustin Johnson (69).