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Hughes' moxie helps propel rookie to first Tour title

Related Topics: RSM Classic, PGA Tour, Par (score)

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – It was not an easy night for Mackenize Hughes.

Against his better judgment, he watched replays of Sunday’s action at the RSM Classic – his bogeys at Nos. 2, 6 and 11 to make the last official PGA Tour event a five-man free-for-all, his missed 10-footer at the second extra hole that would have been a twilight walk-off.

He received a text message from his idol, fellow Canadian Mike Weir, that read: “Good luck.” He even envisioned holding the trophy high and all that would mean, like an invitation to the Masters and a two (plus)-year Tour exemption.