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The 23-year-old Canadian began with a one-shot
lead and pulled ahead with five birdies in a six-hole stretch on
the front nine at The Abaco Club. He added birdies on Nos. 14,
15 and 17 to finish his first professional victory at 25-under
263 — a record for the tournament, which dates to 2017.
Two-time PGA Tour winner Russell Knox of Scotland and Kensei
Hirata of Japan tied for second at 20 under. The 39-year-old
Knox has finished in the top 10 in both Korn Ferry Tour events
this year. Hirata, a seven-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour,
was making his Korn Ferry debut.
Born in India, Yellamaraju moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, with his
family as a child and started playing golf at age 6. He turned
pro at age 19 — “I didn’t go to college because couldn’t afford
to go to college," he said Wednesday — and competed on the PGA
Tour Canada before finishing 99th on the Korn Ferry Tour points
list last season as a rookie.
Yellamaraju made it through qualifying school to earn eight
guaranteed Korn Ferry Tour starts in 2025. Now he's exempt
through next season and in good position to earn a PGA Tour
card.
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