ZIMBABWE’S Brendon de Jongé held on for a two over-par 73 in the final round of the Quicken Loans National to secure his second top-10 finish on the US PGA Tour this season at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, US, on Sunday.
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De Jongé, whose only top 10 finish this season came at the Wells Fargo Championship back in May, finished in a tie for position eight after carding rounds of 71, 68, 71 and 73 for a total of one under par-283.
The 33-year old golfer was tied alongside Australian Marc Leishman and American Billy Hurley III and the three each walked away with $188 500.
They finished three shots behind England’s Justin Rose, who claimed the Quicken Loans National title after a play-off win over American Shawn Stefani for his sixth PGA Tour title.
Despite yet again missing out on an opportunity to win a maiden PGA Tour title, de Jongé would be pleased with how he fared at Congressional Country Club — widely considered one of the toughest golf courses on the PGA Tour.
Starting the final round in fifth place, de Jongé made two double bogeys and a bogey, but crucially managed three birdies to ensure he was one of the few players to finish the tournament under-par.
Two of his birdies came in the final three holes.
