DA Points wins Puerto Rico Open golf

American DA Points has won the US PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open by two shots.

D.A Points poses for the camera with his trophy

American DA Points has won the US PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open by two shots. (AAP)

American DA Points has held off the challenge of double US Open winner Retief Goosen to claim his first US PGA Tour title since 2013 with victory in the Puerto Rico Open.

Points carded nine birdies in a final round six-under 66 at Coco Beach to finish 20 under and two ahead of South African Goosen and the American pair of Bryson DeChambeau and Bill Lunde.

Sam Saunders, the grandson of the late Arnold Palmer, was a shot further back in a tie for fifth with Peter Uihlein and Whee Kim, with England's Andrew Johnston part of a seven-way tie for 10th on 15 under.

Points made a stunning start to the final round with five straight birdies, only to bogey the sixth and eighth to fall a shot behind overnight leader Chris Stroud, who had birdied the second, fourth and sixth.

Another bogey on the 10th looked to have taken Points out of contention as Goosen surged through the field on his way to a flawless closing 64 to set the clubhouse target on 18 under.

However, the 40-year-old Points rallied brilliantly on the back nine with birdies on the 13th, 14th, 16th and 18th to claim a third PGA Tour victory.

Johnston began the final round two shots off the lead and remained in contention with three birdies on the front nine before picking up another shot on the 10th, but bogeyed the 13th and 17th.

Cameron Percy was the best-placed Australian at 13 under in a tie for 24th after a final round of four under.


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