Jim Knous of Littleton made quite an impression in his official debut as a PGA Tour rookie. And fellow Colorado native Wyndham Clark wasn’t too shabby either.
Knous (left), a former standout golfer at the Colorado School of Mines, posted his best finish ever on the PGA Tour on Sunday by placing 10th in the season-opening Safeway Open in Napa, Calif., and earning $153,600.
And Clark, who won both the 2010 CGA Amateur and the 2017 Pac-12 individual title at Boulder Country Club, notched his second-best showing on the world’s top circuit by finishing 33rd.
Knous started the PGA Tour season with three straight birdies on Thursday, but shot a first-round 73. But he rebounded with scores of 67-69-69 to move up the scoreboard and finish at 10-under-par 278, four strokes behind champion Kevin Tway, who won a three-man playoff with Ryan Moore and Brandt Snedeker.
Clark, meanwhile, checked in at 282, following an opening-round 66 with three straight 72s. He birdied two of his last three holes on Sunday.
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(Oct. 12 Update: Golfdigest.com introduced Knous to a national audience following his showing at the Safeway Open: READ MORE)
