PALM HARBOR (SNN-TV) – Taylor Moore was never meant to be the star attraction Sunday at the Valspar Championship, until the very end when he was the only star that mattered.
Adam Schenk and Jordan Spieth provided enough compelling theater for so much of the day, locked in a battle on the back nine of the Copperhead course at Innisbrook. When it was over, all they shared was misfortune.
Moore surged into the mix with a 9-iron to 5 feet for birdie on the 15th hole and a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, followed by two tough pars for a 4-under 67. That turned out to be a winner when Spieth hit his tee shot into the water on the 16th and Schenk made bogey on 18 and finished one shot behind.
The victory for Moore was worth $1,458,000 and moved him to No. 9 in the FedEx Cup standings. Along with the Masters, he gets in the PGA Championship. He also moved from No. 103 to just inside the top 50 in the world.
