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Scott Hend Wins Trophy Hassan II by Five Shots

Three straight sub-70 rounds, capped by a final-round 69, underline a late-career surge that earns him his first PGA Tour Champions title.

Overview

  • Scott Hend finished 15-under at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam to win the Trophy Hassan II by five shots, posting a final-round 69 and becoming the only player in the field with three consecutive rounds in the 60s.
  • New Zealand's Steven Alker and American Tommy Gainey tied for second, with Gainey surrendering a 36-hole lead after carding a 75 in the final round.
  • The victory came in Hend's 12th start on the PGA Tour Champions and lifted him into the top five of the Charles Schwab Cup standings.
  • Hend's win builds on a long international career that includes 10 Asian Tour wins and recent high finishes in senior majors, signaling a sustained resurgence on the senior circuit.
  • Leanne Hend was on the bag for the win for the first time since their 2002 wedding, and the result showed how steady, low-risk scoring on Morocco's demanding greens paid off down the stretch.