ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Robert Streb now has two PGA Tour victories, both at Sea Island Golf Club, both times winning in a playoff.
Those are the only similarities.
Six years after he had to rally from a five-shot deficit, Streb failed to protect a three-shot lead Sunday and felt the RSM Classic title slipping away until piecing together three big shots to beat Kevin Kisner. None were bigger than his final full swing.
With his golf ball nestled in Bermuda rough on the second playoff hole on No. 18 at the Seaside Course, Streb had to rely on a good guess and a soft bounce. He got both. His pitching wedge shot from a flier lie 158 yards away was perfect in flight, and the ball landed softly and came within an inch of going in.
That left him a tap-in birdie to cap a wild final hour that changes everything for Streb. The 33-year-old from Oklahoma earned a check worth nearly as much as he made the past two years, a return to the Masters and a PGA Tour exemption through August 2023.