A pair of 66s on the weekend in the Dominican Republic proved to be enough to catapult Stefano Mazzoli to the top of the leaderboard of the 2026 Corales Puntacana Championship.
The 29-year-old Italian won in dramatic fashion for the first time on the PGA Tour on Sunday, with a birdie at the 18th hole to get to 20 under for the first time all tournament.
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He got some help from 54-hole leader Todd Clements, who double-bogeyed the par-4 13th and squared again three holes later at 16. Clements had a chance on his 72nd hole to force a playoff against Mazzoli but his birdie putt attempt came up just short and he settled into a T-2 finish at 19 under with Gordon Sargent.
The final opposite-field event on the Tour’s 2026 calendar saw Mazzoli — making just his third Tour start — walk away with a $720,000 payday from the $4 million purse.
“It’s been a rollercoaster this past year,” he told Golf Channel after learning he had won the tournament.
PGA newcomer Ben James finished T-4 at 18 under with Will Gordon.
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