Hunter Mahan wins The Barclays by two shots, his sixth PGA Tour title

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Hunter Mahan stormed clear of a congested leaderboard with five birdies in the last eight holes to win The Barclays by two shots on Sunday, his sixth PGA Tour victory.

A stroke off the pace heading into the final round, the American Mahan sparked his fine run by knocking in a five-footer at the par-four 11th and effectively sealed the win at the par-five 17th, where he sank a 22ft putt from above the hole.

He could afford the luxury of a bogey at the last, where he pushed his tee shot into a tree line, chipped out and missed the green with his third, as he closed with a six-under-par 65 at Ridgewood Country Club to post a 14-under total of 270.

Stuart Appleby also signed off with a 65 in the opener of the PGA Tour’s four-event FedExCup play-offs, finishing joint second at 12 under with his fellow Australian Jason Day (68) and the American Cameron Tringale (66).