RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Martin Trainer won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 5-under 67 at windy Coco Beach Golf and Country Club for a three-stroke victory over four players.
Making his 11th PGA Tour start, Trainer birdied four of the final 10 holes to finish at 15-under 273.
“It’s obviously incredible,” Trainer said. “I never thought that I would be able to win on the PGA Tour. I managed to do it today and that’s just incredible.”
The 27-year-old PGA Tour rookie won twice last year on the Web.com Tour and finished fourth on the money list to earn a spot on the big tour.
Trainer earned $540,000 along with a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour and an exemption to the PGA Championship, but didn’t get an invitation to the Masters in winning the event played opposite the World Golf Championships’ Mexico Championship.
“I never had the luxury of making a plan, I was just trying to play as many events as I could,” Trainer said. “So now I guess that will be a little different, I’ll be able to pick and choose where I want to go and have a little more flexibility with my schedule. It’s just such a great feeling to be able to have that. I’m just trying to let it sink in.”
Third-round leader Aaron Baddeley shot a 72 to tie for second with Daniel Berger (66), Roger Sloan (67) and Johnson Wagner (69). At No. 72, Berger was the highest-ranked player in the field.