Kamaiu Johnson birdied the 18th hole on Wednesday to capture the 2020 APGA Tour Championship in City of Industry, California, holding off former PGA Tour player Brad Adamonis and Tim O’Neal in the circuit’s regular-season finale.
Johnson shot a 68 for the second straight day in the 36-hole event. He won by two shots after draining a five-foot birdie putt to ice the victory. It was Johnson’s second win of the season.
O’Neal also won twice but accumulated more points to clinch the season-long Lexus Cup Point Standings title. O’Neal won $17,500 of the $35,000 bonus-pool purse. Johnson is taking home $16,000, $10,000 for winning the tournament and $6,000 for finishing second in the Lexus Cup points.
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“I went back to basics,” said Johnson after his win. “I worked with my coach (John Montgomery of Orlando) and came away with so much confidence. This win is bigger than me. This has been a growth year for the APGA Tour and for me with my Farmers Insurance sponsorship. The APGA Tour has done a great job with the schedule since the restart to give us this opportunity.”
Willie Mack finished fourth. Landon Lyons, who won the previous two APGA events, was fifth.
The APGA Tour Presented by Lexus is a nonprofit organization with the mission of bringing greater diversity to the game of golf. Now in its 11th year, the tour consists of 10 events offering over $250,000 in prize money.