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Kamaiu Johnson wins 2022 APGA Tour Championship at TPC San Antonio

Along with the $50,000 prize, Kamaiu Johnson earned some other perks as well.

Kamaiu Johnson as won the APGA Tour Championship for the second time in three years. Along with the $50,000 first-place check, Johnson as earned some other perks as well.

His final-round 67 on Tuesday at TPC San Antonio was punctuated by a birdie on the final hole and the prize money is the biggest to date on the APGA Tour, whose core mission is to bring greater diversity to golf.

Marcus Byrd and Daniel Augustus faced birdie putts on 18 that would have forced a playoff but neither was able to convert.

For Johnson, he is now exempt into early-stage events of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica series and he has earned full scholarship into Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School in September.

“Things have been trending in the right direction and I’m happy that it came together today at the Tour Championship,” Johnson said after his round Tuesday. “My goal was to win twice on the tour this year and take the Lexus Cup. I’ve been working hard with my team and I got it done.”

Willie Mack III, who won $27,500 for claiming the title a year ago, finished fourth this time. Tim O’Neal and Joseph Hooks tied for fifth.

The APGA Tour has grown to 18 events in 2022 with more $800,000 in prize money up for grabs. The Tour Championship was the 12th tournament this year. Next up is the APGA Tour Cisco Invitational at Baltusrol Country Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

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Kamaiu Johnson wins 2020 APGA Tour Championship; Tim O’Neal captures points title

Kamaiu Johnson won the 2020 APGA Tour Championship while runner Tim O’Neal captured the season-long points title.

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.