Rookie Ernst triumphs in Wells Fargo after play-off

Derek Ernst beat David Lynn in a play-off to triumph in the Wells Fargo Championship for his first PGA Tour victory last night.

Ernst birdied at the 18th in his final round to move to eight under alongside Lynn at the top of the leaderboard. And the American took one hole to claim victory when the two went head-to-head in the play-off on the final hole.

Ernst hit the fairway with his approach, with his second landing on the green, some 15 feet from the hole. It was in stark contrast to Lynn, whose second shot found the bunker, with his resulting chip flying across the green. The damage was done with his second chip eight feet from the hole.