Tim O’Neal shot the best round of the week, a 7-under-par 65, and won for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on Sunday in Richmond, Va.
At the first leg of the tour’s Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, O’Neal not only earned his long-awaited win but also rocketed from No. 55 in the points standings to No. 13. Only the top 54 players after Sunday’s results qualify for the second playoff event, the Simmons Bank Championship.
O’Neal went 13-under 203 for the week at the Country Club of Virginia, two shots better than Argentina’s Ricardo Gonzalez (final-round 69). David Brandson of Australia (67) finished third at 10 under…