Max Homa wins Wells Fargo Championship to claim his first title

Max Homa finished three shots clear at Quail Hollow. Picture: AP.

American Max Homa overcame an untimely weather delay to claim his first PGA Tour title as Rory McIlroy squandered his chance of a third victory in the Wells Fargo Championship.

Homa, who began the day in a tie for the lead with Joel Dahmen and Jason Dufner, carded a final round of 67 at Quail Hollow to finish 15 under par and three shots clear of Dahmen, with Olympic champion Justin Rose a shot  further back.

The 28-year-old from California birdied the fifth, seventh, tenth and 11th and was facing a five-foot putt to save par on the 14th when play was suspended due to bad weather.

After a 62-minute delay, Homa calmly converted the putt to remain three shots ahead and a two-putt birdie on the par-five 15th effectively sealed victory for a player ranked 417th in the world at the start of the week.

Asked for his reaction, Homa told Sky Sports: “Like I’m in a dream I think. I didn’t know if this day would ever come, let alone just keeping my (PGA Tour) card.

“But I’ve been working my tail off and I’ve been seeing a lot of great results and my gosh it’s cool to do it here because I love this place as much as any.”

In Texas, Scott McCarron won the Insperity Invitational for his tenth PGA Tour Champions victory. The 53-year-old held off Scott Parel by two strokes, closing with a 5-under 67 at The Woodlands to finish on 17-under 199.

Colin Montgomerie finished joint seventh on eight under, while Paul Lawrie ended up just outside the top 50 on his debut on the circuit.