Ex-bouncer Knapp wins first PGA Tour title

Former nightclub bouncer Jake Knapp won his first PGA Tour event on only his ninth start as he took the Mexico Open by two shots. Knapp, 29, went into the final day four shots clear and saw his lead wiped out over the first seven holes. But he rallied on the back nine with his […]

Former nightclub bouncer Jake Knapp won his first PGA Tour event on only his ninth start as he took the Mexico Open by two shots.

Knapp, 29, went into the final day four shots clear and saw his lead wiped out over the first seven holes.

But he rallied on the back nine with his round of 71 enough to finish on 19 under, with Finland’s Sami Valimaki closest on 17 under.

The win comes just three years after Knapp failed to win a tour card and took a bar job at a restaurant which turned into a nightclub in the evenings.