BOCA RATON, FL—Steven Alker took to the course in Boca on a mission on Sunday. After the third round, he was the only one stroke within striking distance of winning the tournament, and he did just that. Not just by one, but two strokes over the rest of the field.

ALKER'S WINING SURGE

After making a bogey on hole 5 to put himself at 1-over on the day, things looked grim. However, he made a quick comeback. On holes 7 and 8, Alker was able to get 2 birdies, putting him right back in it.

The back nine is where Alker really won the tournament. He totaled 3 more birdies, the last coming on the final hole to put him atop the leaderboard.

Where he really put himself ahead on Sunday was his play off the tee. He hit over 70% of fairways today, a full 10 and 20% more than the golfers who died in second. In addition, he also hit 83% of greens on the day.

DOWN THE LEADERBOARD

The low round of the day went to fan-favorite Miguel Jimenez. The 57-year-old posted a 6-under round, surging up to second on the leaderboard. What really did it for Jimenez was the 3 straight birdies on holes 11-13. On top of that, he had already had 3 birdies on the front nine. Other than a bogey on the first hole, everything when right for Jimenez on Sunday.

Now, what happened to the early leaders Jim Furyk and Tim Petrovic? Petrovic seemingly could not handle the pressure of leading the tournament. On the front nine, he had 2 bogies and his tournament only got worse from there. On the back nine, he had two more blemishes. Luckily, he was able to obtain 2 birdies on the round to put him at 2-over on the day. This made him finish tied for 4th in the championship.

For Furyk, he still could not get his tee shots where they needed to be. While he did improve from Saturday's round, it just was not enough. Also, he averaged almost 2 putts per hole, which is very hard to make birdies with. In the end, Jim finished tied for 2nd with Jimenez after a 1-under day.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Next Week the PGA Champions Tour goes to Arizona for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.