Wil Bateman’s on fire as he wins Fortinet Cup securing his ticket to 2023 Korn Ferry Tour
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Wil Bateman in action during PGA Tour Canada.
There is a new member in town at Korn Ferry Tour and that is none other than 29-year-old Wil Bateman. The young Canadian golfer secured the Fortinet Cup title as he shot a final-round 1-under 69 on Sunday to beat Jeffrey Kang. In the process, he also won the Player of the Year title.
With this win at PGA Tour Canada, the 29-year-old golfer will receive a $40,500 prize-winning and along with that a $25,000 bonus from Fortinet as he was Numero Uno in the season-long points race. Although, a win wasn’t compulsory for Wil Bateman to make it to the Korn Ferry Tour he was surprisingly happy with what happened.
“No idea (what to say) … I’m still thinking about what just happened … LET’S GO!,” he said, minutes after signing his scorecard. “Some things just go your way when you win.”
Bateman is the second Canadian to claim the Player of the Year title
Bateman after Mackenzie Hughes became only the second Canadian to claim PGA Tour Canada Player of the Year honors. Hughes of Dundas, Ont. received the honors in 2013.
Calling the tournament a success – PGA Tour Canada executive director Scott Pritchard is hoping that golf club Deer Ridge will be surely part of 2023 once again.
“It’s been a tremendous event, and the players are really enjoying the golf course. It’s playing difficult, the scores are probably higher than they would want, but they’re certainly enjoying the test,” he said.
“We’ll regroup with Deer Ridge after the event. We have a contract in place that potentially puts us back here next year, but we’ll have to have some meetings and figure that out, but we’d be delighted to be back, and so would the players.”
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