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Derek Hitchner stunned the golf world with his first professional win at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship, clinching it in a historic five-way playoff after a scorching 100-degree day. Starting ranked 136th and calling his season “floundering,” Hitchner called the victory a “huge blessing” — sinking a clutch six-footer on the 18th to seal it. Blades Brown, just 19, narrowly missed the playoff by one shot, tying for sixth and still winning hearts with autograph sessions. Rookie Jackson Van Paris, who led briefly before a disastrous water hazard on 13, also tied for sixth. The win nets Hitchner $180K and marks a turning point — he’s not sure where it leads yet, but he’s soaking in the gratitude.

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