FedEx Cup boost for Power after top-10 in North Carolina

Séamus Power

Séamus Power improved his chances of enjoying full PGA Tour status when he clinched his best finish of the season at the Biltmore Championship Asheville in North Carolina.

The West Waterford man (39) closed with a bogey-free, five-under 66 to tie for seventh on 20-under, six shots behind winner Jacob Bridgeman.

Power started the Fall Series ranked 114th in the FedEx Cup standings but moves up to 104th with six starts remaining after clinching his third top-10 of the season.

Bridgeman, who claimed his maiden PGA TOUR win at February’s Genesis Invitational, closed with a 10-under 61 to win by two strokes over rookie Ben James, who also shot 61, on 26-under.

Overnight leader Neal Shipley could manage only a 69 and tied for third with Ricky Castillo on 23-under on another low-scoring day at The Cliffs and Walnut Cove.

JT Poston narrowly missed from 27 feet at his final hole for a 59 and tapped in for a 60, finishing joint fifth at 21-under as Bridgeman made an eagle and eight birdies in his 61.

The PGA TOUR resumes after the Presidents Cup with the $6m Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert Resort