Farmers Insurance Open: Matthieu Pavon first French player to win on PGA Tour since 1907

The 31-year-old PGA Tour rookie was playing in his 11th Tour event and shot a three-under-par round of 69 to win by one shot at Torrey Pines in San Diego.

He sealed victory with a birdie on the 18th to finish on 13 under, a stroke ahead of Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard.

“I still can’t believe it. It is big for our country,” Pavon said.

“I hope it will inspire a lot of people because coming from an amateur player which is 800 in the world to a PGA Tour winner is pretty big.”

Pavon recovered from a bogey at the first hole to pick up five birdies in the remainder of his round at the Torrey Pines South Course.

After his eight-foot birdie putt at the 18th, he roared in celebration and then hugged caddie Mark Sherwood.

Pavon, who won on the DP World Tour at the Spanish Open in October, said: “I can’t thank the PGA Tour enough to give us the opportunity to come from Europe and compete here in America against the best players in the world.

“That’s always been the dream for me. I got finally a shot and I took it.

“I think it is historic for French golf. We have Celine Boutier, the French LPGA player who won Evian last year, which is an even bigger performance.”

Hojgaard finished in second after a 70 while Germany’s Stephan Jaeger and

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