Jacob Bridgeman has pulled it off. The 26-year-old successfully fended off Rory McIlroy on Sunday afternoon at Riviera Country Club to pick up his inaugural win on the PGA Tour. Bridgeman, who started the day with a massive six-shot lead,

Jacob Bridgeman leads The Genesis Invitational by six strokes heading into Sunday’s final round at The Riviera Country Club.

Not since Adam Scott in 2005 has a player competed at Riviera for the first time and left with the trophy. Bridgeman, a 26-year-old from Clemson, played well enough last year to reach the Tour Championship and has been steadily on the rise.

Jacob Bridgeman heard cheers all day long for everyone but himself Sunday at Riviera until the final ovation. He made a nervy par putt on the 18th hole for a 1-over 72 and a

Jacob Bridgeman and new wife Haley Bridgeman recently got married. Learn more about the golfer's marriage and family life away from PGA Tour.