Concluding a week in which much more than a trophy was on the line, Sami Valimaki successfully battled nerves and pressure to accomplish a career first at the 2025 RSM Classic. The 27-year-old Finn kept a crowded chasing pack at bay Sunday in Sea Island, Georgia, to enter the winner's circle for the first time in his PGA Tour career at 23 under, one stroke clear of Max McGreevy.

Valimaki is the first Finnish man to win on the PGA Tour and represents the 17th first-time winner this season, a total that clocks as the second most in a single season since 1983. He also follows in the footsteps of Ludvig Åberg and Maverick McNealy as the fifth straight first-time winner to emerge at the RSM Classic.

Already locked into full-time playing privileges in 2026 as he started the PGA Tour season fin

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