RBC Heritage: South Africa's Branden Grace Wins His First PGA Tournament

Branden Grace's two-shot victory at the RBC Heritage was his first on the PGA tour and it also took the South African to within one spot of his career high in the world rankings. Granted, this tournament typically does not attract many of the world's top 10 ranked players, nonethless a PGA victory is a rare feat for professional golfer. Grace jumped three spots to No. 11 in the world after donning the tartan jacket. It equals his highest standing outside of a two-week stretch earlier this year when he was ranked No. 10 following his victory at the Qatar Masters. While Grace made the most notable jump near the top of the standings, plenty of other players parlayed a big weekend into a rise in the Official World Golf Ranking. That list was headlined by former world No. 1 Luke Donald,  who had fallen to No. 95 in the world last week. After a T-2 finish at Harbour Town, though, the Englishman is back up to No. 68. Meanwhile, OWGR #1 Jason Day faded in the third and forth rounds to finish T23 at -1 under par ... nine strokes off the lead. What does the future hold for the young Grace? Will this victory be the first of many on the PGA tour or simply a one-time, one-off win against a less than overwhelming field? Send us your thoughts here at the Pro Golf Tour: http://progolftournaments.blogspot.com/