“All you need is one good week” – Fans in awe as Eric Cole earns more at Honda Classic than his past 79 starts combined

Eric Cole finished second at the 2023 Honda Classic after ending the tournament with a scoring deficit of 14. With this win, Cole took home $915,600 in prize money from the purse of $20 million.

His total earnings in the last 79 starts were $688,659, while he won $915, 600 from a single tournament.

The PGA Tour shared the statistics on their Twitter account with a caption saying:

"A life-changing week for Erik Cole."

Fans appreciated the American golfer in the comments section of the post. They wrote:

"All you need is one good week. He’ll take that momentum to the next one."

"Awesome job! Keep up the good work."

"Thought it was about legacy."

"Great tournament this weekend. Only have one question what kind of pants are those that Eric Cole was wearing in round four today?"

"Let Eric in the Masters; he deserves it."

"Solid week of work"

"He can buy clubs now that aren’t PXG."

"Wonder what changed this week ."

Eric Cole gave tough competition to Chris Kirk, who won the 2023 Honda Classic. The American golfer started the final round with three consecutive birdies on the third, fourth, and fifth holes. He then made a bogey on the sixth.

Cole made two more birdies on the 11th and 12th holes and a bogey on the 15th to finish at a scoring deficit of three to wrap up the tournament at under 14.

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“It was a great week overall" - Eric Cole on his victory

The 34-year-old Eric Cole earned a card to compete on the PGA Tour this season. He finished in the top 25 on the Korn Ferry Tour to open his door for the PGA Tour.

Cole opened up about his performance in his interview and said:

“It was a great week overall. I played three really good days of good ball-striking and then today, especially on the front nine, my ball-striking wasn't where it needed to be. I felt like I hung pretty tough, and I was really proud of that. I played as hard as I could. I can't wait to get back in that environment again. It was a lot of fun.”

Earlier, after the second round at the 2023 Honda Classic, Cole explained:

"Spent a little more time playing with her growing up. But they've both helped a lot. Like at a younger age, as a junior, I played more with my mom and we kind of hit it similar distances. It's kind of like I learned a little bit more from her because of that."

Since the beginning of 2023, the PGA Rookie has had an eventful journey. He proposed to his long-term girlfriend Stephanie Williams at Pebble Beach Golf Links three weeks ago, and he has now finished second at the Honda Classic.

Chris Kirk won the tournament after scoring 69 in the final round. He began the final round with a birdie and finished with four birdies and three bogeys to win the championship.