"Common Speith choke job" - Fans react to Taylor Moore winning the 2023 Valspar Championship 

Taylor Moore won the 2023 Valspar Championship. The American golfer erased Adam Schenk's three-stroke lead on Sunday to finish at a scoring deficit of 10. He registered a one-shot victory over Schenk. Moore took home $1.4 million in prize money along with the Champion's trophy.

However, his win was pretty surprising for the fans as they were expecting Jordan Spieth to win the event.

The PGA Tour shared a post of Taylor Moore's first victory on their social media page with the caption:

"The first win of his PGA Tour career!"

Golf enthusiasts took to the comments section to write:

"Common Speith choke job."

While some congratulated the winner on his first PGA Tour victory.

"A great tournament. A great finish. Congratulations to Taylor Moore."

"Huge Congratulations to Taylor, it is not easy to win on the PGA Tour. Many more wins to come for this man!"

"Congratulations. Great tournament."

Taylor Moore didn't get off to a good start to the tournament, wrapping up the opening round with a score of 71. He started the tournament with a birdie on the 12th hole and finished the opening round with two birdies and a double bogey.

He eventually made successive progress in the second round. Moore made six birdies and two bogeys in the second round to finish up at 67.

In the third round, Moore made three birdies and a bogey to wrap it up at 69, and with a final round of 67, he topped the leaderboard a shot ahead of Adam Schenk.

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"Really, Solid player" - Jordan Spieth appreciates Taylor Moore on his victory

Four years ago in 2019, Moore suffered a lung collapse. He revealed that his right lung was 50 percent damaged, potentially depending on the left for survival.

His dream of winning the PGA Tour was fading in front of his eyes when the golfer came to know about his health.

Moore revealed in his interview that in the spring of 2019, he was driving to the airport to catch a flight for his next match but turned right to visit the doctor. He detoured to an urgent care facility and later came to know that his right lung was half damaged.

But he never gave up on his dream. Moore took a break from the game to focus on his health and four years later won the first PGA Tour. It was an inspiring journey and Moore was happy with the choice he made. He said (via Golf Week):

"I think if I would have taken a left (to the airport), I might not be here in front of you guys tonight. So, I mean, that was God’s will just to tell me to take a right and go to the hospital and check out what was going on.”

Taylor Moore finished the 72-hole game with a total of 10-under 274, two strokes ahead of Jordan Spieth's third finish.

The three-time major champion was also happy for Moore and appreciated him in his interview. Spieth called him a solid player and said:

“Really solid player that’s been knocking on the door."