CROMWELL, Conn. — Kenny Perry has set a goal of winning 20 times before he leaves the PGA Tour.
The 48-year-old earned No. 14 on Sunday at the Travelers Championship, shooting a 63 to finish with a tournament-record, 22-under-par 258, three strokes better than Paul Goydos and David Toms, two other 40-something golfers.
It was Perry’s 11th victory since his 40th birthday.
“Six more wins is a lot of wins,” he said. “I’ve won three last year, two this year already. Who knows? If I can get hot again, get on one of those streaks and sneak in two more by the end of the year, it might be very realistic.”
The 48-year-old Perry tied a course record with a 61 Thursday and led after each of the first two rounds. But he trailed Goydos by a stroke heading into the final round.
Perry responded by shooting a 32 on the front nine and put the tournament away by making birdie on 17 after hitting a 164-yard approach to within 8 feet.
“He played like a guy who’s won 14 times,” Goydos said. “I played more like a guy who’s won twice, especially early in the round.”
Perry, who moved to the top of the FedEx Cup standings, now has won five times in just over a year, the most of any player on tour. He has 12 top-10 finishes over that span while making every cut. His 258 is tied for the fourth-best 72-hole score in tour history.
