Disappointed’…Peter Malnati shares the one shot he didn’t like in his Valspar Championship win

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Peter Malnati might have got his first win on the PGA Tour in nearly a decade yesterday but he wasn’t happy with every single aspect of his round.

36-year-old Malnati carded a superb final round of 67 to get over the line and win the Valspar Championship.

Malnati has now qualified for The Masters next month. It will be the first time in his career that the American tees it up at Augusta’s show-piece.

However, while most would expect Malnati to be on cloud nine and delighted with his performance, he still found time to criticise himself.

Speaking to the media after the round, Malnati revealed that he’d been particularly annoyed with one shot in his final round.

Peter Malnati shares what annoyed him about his final round at The Valspar Championship

Malnati was obviously happy to get over the line in the end. But he admitted that from the 13th hole onwards, he was feeling the pinch and pressure.

“From about the 13th tee in, I didn’t feel myself over any shot. I was really amped up. I was in a state of heightened energy. So I just had to keep going through my process and I have done enough repetition and for the most part I was able to execute properly. I hit a nervy shot into 16 and that was the one I would say disappointed me. But whatever you hit bad shots. That’s the only real one. Looking back for the rest of the day I hit shots not really feeling like myself. I’m really proud of that,” Malnati said.

Malnati could shock the world at The Masters

While he’s not going to go into the event as a favourite by any means, there is always someone who rocks up to Augusta and comes out of nowhere to contend.

The likes of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka will be headline grabbers, as will world number one Scottie Scheffler.

But with the tournament just over two weeks away, Peter Malnati goes into the tournament with a real feel good factor behind him.

He’ll go to Augusta absolutely full of it and. And while there’ll be an element of personal pressure from himself, Malnati can just go out and enjoy it and see what happens.

Don’t be surprised, then, if the 36-year-old is in the top 25 or so when all is said and done.