Ryan Gerard had two seven-point, birdie-eagle bursts and overcame five bogeys to win the Barracuda Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory. In breezy conditions at Tahoe Mountain Club in the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system,

Forecasting success is a risky venture given the vagaries of a notoriously fickle game, but in the case of Ryan Gerard the signs continue to suggest a bright and lucrative future. Gerard, 25, won the PGA Tour’s off-Broadway stop on Sunday,

In this tournament, the more points the better and Ryan Gerard had the most over four days at Tahoe Mountain Club.