DUNROBIN, Ontario – Brett White emerged victorious at the Commissionaires Ottawa Open presented by Lépine Apartments after carding the third 59 in PGA TOUR Americas history on Sunday – the second in the last two days – to claim his first career PGA TOUR-sanctioned win.

White started the final round seven strokes behind the 54-hole leader, Philip Barbaree Jr., who carded a 13-under 59 on Saturday. After a 5-under 31 on the front nine, White put himself in the driver’s seat with an 8-under 28 on the second nine, which was capped off by a 63-foot eagle putt on No. 18 to give himself the clubhouse lead. White’s comeback is the largest in PGA TOUR Americas history.

“Yeah, that 18th hole, that pin was very much ‑‑ very, very similar to last year's Sunday pin,” White said. “For some reason I hit it in the exact same spot last year. I two‑putted that and just remembered that, and actually it broke pretty good to the left once it was coming down that hill. I kind of picked a spot just a foot, just was trying to focus on speed. I don't know, about 2 or 3 feet out of the hole I knew it was going in.

"It was pretty special, it was a special day. To putt, to make a 63‑footer to break 60, personal best, all that good stuff, and to cap it off with a win in really solid playoff holes after kind of sitting around for an hour and a half. Yeah, it was a great day. Crazy day.”

With the win, White moved from No. 14 to No. 3 in the Fortinet Cup points list and puts himself in a strong position to finish inside the top 10.

“Yeah, I think my main goal is to get in the top 10,” White said of his goals for the season. “Now with a win I can kind of maybe readjust that goal to trying to win the Fortinet Cup.

It's all about getting back out on the Korn Ferry Tour. This definitely helps. My play from the Latin swing definitely helped, too … It's just all eyes on getting back to the Korn Ferry Tour and trying to earn my card that way.”

White’s wife Natalie and his newborn daughter were in attendance for the win. After his victory, White was quick to note his family’s support has helped him reach this point: "That's why I play golf and why I work so hard is to do it for them,” White said. “My wife being a schoolteacher, she's traveled with me many summers, but now we have Nellie, a 4‑month‑old. It's great to have them here. I get to go to the golf course, I get to do my work and I get to come home and kind of forget about golf and be a dad. It's really cool. Happy to have them here, it's been awesome.”

White is expected to be in the field next week Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos - CBM Aggregates from July 31-Aug. 3, at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.

Charting the champion

About Brett White (first/26 under)

• Claims his first career PGA TOUR-sanctioned win in his 66th start (17th on PGA TOUR Americas) at the age of 32 years, 2 months and 29 days
• Records the third sub-60 score in PGA TOUR Americas history, and the second 13-under 59 of the weekend
  • Philip Barbaree Jr., third round, 2025 Commissionaires Ottawa Open presented by Lepine Apartments
  • Harry Hillier, second round, 2024 Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship
• Made nine starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024; finished No. 112 in Fortinet Cup.
• In 2017, he spent three weeks in the hospital with viral encephalitis. White did not play the game for an entire year, until the summer of 2018. Following his hospital stay, he used a wheelchair and had to undergo 10 weeks of physical therapy to learn to walk again. He won the Nevada Open two years after his original diagnosis.
• Earned co-medalist honors at the first stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, which earned him exempt status through the 2025 Latin America Swing
• Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and resides in Houston
• Family includes his wife, Natalie and newborn daughter, Nellie

Competition notes

Course setup: Par 72/7,032 yards; R4 average: 68.44
Weather: Sunny with a high of 32 degrees Celsius (89F). Wind from the SSW at 2-14 km/h with gusts up to 26 km/h.  

• The 2025 Commissionaires Ottawa Open presented by Lépine Apartments Champion Brett White tied the course record at Eagle Creek Golf Club after carding a 13-under 59 in the final round.
  • White led the field in birdies made on Sunday, with 13. White also made eagle on No. 18, and did not make a bogey in the final round.
• White overcame a seven-stroke margin in the final round, the biggest comeback in PGA TOUR Americas history.
• A.J. Ewart (T10/20 under) is the low Canadian after 72 holes in Ottawa.
• Hole No. 7, the 500-yard par 5, played as the easiest hole in the final round (-0.675 strokes under par).
• Hole No. 5, the 408-yard par 4, played as the toughest hole at Eagle Creek Golf Club in the final round (+0.195 strokes over par).