Winner: Nate Lashley
Around the wider world of golf: Sung Hyun Park won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on the LPGA; Steve Stricker made the US Senior Open his second Champions Tour major of the year; Kristoffer Ventura won the Utah Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour; Christiaan Bezuidenhout won the Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters on the ET; Rikuya Hoshino won the Dunlop SRIXON Fukushima Open Golf Tournament on the Japan Golf Tour; and Perrine Delacour won the Prasco Charity Championship on the Symetra Tour.
I guess some things never change, like the fates of my Tuesday Twofer picks. I picked Xander Schauffele (WD) to win and Chex Reavie (MC) to Top10. But my field list showed Xander still in the field on Tuesday, so I'll have to stop trusting those things. And Chez? He played well on Thursday and then I guess he saw I picked him. Oh well..
- Winners: 2 for 26
- Place well (Top10): 11 for 26 (6 Top5 finish, 5 more Top10s)
- Overall Top10s: 22 of 52 (11 Top5s, 11 more Top10s)
And I doubt few human beings are disillusioned he gained.
You in all likelihood recognize the tale. Nate Lashley misplaced his mother, dad and lady friend in a aircraft crash back in May 2004. If that wasn't terrible sufficient, he is fought all styles of issues because then and turned into gambling on a medical exemption this week. He was the last alternate to make the sphere, mid-day Wednesday.
Then he blew that subject away by means of six strokes. Only Rory had a larger win (seven strokes) this season. And Nate's sister, his new lady friend and a dozen or greater buddies from Phoenix and Nebraska have been waiting for him whilst he walked off that final green.
Of course, sufficient swag got here with that win -- money, a -12 months exemption, a experience to the Open and the whole lot else -- to trade his life dramatically.
And if that wasn't wild enough, the runner-up was Doc Redman. The medalist in the Monday qualifier changed his life as well, making this a week of miracles for two struggling pros.
Nate says he'll need some time to adjust to all of the extraordinary things which have just happened to him. But hopefully he might not need long to modify to his fame because the newest Limerick Summary recipient. It's an honor that's lengthy past due... And nicely deserved.
The mem?Ries of tragedy beyond
Could no longer deter Nate on the ultimate.
As he sank those final putts
His supporters went nuts
‘Cause his play left the whole field outclassed. The photo came from this page at pgatour.com.
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