Winner: Hideki Matsuyama
Around the wider world of golf: Esteban Toledo won the Allianz Championship on the Champions Tour; Sebastian Munoz won the Club Colombia Championship on the Web.com Tour; Danny Willett won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the ET; Shaun Norris won the Leopalace21 Myanmar Open on the Asian Tour; Georgia Hall won the Oates Victorian Open on the ALPG; and Ha Na Jang won the Coates Golf Championship on the LPGA.
And in case you by hook or by crook missed it, the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in the Super Bowl.
Rickie Fowler changed into uncharacteristically emotional after losing to Hideki Matsuyama in an remarkable four-hole playoff. He had hoped that his grandfather would see him win in individual. Instead, he noticed his grandson in tears.
At the danger of sounding insensitive, it become water of some other type that brought on the ones tears -- the water chance on the driveable par-four 17th. An unexpected tough bounce for the duration of regulation sent his ball 360 yards into the water behind the inexperienced and a pulled tee shot found the water on the left side for the duration of the very last hollow of the playoff.
Admittedly, Rickie's sport were a piece off all day. Had it now not been for his scrambling there might not have been a playoff in any respect.
By evaluation, Hideki had some neglected opportunities after a gap birdie however speedy were given his game lower back under manage. His bogey-loose sixty seven matched Rickie for rating but turned into tons steadier normal. His birdies on 17 and 18 at some point of law pressured the playoff, and he never definitely struggled at some stage in those very last four holes. He has now gotten each of his PGA Tour wins in playoffs.
During the published Johnny Miller advised that Hideki would possibly very well turn the "Big3 / Big4" dialogue right into a "Big5" over the subsequent couple of years. If he keeps this up, it may not take that lengthy; this win jumped him up seven slots to #12 within the OWGR.
It additionally jumped him as much as to 2 Limerick Summaries. Congratulations, Hideki!
They each wasted pictures, sure it?S true?
But waste management?S what the pros do!
As Hideki were given higher
Poor Rickie got wetter
And the man from Japan got Win Two. The photo came from the Japan Times site.
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