Winner: Fabian Gomez
Around the wider world of golf: Inbee Park became only the 3rd LPGA player to 3-peat at a major with her win at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship; Bernhard Langer became the first Champions Tour player since Arnold Palmer to defend his Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship; Shane Bertsch won the Rust-Oleum Championship on the Web.com Tour; Albin Choi won the Bayview Place Island Savings Open on the MACKENZIE TOUR-PGA TOUR Canada; Jimin Kang was declared the unofficial winner of the Decatur-Forsyth Classic on the Symetra Tour when it was shortened to 18 holes; Chris Wood won the Lyoness Open on the ET; Thaworn Wiratchant won the Queen's Cup on the Asian Tour; and Misuzu Narita won the Suntory Ladies Open on the JLPGA (bangkokbobby has details).
Let's face it: The big event this weekend was the ladies' major, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, played at legendary Westchester Country Club. I admit that I was glued to the TV watching Inbee Park not only make history but do it by shooting 3 bogey-free rounds on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even Phil Mickelson's T3 run on Sunday wasn't enough to pull me away.
But the FedEx St. Jude has an extended history, having started life in 1958 because the Memphis Classic. (It's as old as I am!) A lot of massive call players have received there and, because of all that records, a win there incorporates a certain quantity of popularity.
It would not hurt that TPC Southwind has a recognition as a hard music to overcome. It takes a confident shotmaker to get a win there.
On Sunday it seemed to be a -man race between Fabian Gomez, who has won on the Web.Com Tour however by no means on the Big Tour, and Greg Owen, who has won on the ET and Web.Com Tour but additionally never at the Big Tour. The two were tied whilst the day started out and they had been nevertheless tied after nine...
But then things went bitter for Owen. Gomez went -three at the electricity of his accurate shotmaking even as Owen went 1 over the identical stretch. In the stop it wasn't even a contest. Granted, Owen took plenty of positives faraway from the event clearly due to the fact entering into rivalry again proved, as he stated, "I can relax understanding I?Ve still got it."
Unless the "it" in question is the trophy, that is. Fabian Gomez adds his call to the short list of Argentinian winners on Tour, which includes Roberto De Vicenzo and Angel Cabrera -- both of whom, btw, are major winners. Fabian may additionally need to wait a piece for one of those however his watch for a Limerick Summary is over:
Steady Gomez introduced the win
While Greg Owen?S left ready once more.
But the Argentine?S way
With this path won the day
And he hoisted his prize with a grin. The photo comes from the tournament upshot page at PGATOUR.com.
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