Winner: Davis Love III
Around the wider world of golf: Lydia Ko won the CP Women's Open on the LPGA for the third time... and this time she got to keep the check; Billy Andrade won the Boeing Classic on the Champions Tour; Patton Kizzire won the News Sentinel Open on the Web.com Tour; Sam Ryder won the National Capital Open to Support Our Troops on the MACKENZIE TOUR-PGA TOUR Canada; David Horsey won the Made in Denmark on the ET; Mayu Hattori won the CAT Ladies on the JLPGA (bangkokbobby has details);and Bryson DeChambeau won the US Amateur, becoming only the fifth man to win it and the NCAA individual title in the same year.
It's humorous how things training session once in a while. We wondered if Tiger Woods could get his eightieth win at Greensboro a few 50 years after Sam Snead did the same.
Instead we got a 50 winner at Greensboro, much like Sam became in his final win there.
And the irony of it all is that Davis Love stated Tiger helped him get his putter troubles worked out earlier than the event and encouraged him to attempt to win tournaments instead of just make cuts, that Davis's game changed into good enough. Whatever problems Tiger may be having together with his sport -- and yes, we noticed major enhancements this beyond week -- it is similarly clean that Tiger acknowledges while a terrific player simply desires a nudge. (Don't overlook that Tiger did the identical for Jason Day only a month earlier than he received the PGA.)
Davis Love hasn't needed to worry approximately his Tour card in some time, as he already had the 20 wins important for permanent Tour club. Likewise, he does not have to concern himself with the want to prove himself to everyone -- his stature amongst Tour gamers guarantees he will always have the honour of his peers.
But Davis did not have a Masters invite and he didn't have a pass into the FedExCup Playoffs. Those are probable tons greater important to him... And he now has both.
In addition, you may upload those little tidbits to his already lengthy resum?: He is now the handiest energetic participant to have gained at the PGA Tour in 4 one of a kind a long time -- Nineteen Eighties, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s -- he is now the 1/3-oldest Tour winner in PGA Tour records, and he now has three wins at the Wyndham. (Perhaps no longer as astonishing as his five wins at Harbour Town, however staggering despite the fact that.)
This year turned into a banner yr for gamers getting into the FedExCup Playoffs -- five gamers did so this year, extra than any of the past 5 years:
- Davis Love III
- Jason Gore
- Jonas Blixt
- Camilo Villegas
- Ryo Ishikawa
At 51, Love has nevertheless got it;
He wanted 8-underneath, he shot it!
Tour playing cards weren?T a situation
Nor recognize to be earned?
But that train to the Playoffs? He caught it. The photo came from the daily wrap-up page at PGATOUR.com.
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