Winner: Brian Harman
Around the wider world of golf: WOW! What a wild day of golf! Mo Martin won the RICOH Women's British Open (with an eagle on the final hole) on the LPGA/LET; Colin Montgomerie won the US Senior Open in a playoff on the Champions Tour; Justin Rose won the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open on the ET; Andres Gonzales won the Utah Championship on the Web.com Tour; and Tim Madigan won The Players Cup on the PGA Tour Canada.
And of course, Germany beat Argentina to win the World Cup. How could I possibly ignore that?
The Steve Stricker Annual Annuity Tournament wasn't real high on my "need to see" list Sunday. First there was the Women's British Open -- wasn't Martin's win a fun kind of shocker? -- and then there was all the flipping back and forth between the World Cup and the US Senior Open. Of course, both of those went to extra periods/holes, so the flipping went on longer than planned. (Naw, I didn't watch the Scottish Open... just checked to see who won. I'll watch those guys next week!)
Still, I tried to preserve a few type of tabs on the Deere. It commonly ends up as a shootout with a few pretty amazing play down the very last stretch. But with Stricker just off the lead beginning the day and Zach Johnson now not a long way lower back, it appeared reasonable to assume that one of these would maximum likely pull it off.
Boy, was I wrong there! Although Zach played one of his best rounds this year, Stricks had an off day and Brian Harman, the leader to start the day, took advantage of the situation. First-time winners aren't unusual at the Deere -- why, just last year a certain young lad named Spieth (you may have heard of him) got his first win there. But I don't think anyone expected Zach to get clipped at the wire again.
Hark! Do I hear the sound of huge shears snipping away? I believe I do!
I won't trouble seeking to recap a tournament of which I myself best stuck snippets. (Besides, the Tour's Upshot web page has a pleasant recap in case you need it.) However, I will note that Harman picked an amazing time to "mow down" the sphere, as it gave him the final exemption into the Open Championship subsequent week. As you know, the Deere continues a chartered plane prepared to hold players across the pond, no longer just for the man who grabs that remaining exemption however for any other players who may don't forget playing the Deere instead of the Scottish Open.
Harman stated he now not handiest brought his passport but more than one coats (and his fiance) as nicely. And due to his precise play, he has his very very own Limerick Summary to take alongside as nicely. Relax, Brian -- I apprehend that Limerick Summaries make it thru customs pretty without difficulty:
He played with Steve Stricker the last round?
But Brian, no longer Steve, won the Deere crown!
And before you examine this,
He?Ll already be whisked
Off to England ‘cause Brian is Open-bound! The photo came from the PGATOUR.com leaderboard page.
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