Winner: Zach Johnson
Around the wider world of golf: Miguel Angel Jiménez had the record as the oldest winner on the ET; with his win at the Hong Kong Open, he pushed that record even farther! Thomas Björn won the Nedbank Golf Challenge, also on the ET; Pornanong Phatlum won the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters on the LET; Lydia Ko won her 5th pro tournament (and 1st as a pro) at the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters, co-sponsored by the KLPGA and Taiwan LPGA (this tournament is where a number of the LPGA players were this week, and the Constructivist has details); and Yusaku Miyazato (Ai's brother) won the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup on the Japan Tour. Also, GC signed a TV deal with the Asian Tour, so we'll actually get to see some of those events over the next 10 years.
Tiger and Company surely determined to offer Sherwood Country Club a becoming sendoff. After 14 years because the World Challenge's host, it virtually deserved something pleasant.
But I'm not sure everybody was organized for the drama and surprises they were given.
Both Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar thought that they had a risk to win whilst Tiger bogeyed 14 and Zach parred it, however neither may want to avoid bogeys at the way to the clubhouse. They wished assist from both of the frontrunners but got none, in order that they finished a far off third and 4th, respectively.
By the time they reached the 15th tee, handiest Tiger and Zach Johnson had a realistic threat to win the identify. Tiger led through a single stroke, and each parred the fifteenth. Then the amusing started.
Zach nearly holed his 1/3 shot on the par-five sixteenth. Both he and Tiger birdied.
Zach almost holed his tee shot at the par-3 17th. He birdied, Tiger parred, and the two went to the par-4 18th tied for the lead.
That's when it were given a little wild.
Zach hit the fairway, Tiger found the hard. Tiger attempted a draw from the hard with the ball beneath his feet, and failed to get sufficient on it. He ended up in the deep greenside bunker, leaving Zach with a sincere method... Which, inexplicably, Zach shanked into the water fronting the inexperienced.
And then Zach holed his wedge from the drop zone for a par, leaving Tiger to scramble for par to force a playoff... which he did. And in the playoff Tiger left his ball in the bunker again but couldn't get it up and down this time.
Those who understand the arcane workings of the OWGR say Zach will likely leap to #9 with this win. (It won't be an legit PGA Tour win, however it DOES get reliable global ranking factors.) And subsequent year the World Challenge will leap all the manner across the united states to Florida and its new home, Isleworth. But Zach's potent jump over the host of the very last World Challenge at Sherwood goes to be talked about for quite some time.
Back in 2011 Tiger beat Zach by way of a unmarried shot at this event. This week Zach back the desire, and gets his very own Limerick Summary as a reward:
Tiger went out to win his very own tourney
And he delivered Zach alongside for the adventure.
At the end, both got edgy;
Zach gave him a wedgie
And Tiger’s hopes left on a gurney. The photo came from the tournament's homepage at PGATOUR.com.
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