Winner: Jimmy Walker
Around the wider world of golf: Lexi Thompson breezed to her second LPGA victory at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia (the Constructivist has more details); Sung-hoon Kang likewise cruised to victory at the CJ Invitational Hosted by KJ Choi on the Asian Tour; David Lynn got his first-ever European Tour victory at the Portugal Masters; Russ Cochran won the SAS Championship (in front of his mom, who drove 14 hours to watch him play) on the Champions Tour; and Soo-Yun Kang got her first JLPGA win at the Stanley Ladies. (The Constructivist has details on that one too!)
Okay, allow me get this directly... It is the 2013 Frys.Com Open however it's the first occasion in the 2014 PGA Tour season... Hmmm, this could get complex!
But it wasn't complicated for Jimmy Walker. He hit fairways and vegetables (for the maximum element) and made putts. It changed into enough to overhaul wunderkind Brooks Koepka (who struggled with the fairways and veggies part down the stretch) and resurgent legend Vijay Singh (who struggled with the setting element on Sunday).
Koepka had a 4-stroke lead at one factor, going into the again nine, but it seemed like nerves subsequently stuck up with him. He fell right into a tie for 0.33 but -- if things exercise session as they normally do -- the end gave him more or less a 3rd of the cash he'll want to get a Tour card subsequent 12 months, plus a gap in next week's tournament, plus numerous publicity with the intention to likely result in sponsors exemptions. He'll be fine.
Vijay has to feel good about where his recreation appears to be heading. While he is going to play some on the Champions Tour (he knocked out a 2d there closing week) he intends to retain his recognition on the everyday Tour for a while. I think he's going to be excellent, don't you?
In the meantime, I'm sending out this Limerick Summary to the first-time winner who shares a name with a certain alcoholic beverage. I don't know if he likes whiskey, but I'm guessing that something flowed freely last night:
Don?T get him confused with the whiskey!
Jim?S recreation isn?T almost as risky
As gunning the throttle
While chugging a bottle.
(Though the post-game bash might have got frisky.) The photo came from the front page of PGATOUR.com.
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