Winner: Derek Ernst
Around the wider world of golf: Bernd Wiesberger won the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters on the Asian Tour; Esteban Toledo won the Insperity Championship on the Champions Tour; Brett Rumford won for the second week in a row at the Volvo China Open on the ET; Cristie Kerr won the Kingsmill Championship on the LPGA; Brendon Todd won the rain-shortened Stadion Classic at UGA on the Web.com Tour; Tim O'Neal won the 66° Arturo Calle Colombian Open on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica; and James Kingston won the Investec Royal Swazi Open on the Sunshine Tour.
WHO???
That became the response of a variety of human beings when Derek Ernst found his way to the top of the leaderboard at Quail Hollow and then won a playoff in opposition to David Lynn. Ernst did not even recognise he turned into going to be within the discipline at the start of the week. He become on his way to the Web.Com event and became around and got here returned whilst he were given in as fourth change. He even changed condominium vehicles in Georgia to keep away from a $a thousand charge for losing the automobile at a exclusive area.
I don't think he's going to should worry approximately that kind of thing for a while.
In bad weather that turned into methodically knocking off the top gamers like Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney, all Ernst did turned into birdie two of the closing four holes -- one of those birdies coming at the 18th, on the stop of the Green Mile, to make the playoff -- after which make a nice clean par on the primary playoff hollow to seal the deal.
Ernst have become the youngest winner on Tour this year. And for the reason that he had stopped over to play a round at TPC Sawgrass -- just in case he were given into the PLAYERS next week (he did) -- he can also soon emerge as the youngest multiple winner this 12 months.
What else can I say? This week's Limerick Summary salutes the most up-to-date member of the PGA Tour -- who, very with ease, has the type of call it's perfect for putting in a limerick...
With his existence as a golfer unsure,
Our younger Derek got here up with a treatment.
With two birds and a smile
He tore up the Green Mile
And thus Ernst his way onto the Tour. The photo came from the front page of PGATOUR.com.
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