Judging the pace and line perfectly, Varner made what is surely the unlikeliest winning putt of his life to reach 13-under, claim the title and the $US1 million first prize.
There are fortunate bounces, and there are painful bounces, but you don’t see a lot of fortunate painful bounces. Almost fortunate enough to give Watson a hole-in-one on a par 4.
The return of the Open Championship after a two-year hiatus will be cause for celebration this week. But reminders of why it was canceled last year still linger.
This week marks his first start since the PGA Championship, more than a month ago. If the back has indeed healed even a little, it’s not showing. And still, there he is, sky-high on the leaderboard.
According to Ping, the process for Watson’s new G425 LST started more than a year ago with some concepts developed in-house by the company’s designers.
Although financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, Ping confirmed the deal extends the relationship well past Watson’s expected PGA Tour career.
In a compelling interview, Watson opened up about his years-long battle with anxiety that on three occasions had him rushing to the hospital in recent years thinking he was having a heart attack.