Watson claimed his 11th career US PGA Tour title, all of them coming in the past eight years. It’s also his second win this season, and his second career World Golf Championships victory.
Marquee names headed home early include Jason Day, Marc Leishman, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood and Paul Casey.
After Friday’s second round of the Valspar Championship, Paul Casey said, “I want to win this week, but if I don’t I want Tiger to win this week.” One of those wishes came true.
After getting into the field as a third alternate, Canada’s Corey Conners finds himself alone atop a leaderboard that features names like Tiger Woods, Paul Casey and Justin Rose.