A birdie at PGA National’s par-5 18th was all he needed on the first playoff hole to capture his second win of the season, and the eighth of his career.
Bubba Watson felt his game was still on an upward trend coming into the Genesis Open. On Saturday his assessment was correct, posting a 65 to vault into the solo lead. Â
It was going to be a difficult task for Jon Rahm to follow up a career-low round, but he did a good job of it on Friday at the CareerBuilder Challenge despite a rocky start.