It’s been a year since Si Woo Kim became the youngest winner of golf’s “Fifth Major.” In one of the best field’s in golf though, it was Webb Simpson who stole the show this week by shooting rounds of 66-63-68-73 to finish the tournament at Eighteen Under Par and win by four strokes. It would’ve took a very special round for anybody to catch Webb on Sunday as he started the day with a 7-stroke lead. This was Simpson’s fifth PGA TOUR victory and will definitely be a win that stands out this year as Simpson led the field in driving accuracy (82.1%) while ranking dead last in driving distance (71st) at 280.5 yards. That is extremely impressive given today’s modern golfer and the focus on length.
There was some excitement that ran throughout the day, first set by Brooks Koepka and his course record tying round of 63. He had a birdie putt that lipped out on his 72nd hole to beat the course record. It appears the current US Open Champion is over his wrist injury though and hopefully, he’s able to pick up where he left off last year and be a genuine contender once more throughout the year in the Majors. On another note, Justin Thomas’ consistent play over the past few months has paid dividends in the form of being ranked the World Number 1 golfer in the world, overtaking Dustin Johnson.
The story of the day was definitely Tiger Woods though. After making the cut on the number, he put together two brilliant rounds on the weekend (65-69), which could have been a whole lot lower if he sustained his momentum towards the latter parts of his rounds. He is definitely ready to win – and we wouldn’t doubt it if he lifts PGA TOUR title number 80 this season. Watch highlights of his final round above.
Source: PGA TOUR
