Sometimes in golf it’s better to not play the ball as it lies, as in the case of an errant Jhonattan Vegas tee shot during the final round of the 3M Championship on Sunday.
For decades, Latin American athletes have been making a mark in Major League Baseball, and in more recent years the NBA. They are starting to more in golf, too. And it hasn’t been an accident.
With the Greensboro event the last chance for players to make their way into the FedEx Cup Playoffs, here are 10 notable names on the postseason bubble.
Fortunately for the viewers at home, there’s plenty of do-or-die matches that will provide plenty of drama and remove most of the confusing scenarios. The main event of course being Jordan Spieth (2-0) vs Patrick Reed (2-0).
Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Jhonattan Vegas lead the way through 36 holes at The Northern Trust, the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs at Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury, New York.
The 15th at the PGA National is a part of the course’s vaunted “Bear Trap”. That reputation doesn’t mean jack to Jhonattan Vegas, who tamed the beast during this morning’s final round at the Honda Classic.