While it’s fair to wonder what Van Rooyen’s round could have been, he was not worried about entertaining such questions. Now he has to wait to see if his 72-hole total is a winning one.
Rose surveyed the situation and then hurdled the fence and opted to hit the shot, his second on the hole, while standing in the backyard, which was out of bounds.
In the end, it’s tough to figure out what was more entertaining: watching Akshay Bhatia not once, but twice, strip down to his shirt and nearly get stuck in the mud during the third round of the Honda Classic, or his good-natured reaction afterwards.
Straka, who birdied three of the final five holes in shooting four-under 66 to beat Lowry by one, may have been the beneficiary of the meteorological whims, but nobody can say he didn’t seize the moment.
Normally at “The Bear Trap” at PGA National, it’s the water lurking everywhere that can be the most terrifying aspect for a tour pro. As Nick Taylor came to find out on Thursday, the land ain’t that much safer, either.
His short game has been his saviour but Adam Scott knows he must overcome recent struggles with his ball-striking to contend at this week’s Honda Classic at PGA National’s Champions course and its infamous ‘Bear Trap’.
To be fair, while Azinger’s tone and cadence were measured, his comments felt unnecessarily acidic. Trying to belittle the European Tour to make his case isn’t right. That doesn’t mean Azinger was wrong.
Overall, Im ranked fourth in strokes gained/approach the green as well as seventh in strokes gained/around the green. That added up to more than 12 strokes ahead of the field in strokes gained/tee to green, which ranked first in the field.