Mehaffey, 17, is a great prospect who had already won the Irish, Scottish, and Welsh open amateur titles this year.
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After missing a three-footer that would have won it at the first extra hole, Grillo made amends at the next, the par-five 18th, with an eight-foot birdie to edge Na at the Silverado Resort in Napa.
Not only did he earn $1.08 million, he’s going to the Masters next April.
Portland golf promoter Jeff Sanders is hitting the big time. He also gets 500 FedExCup points.
She had a 14-under 274 total on LPGA International’s Jones Course and earned $22,500 to finish 20th on the money list with $40,614.
“But it’s a tough play in a playoff”, Grillo conceded.
He just missed a chance to do a lot more. His first putt also went long, opening the door for Grillo to win it with a birdie.
Na said he has been hitting driver off the tight fairway grass all week without any trouble. His third shot went through the branches but sailed the green, and he misfired on two putts. Na then chipped out of the greenside rough, about 10 feet past the pin.
“I can’t believe it. This is awesome”.
“It means everything, ” Grillo said. “I’m enjoying every second”. So I’m going to go out and enjoy the Masters.
“It’s been an incredible journey in the last five weeks”. These were PGA Tour players he was facing back home, so Steele had to give them strokes.
This is a big week for Vegas, who received a sponsor’s exemption after losing his card and needs to make the most of what limited tournaments he can play this year.
“I found maybe a little trick that I can enjoy being in the moment, enjoy being under the pressure”. “I just couldn’t buy any putts”.
“It’ll happen, it’s just a matter of where and when”, Thomas said.
The seven-time PGA Tour victor finished at 4-under 284 at Natadolo Bay in the event sanctioned by the OneAsia and Australasian tours. He extends his exempt status through the 2017-18 PGA Tour season.
Grillo turned pro and skipped college in favor of playing the European Tour.
Grillo has won his last two tournaments in thrillers.
“So it’s nice to get a couple of events in before the turn of the year. Whether I need to talk to someone about that I’m not sure”, said McIlroy.
“I wanted to come out, do my own thing, not worry about what the boys were doing”.
Grillo made two more bogeys on the back nine and two more birdies, then eventually won the playoff with another birdie on the second hole.
The American equalled the course record at the Silverado Country Club on Thursday when he shot a 63 and although he was unable to replicate that form on day two, he did manage to retain the overall lead.
So, for different reasons, and with different ramifications, the Frys is attracting the same kind of crowd that it always had.
The way Steele parred the last three holes of the third round, an inviting stretch of two par-fives and a driveable par-four, was worrying for his backers.
“I turned it around”. Van Awsegan fired off a final round 4-under to get himself in contention. He woke up and felt dizzy. He was diagnosed with severe dehydration.
Grillo showed an nearly Spieth-like resiliency, bouncing back from a series of mistakes.
“This is awesome, ” he said. “I was so dizzy the whole round”.
“I don’t think it’s not a technical issue at all because I putt the ball really well on the putting green”. I don’t know if it was bending over and looking sideways, but I made a few putts.
The talented and power-packed trio of Justin Thomas, Patrick Rodgers and Jamie Lovemark could conjure low final rounds to set a clubhouse target, but they are all giving up shots to Emiliano Grillo and Justin Rose, which may prove too much.
“It was fun to be here”.
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“I’m looking at the three tournaments I’ve got coming up, which are important to me because I want to try to win the Race to Dubai again”.
