Still, the second victory was hard in its own way. If he isn’t in your team right now, he should be.
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“Been hitting the ball really, really well, but I just couldn’t get all four rounds together for a week and never really had a hot start or round”, he said. Also, Walker finished runner-up previous year at the Byron Nelson.
Spieth’s last three rounds have been anything but pleasant. It marked Garcia’s lowest score at the Nelson since his first visit as a teenager, when he plundered the Cottonwood Valley layout back in the 20th century. The world number three headlines a field which features Martin Kaymer and the English quartet of Willett, Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood and Matt Fitzpatrick.
Asked in a news conference ahead of this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson if he used Day’s recent success as motivation, Spieth said: “Especially playing with him in these kinds of weeks where he’s doing what he’s doing”. Last year’s champion had his blowup in the final round of the Masters, then struggled while playing with No. 1 Jason Day last week at The Players Championship, missing the cut while Day went on to win. He will be worth a top-10 pick, but a top-five pick may be a little steep for the young star.
Known for years as the Byron Nelson, and named after the distinguished golfer gentleman from the area, organizers thought a corporate sponsorship would help.
Another birdie at the eighth meant Garcia had picked up five shots in as many holes to climb to the top of the leaderboard.
Perry won the Regions Tradition a few miles away at Shoal Creek in 2014, and the 14-time PGA Tour victor started on a roll.
Jimmy Walker has 50/1 odds to win this weekend, and that is understandable as he has missed his last two cuts. Check out our full fantasy preview for the AT&T Byron Nelson here.
Round of the day: Garcia played his opening nine (the back side at TPC Four Seasons) with eight pars and a birdie before exploding with four more circles and an eagle for a second-nine 29.
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As for Dallas, it’s the only city to host two PGA Tour events and this event is one of only two events on the Tour to be named after a former player (the other being the API). His putting is perhaps his biggest asset and in his last four tournaments, he’s ranked inside the top 25 in strokes gained: putting. Norman is tied for 106th in the field of 156.
