Around the wider world of golf: Victor Dubuisson got his first ET victory at the Turkish Airlines Open; Adam Scott completed the Australian Triple Crown with a victory at the Australian PGA Championship on the Australasian Tour; Mohd. Siddikur won the Hero Indian Open on the Asian Tour; amateur Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (I think I spelled that right) won the PTT Global Chemical Thailand Ladies Open on the LAGT (Pornanong Phatlum got the money); and Teresa Lu won the LPGA/JLPGA Mizuno Classic (the Constructivist has details).
Alas, poor Briny Baird! He continues to seek his first PGA Tour win. The McGladrey Classic was his 365th start -- a year of starts, if you please. Perhaps leap year will be luckier for him.
At least he gets some consolation. Playing on a medical exemption after surgery on both shoulders, he made enough cash to keep his card and he got his 6th runner-up finish. And it's not like he played badly; he was undone by a 3-putt par and one bad drive. Not bad for someone who's played very little golf in the last year or so.
But it would have been a lot better for him if Chris Kirk hadn't showed up for the final round. Despite a bogey on the 14th hole, and despite rinsing his ball at the 15th hole with his second shot (and hitting a bad chip with his fourth shot), he still managed to escape with a bogey and a par. They kept him in touch with Baird, a mere shot ahead after the 3-putt par.
And then Kirk birdied 17 and Baird bogeyed 18 (because of the bad drive). Game over.
While it was Kirk's second PGA Tour victory, it was the first-time trip to the Masters that had him most excited. The tournament wrap-up at PGATOUR.com has more interesting bits of info if you're interested. In the meantime, this week's Limerick Summary salutes the newest new guy at Augusta:
His hybrid at fifteen was jerkedThe photo came from the front page of PGATOUR.com.
To the left, making this round more work
Than I’m sure Chris intended.
Still, when it all ended,
He won. (And Augusta’s a perk!)
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