Golf: Kuchar captures Players Championship
Of the four wins, it is by far the biggest title of his career.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH:
American Matt Kuchar kept his composure while others around him caved under the pressure to win The Players Championship tournament by two shots. Kuchar closed with a two-under 70 to finish at 13-under-par 275 for his fourth win on the USPGA Tour. Of the four wins, it is by far the biggest title of his career. “What an amazing feeling to hoist this trophy and win among one of the strongest fields in golf,” said Kuchar. “To come out on top, to do it on Mother’s Day, it really is magical.” Meanwhile, Martin Laird rolled in five birdies in a seven-hole stretch from the seventh to grab a share of the lead. But Laird closed with a bogey for a five-under 67 at the TPC Sawgrass.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2012.
American Matt Kuchar kept his composure while others around him caved under the pressure to win The Players Championship tournament by two shots. Kuchar closed with a two-under 70 to finish at 13-under-par 275 for his fourth win on the USPGA Tour. Of the four wins, it is by far the biggest title of his career. “What an amazing feeling to hoist this trophy and win among one of the strongest fields in golf,” said Kuchar. “To come out on top, to do it on Mother’s Day, it really is magical.” Meanwhile, Martin Laird rolled in five birdies in a seven-hole stretch from the seventh to grab a share of the lead. But Laird closed with a bogey for a five-under 67 at the TPC Sawgrass.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2012.