Whew, what a weekend at this week's PGA TOUR event, the HP Byron Nelson Championiship. So much went on this weekend- pros struggling, an amateur hogging the spotlight, a 5th playoff in 6 weeks for the TOUR, and an unheralded young gun taking the title. Oh and not to forget- Tony Romo married Candace Crawford (former Miss Missouri) on Saturday, and Manchester United was defeated by FC Barcelona by a score of 3-1 in the Champions league final as well. And, the French Open is entered its second week over these past few days, so yeah, lots of sports events have been occurring besides this wild finish.
For this tournament there was a lot of surviving going on rather than moving up the leaderboard. If you shot even par on Saturday or Sunday, chances are you shot up a few spots and made some more money. This was evident for Australian golfer Jason Day, who started of his tournament with a 2 round total of 3 over, but gutted out some good golf and finished in the top 5 at 1 under par. This tournament really gave many viewers a chance of how the U.S. Open will probably be- a tough mental and physical grind.
When Sunday began, quite a few notable names had a chance to take this tournament. This included talented Spaniard Sergio Garcia and fan favorite Jordan Spieth, who just graduated high school. Both struggled on this day however, with each shooting 77's and promptly knocking them out of contention. This opened the door for players such as Ryuji Imada, Ryan Palmer, and Keegan Bradley to have a chance to take the trophy home. In the end, it came down to Palmer and Bradley. Palmer made a clutch birdie on the extremely hard finishing hole, and forced a playoff. But in the playoff, when both players hit their tee shots both way right, it was Bradley who parred the whole and took home the win. It came a surprising win to many people, including myself, because prior to this, his best finish on either the Nationwide or PGA TOUR was a runner up finish. But obviously he was the one who outlasted the entire field on this day, and credit is given to him for hanging tough and getting it done.
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