Whew, what a sports day. We first had the sensational soccer game of Manchester United vs. Chelsea which was thrilling throughout, then we had this golf tournament which got a lot more interesting with Spencer Levin struggling, and finally we had the Super Bowl, which featured Eli Manning yet again out-dueling Tom Brady. This was definitely a day to remember.
But anyway, back to our golf tournament in Phoenix, Arizona. Spencer Levin started the day with a nice 6 shot cushion and was easily playing miles better than anyone on the first 3 days. But then, things got weird. Levin started going backwards as the field moved forwards towards him. It eventually saw him surrender his lead to 1 shot at the turn, with guys like Kyle Stanley and Ben Crane pursuing him. Stanley was playing hot today, trying to overcome the horrible turn of events that happened to him last week. He ended up with a great round of 65 to give him a chance. He made putts when he needed, and scrambled excellently. You could tell he was going to win once Levin made double bogey on the easy par 5 15th hole. From that point on, Kyle was able to hang on and finally capture that first elusive victory.
This should do wonders for Kyle. He's got immense talent and might finally join the cast of up and coming Americans to crash the PGA Tour in recent years. And for Spencer Levin, he surprisingly seemed upbeat after this hard loss. I'm sure his gritty attitude will get him in contention again soon. It'll only take a matter of time, just like Kyle showed us.
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