As entertaining as tournaments can be when many golfers are in contention down the stretch, it is almost as compelling when two of them are well clear of the field and going at it. That gives it a match play type of feel, still with chances to make up or lose multiple shots at a time.
That's what we had with this tourney. Zach Johnson and a white-hot Jason Dufner were well clear of the rest of the pros this weekend. That made it pretty much a showdown this final round between the two possible Ryder Cup teammates. There was some back and forth between them, with birdies being swapped with bogies breaking and recreating leads. It wasn't clear who was going to win until about the 15th hole, where Jason Dufner made a triple bogey that gave Zach a 4 shot lead with 3 to play. But then, things got interesting. Zach Johnson committed a rules infraction on 18 (not marking his ball back after Jason Dufner asked him to move it), and therefore was applied a 2 stroke penalty. Luckily, he was up by 3 shots at the time so he still was able to win by 1 stroke.
This was definitely an intriguing final round to keep note of. We saw a duel of talented Americans, an interesting rules infraction that almost cost a win, and the continued emergence of a rising star in Jason Dufner. Hopefully both of these players can continue this form all the way up until Ryder Cup season, so we can have a great chance to defeat the Europeans.
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