Highlights from the final round of Players Championship – Part3
World number three, Martin Kaymer teed-off from the front and failed to play like a four-time winner of 2010. The German bogeyed the opening hole on the front, which broke his momentum. He countered it soon without wasting much time, but repeated a similar
mistake after a gap of one green. He picked one last birdie on the front and wrapped it with a score of 1-under par.
The not-so-impressive start left Kaymer in a weak position, which ultimately showed up on his final scorecard. The player dropped two back-to-back shots starting from the par-3 13th and sealed the back with a birdie, which left him at par. Kaymer
wrapped the tournament tied up at the 19th spot with Sean O’Hair.
O’Hair started with a fierce pace, as he aced the second hole on the front, but then he dropped a shot at the immediate hole and followed it with a birdie. He signed for three more bogeys and one birdie to seal the tournament with a score at par.
Seven-way tie was seen at the 26th spot, which included Charley Hoffman, Charl Schwartzel, Brian Davis, Jeff Overton, Chad Campbell, Robert Karlsson and Rory Sabbatini.
Hoffman, who has won two titles on the PGA tour, teed-off from the front and played well until he approached the monster hole at the back. The American rolled two amazing birdies on the front against a single loss, which geared him for another superb half.
Hoffman fired three back-to-back birdies starting from the par-5 11th hole and proceeded towards the wicked ladies of the course. He birdied the 16th, but could not tackle the 17th, which stood between the water, throwing
open challenges to the players. The player managed to approach the green in the first attempt, but could not use the putter in its fullest strength and settled with 7-over par on this particular hole.
In result to the big number on the 17th, Hoffman slipped off from the second place of the leader board to the 26th.
2011 US Master winner, Schwartzel produced the best round of the tournament composed of five birdies and one bogey. The South African faltered in the long game, as he lacked accuracy, which was the primary tool to conquer the Tournament Player Club Sawgrass.
Schwartzel made up for the loss, while hitting greens in regulation (GIR). He missed only two greens, which showed the understanding of the greens that he gained by the end of the tournament.
Owing to the superb putting and GIR, Schwartzel jumped 18 spots upwards by the end of the day, which was a high hike.
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