Kizzire finally solves riddle of 18th fairway

HONOLULU – Tied for the lead through 71 holes, Patton Kizzire did what he’d done all week on No. 18 at Waialae Country Club, carving a driver high into the tropical air. He watched as the ball just ran through the fairway and into a difficult lie.

He couldn’t reach the green with his next shot on the par-5 hole, and he failed to make birdie. That forced a playoff with James Hahn, which would stretch for six holes.

But on the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th, Kizzire changed his game plan.

“I hit a 3-wood in the first playoff hole,” he said. “That was a suggestion by someone that was pretty close to me, which I wasn’t crazy about the 3-wood play, but it made sense because I hadn’t been hitting that fairway.”


Full-field scores from the Sony Open in Hawaii

Sony Open in Hawaii: Articles, photos and videos


Kizzire, who was 1-for-4 in hitting the 18th fairway for the week before the playoff, didn’t do any better with a 3-wood, again finding the right rough and again failing to make birdie.

“When we went back [for the second playoff hole], I was like, man, I don’t want to be here all day. I want to make an eagle and win this thing. So I went with driver and hit a couple of nice drives there,” Kizzire said. “It’s a tough, tough fairway to hit. There’s no right or wrong club. You’ve just got to commit to it and do it.”

He hit driver on No. 18 for the second playoff hole, finding the fairway and leaving just 210 yards to the hole, and made birdie. He again found the fairway hitting driver on the fourth playoff hole and made birdie, but pulled his drive his next time down the hole (for the fifth playoff frame) and made par.

Ultimately, Kizzire won the playoff on the par-3 17th hole, the sixth overtime frame, when he scrambled for par and Hahn missed his par attempt from 10 feet.

Kizzire finally solves riddle of 18th fairway

Source: Internet

Related Posts

LPGA debuting its own behind-the-scenes documentary

Bryson DeChambeau on Dude Perfect video: ‘Times are changing’

Bryson DeChambeau on Dude Perfect – AUGUSTA, Ga. – Count Bryson DeChambeau among those who was surprised Augusta National green-lit the now viral Dude Perfect video. “Everybody was,” DeChambeau said…

Read more
LPGA debuting its own behind-the-scenes documentary

Brooks Koepka has inkling of what Tiger Woods faces in return at Augusta National

Brooks Koepka – AUGUSTA, Ga. – Brooks Koepka at least has some semblance of an idea of what Tiger Woods is facing this week at Augusta National. Last year, it…

Read more
LPGA debuting its own behind-the-scenes documentary

Fred Couples happy to be getting Tiger Woods texts again at Masters

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Ga. – Fred Couples has become a regular practice round partner of Tiger Woods at the Masters, but as this year’s tournament approached he didn’t expect to hear…

Read more
LPGA debuting its own behind-the-scenes documentary

Collin Morikawa much better at making golf history than recalling it

[ad_1] Collin Morikawa wants to make history. Remembering it, however, is a different story. Morikawa won two majors, the PGA Championship and The Open, prior to turning 25. He’s the…

Read more
LPGA debuting its own behind-the-scenes documentary

Watch: Masters tweets video of Tiger Woods’ Sunday practice round

[ad_1] Tiger Woods arrived at Augusta National on Sunday afternoon after tweeting that competing in the 86th Masters Tournament would be a “game-time decision.” Woods, around 3:20 p.m. ET, warmed up…

Read more
LPGA debuting its own behind-the-scenes documentary

Drive, Chip and Putt recap: Bubba Watson fan Autumn Solesbee among winners

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Ga. – Waiting for Autumn Solesbee under the iconic oak tree behind Augusta National’s clubhouse was Bubba Watson. As a former Masters champion, Watson has become a regular…

Read more

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *