Matt Kuchar won at Hilton Head. (Allison)
MATT KUCHAR THREE-PUTTED FROM four feet on the par-3 17th hole at Harbour Town golf Links, but that didn’t keep “Kooch” from winning the RBC Heritage. The hottest man in golf over the last month holed out his bunker shot on the final hole to wrap up a 7-under 64 in windy conditions and a 1-stroke victory over 54-hole leader Luke Donald.
I watched much of the coverage on Sunday and was aghast when Matt missed his four-foot birdie putt at 17, and then missed again for par, walking off with a bogey and tied with Donald. I thought, “Uh-oh. Here we go.”
But Kuchar said he just shook it off and headed to 18, which “requires your full attention.”
“It really feels awfully good,” he said afterward. “I thought Houston I was in control. I thought that was a tournament I was going to win. But […]