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Day defeats Dubuisson to claim maiden WGC Victory
It took six hard fought matches and five extra holes, but Jason Day finally has his much-pursued second-career PGA Tour victory. Day defeated 23-year old Victor Dubuisson in 23 holes in the Championship match to claim his first World Golf Championship in what turned out to be one of the most entertaining playoffs in recent golf history.
Day dominated the match early on, capitalizing on some short missed putts by Dubuisson. He was 3-up through 12 holes, but the young Frenchman, ranked a sneaky 30th in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) coming into the event, began to chip away. Dubuisson had to make a 13-foot birdie putt on No. 17 to stave off elimination, and then managed a spectacular up-and-down from a greenside bunker on No. 18 to send the match to extra holes.
The escape-artistry from the native of Cannes did not stop there, however. It was as if The Golf Club at Dove Mountain somehow knew that this would be its last time on television for the foreseeable future.
On the 19th hole (normally the first), both players found the fairway. Dubuisson, playing first, juiced a 7-iron over the green and into the desert and amongst the cacti. Day, though, could not find the green from some 20 yards closer, tugging his approach left of the green and into a greenside bunker. Dubuisson then hit perhaps the year’s most amazing shot to 4 feet and Day tugged his bunker shot some six feet left. Both players made their putts.
Unbelievably, the second playoff hole unfolded in much the same way as the first. Once again, Dubuisson found himself in the desert near the green, and once again he executed an all-time shot to get it up and down to halve the hole. Comparisons to Seve Ballesteros and Harry Houdini flooded the golf-obsessed corners of social media.
Two more holes, halved in par and bogey, respectively, brought the weary pair to perhaps the best hole on the golf course for match play: the drivable par-4 15th. Both players drive the ball pin-high and right of the green, with Day ending up in the fairway collar and Dubuisson away in the right rough. Here Dubuisson’s magic finally ran out, as his shot wandered to the back fringe some 25 feet from the hole. Day pitched to 4 feet, Dubuisson missed his putt and Day holed his putt for the victory.
Apart from an extreme case of perseverance in the face of a seemingly kismet-aided opponent, the win serves as confirmation of the progress of Day’s young career. It is only his second PGA Tour triumph—his first since his 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship victory. As often as Day shows up on big-tournament leaderboards, one would think he would have racked up more wins by now. Instead, the young Australian has made his name with a number of very high finishes in some of the highest-profile tournaments. In only 13 major championship starts, Day has a stellar six top-10 finishes.
Adding a World Golf Championship to those near-misses gives more of an impression of Day as a proven winner. Between the confidence this win must give him and Adam Scott’s watershed victory for Australia at last year’s Masters, Day has to be considered a favorite at Augusta in a few weeks.
When it ended, it seemed that the match of the day would be the Consolation Match, which also went to extra holes. Rickie Fowler vanquished Ernie Els in 19 holes to claim third prize. The veteran Els and the young upstart Fowler traded blows all day, with neither player being more than 2-up at any point. It took an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 18 for Els to force extra holes.
The runner-up finish vaults Dubuisson into the 23rd spot in the OWGR. He has qualified for the Masters by a comfortable margin and looks poised to remain high in the game’s ranks for years to come. With the Ryder Cup coming to France in 2018, there seems little doubt that Dubuisson will be a cornerstone of that European squad.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.
General Albums
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #2
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Alex Fitzpatrick – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Austin Cook – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Alejandro Tosti – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- MJ Daffue – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Nate Lashley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- James Nicholas – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Kevin Streelman – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rasmus Hojgaard – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Tom Whitney – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- SangMoon Bae – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Daniel Berger – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rory McIlroy – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Russ Cochrane – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Aldrich Potgieter – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Steve Stricker WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Drew Brees WITB (Legendary New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Thriston Lawrence WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
Pullout Albums
- MJ Daffue’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Cameron putters – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Swag covers ( a few custom for Nick Hardy) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Custom Bettinardi covers for Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Patrick Cantlay spotted testing a Scotty Cameron blade putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #2
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Thomas Detry – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Will Zalatoris – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey putter with triple track alignment aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Scotty Cameron The Blk Box putting alignment aid/training aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.
The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.
GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Ben Taylor – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Paul Barjon – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Joe Sullivan – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Wilson Furr – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Ben Willman – SoTex PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Jimmy Stanger – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Rickie Fowler – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Harrison Endycott – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Vince Whaley – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Kevin Chappell – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Christian Bezuidenhout – WITB (mini) – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Scott Gutschewski – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
Pullout Albums
- Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Ben Taylor with new Titleist TRS 2 wood – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Swag cover – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Greyson Sigg’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Davis Riley’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Josh Teater’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Hzrdus T1100 is back – – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Mark Hubbard testing ported Titleist irons – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Tyson Alexander testing new Titleist TRS 2 wood – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Hideki Matsuyama’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Cobra putters – 2024 Valero Texas Open
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Alex
Feb 23, 2014 at 11:14 pm
Man, this French bloke’s recovery shots were simply out of this world. And I thought that after Lee Trevino, Seve and Tom Watson I’d seen it all.
J
Feb 23, 2014 at 10:21 pm
Great golf! We need more head to head Golf!
Ponjo
Feb 24, 2014 at 7:56 am
Victor nailed on for Ryder Cup. Hope not see putts of 3 foot being given for a half then.
Steve
Feb 26, 2014 at 3:17 pm
I definitely agree. It’s a great change of pace