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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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Photos from the 2024 Players Championship
On the heels of Scottie Scheffler’s dominant victory at Bay Hill, the PGA Tour heads a little farther north in Florida to TPC Sawgrass this week for The Players Championship. And of course, GolfWRX is on site to get a look at what the players are playing.
We’ve already spotted a new Titleist mini driver this week, and there’s plenty more.
Check out our photos below!
Pullout Albums
- New Titleist 2 wood – 2024 The Players Championship
- Cam Young testing Titleist’s new 2-wood – 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship
- Hole Nos. 17 and 18 – 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship
- Toulon Small Batch Texas putter – 2024 The Players Championship
- Swag Golf custom headcovers – 2024 The Players Championship
- New Ping PLD staff bags – 2024 The Players Championship
- SuperStroke St. Patrick’s Day putter grip – 2024 The Players Championship
- Taylor Montgomery using PuttView X training goggles – 2024 The Players Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
GolfWRX is on the ground in Orlando ahead of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
We’re assembling our usual collection of WITB photos, general galleries, and of course, gear inspired by the King himself.
We’ll continue to add to the photos below as more flow in from Florida.
General Albums
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Monday #1
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- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Monday #3
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Tuesday #1
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- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Tuesday #1 (thanks, bvmagic!)
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Tuesday #3 (bvmagic)
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Tuesday #2 (bvmagic)
WITB Albums
- Matt (LFG) Every – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Sahith Theegala – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Scottie Scheffler – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Luke List – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Adam Schenk – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Taylor Moore – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- David Ford – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
Pullout Albums
- New Cameron putters (and new “LD” grip) – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- New Bettinardi MB & CB irons – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Custom Bettinardi API putter cover – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Custom Swag API covers – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- New Golf Pride Reverse Taper grips – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- New PXG putters – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Scottie Scheffler putter change – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Sepp Straka – shaft change to new Ventus blue – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Rickie Fowler’s new Cobra Darkspeed X driver and Denali shaft (and Radspeed 3-wood) – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Justin Rose testing Srixon Z Forged II irons – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
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Photos from the 2024 Cognizant Classic
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Cognizant Classic —FKA the Honda Classic.
The first leg of the PGA Tour’s traditional “Florida swing,” the Cognizant Classic continues to be contested at PGA National’s Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, host course of the 1983 Ryder Cup and 1987 PGA Championship. The course is known for its famed “Bear Trap,” a three-hole stretch of holes that take their name from Jack “The Golden Bear” Nicklaus, who redesigned the course in 2002.
The Bear Trap includes No. 15 (a par 3), No. 16 (a par 4), and No. 17 (a par 4). All three holes involve water and have led to several big numbers from Tour players over the years.
Check out an assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums below.
We’ll continue to update the galleries as more photos flow in from Florida!
General Albums
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Monday #1
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Monday #2
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Monday #3
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Monday #4
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Tuesday #1
WITB Albums
- Brandt Snedeker – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Max Greyserman – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Eric Cole – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Carl Yuan – WITb – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Russell Henley – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Justin Suh – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Alex Noren – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Shane Lowry – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Taylor Montgomery – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Jake Knapp (KnappTime_ltd) – WITB – – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Sam Ryder – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Maverick McNealy – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Tua Tagovailoa mini WITB (NFL QB, Miami Dolphins) – 2024 Cognizant Classic
Pullout Albums
- New Super Stoke Pistol Lock 1.0 & 2.0 grips – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- LA Golf new insert putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- New Garsen Quad Tour 15 grip – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- New Swag covers – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Jacob Bridgeman’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Bud Cauley’s custom Cameron putters – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Ryo Hisatsune’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Chris Kirk – new black Callaway Apex CB irons and a few Odyssey putters
- Alejandro Tosti’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Joohyung Tom Kim’s “new” center-shafted Scotty Cameron putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
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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