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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 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
See what GolfWRXers are saying in the forums.
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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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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