On Sunday it was " Bombs away " at Riviera

For me Sunday at Riviera was a day full of spectacular shots and bombs! I mean just bombs on the greens and from the fairways, with a bomb of a finish...

Sergio Garcia ended up 4th in his first event of the year Stateside, but he had the round of the day, a 64. He hit 3-wood to 10 feet for eagle on No. 11, holed a 4-iron from 207 for eagle on No. 15, bombs.. then birdied the 18th for a 30 on his opening nine. When he holed a birdie putt across the third green, another bomb, he was 8 under for the day through 11 holes, and only three shots behind.His momentum ended with a bogey on the par-3 fourth, and he had to settle for the 64

Bill Haas hit a bomb of a 290 yard 3 wood onto the 17th and 2 putted for birdie, made par at 18 for 69 -7, leaving Mickelson and Bradley with the job of making birdie at the 18th.

First Mickelson from over 20' from the fringe above the hole brought the house down with another bomb for his spot in the playoff. Then after the fist bump with Bradley and an invite to "join me"" he watched as Keegan drained his bomb from 15' for a really neat finish.

The 3 of them went off 18 for the first playoff hole...no blood.

Then to the short 312 yard par 4 10th, driveable but risky. Haas was in thick rough behind the 10th green, and smartly played away from the flag with hopes of making par and going on to the next hole.

Mickelson and Bradley each came up short, a horrible angle. Mickelson's flop shot landed near the hole and rolled into the back bunker. Bradley was in the bunker, and did well to blast out to 15 feet, just through the green.

Haas was away, 45 feet across the green with a large break, good time for a long lag.. right... no we're talking about bombs and he made the final one of the day, right in the middle and movin'. What a putt.

Mickelson (71) took the flag out but couldn't make the bunker shot, then Bradley (71) with a 15 footer to tie Haas... fell to his knees as his putt caught the right edge, but rolled just past, they both ran out of bombs !!

final scoreboard http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboards/current/r007/##

Canadian scores
T44 6 96 Graham DeLaet 4 F* 3 info 73 68 73 74 288
T44 17 74 David Hearn 4 F* E info 70 73 74 71 288

That was a a really exciting day, Riviera, the old lady of LA held her own, -7 for these guys over 4 rounds is championship quality, or as the kids today would say "Riviera is the bomb man !"


Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and at http://www.isr1050.com/
(notes from pagatour.com)