PGA Tour Valspar Championship final scoreboard http://espn.go.com/golf/leaderboard?tour=pga
I don't think Rory as good as he can be, will ever dominate the way Tiger did and this weekend was another example why.
Patrick Reed, Sean O'Hair and 21 year old Jordan Speith all emerged from a compelling final round at -10 to make a 3 way playoff. It was Speith who had scrambled magnificently all week who got up and down half a dozen times from tough positions who curled in a 30 footer on the 3rd extra hole while Reed and O'Hair could only watch, for the win..
My point regarding Rory is that there are just too many really good young players world wide now who can win on any given weekend, not to mention a solid group of proven veterans who all are hungry to do it again !
Speith's putt put an end to a superb afternoon of birdies and cluch play in fact this year has already had eight playoffs, more ammo to my point about Rory...
Reed nailed a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a -5 66, and then was lounging in a chair waiting to see if anyone could catch him, or how many would join him. Sean O'Hair made the playoff with a 30-foot birdie on the 16th hole and a tough par save on the 18th
Three behind with six holes to play, Spieth closed with a -2 69 to catch a faltering Ryan Moore who shot 72 T5, to win his second PGA Tour title, both in a playoff. It was his fourth win worldwide to reach a career-high ranking of #6 and at 21 he already has $10 million in career earnings.
Although he lost it was a good week for Sean O'Hair now 32 with 4 kids. He hasn't won since the 2011 RBC Canadian Open, and he had to earn back his full PGA Tour card at the Web.com Tour Finals. In contention for the first time in a long time, he was solid. in fact he had a 12-foot birdie putt to win on the second playoff hole, and it caught the right edge of the lip and spun away.
World #3 Henrik Stenson made three straight birdies and closed with a 67 to fall one shot short of the playoff.
Next week Rory returns, and many of these guys will move over to Arnie's place and remember Tiger who owns Bay Hill with 8 wins will be at home chipping and putting and playing with the kids....
Canadian final scores Nick Taylor T24 -2 70 70 70 72, David Hearn T53 +3 70 73 71 73 Adam Hadwin T71 +10 68 75 75 76
Bryan Angus (files from BBC Reuters AP..)
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