If you tuned in late last night after the weather delay that had been threatening all afternoon, and saw MacKenzie Hughes make a 47 foot, downhill curler for birdie, followed by a 43 footer from off the green at 18, you'd have thought this is easy !
In fact, though he putted well all week, especially with his 60 on Thursday, those two bombs were just too little, too late as he finished with 67 T3 at -17, just 2 shots behind Dustin Johnson's winning 67 -19 at the Travelers Championship on TPC River Highlands.
It's been 2 very good weeks for Mac Hughes. He had struggled mightily MC on 6 of his last 7 events, however at the Honda Classic in January before the COVID break he finished 2nd 71 72 66 66 -5 and said this week "everything finally fell into place"
Last week he was right in contention at the RBC Heritage 66 68 69 -10 until he blew out a Sunday 78. This week he flirted with 59 on Thursday and while he made everything that day, I noted his swing is so good right now, completely on plane, and that never changed all week. 60, 68 68 67 -17. Just a couple of putts falling here and there would have seen him holding the trophy. Apart from that 78 he played 7 rounds at -27 and he only made 2 bogeys here all week.
He made $436,600 and think of this, one more putt meant $806,600 and two more meant $1.332m. https://www.golfdigest.com/story/here-is-the-prize-money-payout-for-each-golfer-at-the-2020-travelers-championship
DJ was in the untouchable Dustin mode this weekend, powering his way to an easy 61 on Saturday, and was cruising with 4 birdies 32 on Sunday, before he went walkabouts on 13,15 and 16 with 2 bogey's and a save from the water. However he stood up and parred 17 then smashed a 350 yarder dead center on 18, leaving just a wedge to prevail at -19 for his 21st tour win, this time with only a few officials and players on the course to see it. (69 64 61 67)
Brendon Todd lost all that was working for the previous 3 days, slipping to 75 without a birdie T11.
A nice story for a young American Will Gordon who was in on a sponsors invite, and was supposed to be playing on our MacKenzie Tour here in Canada before it was cancelled, who fought back from a Saturday 71 with 64 on Sunday to finish T3, and qualify for special PGA Tour exemption.
Next week its quietly up to Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage Classic over the July 4th weekend with the COVID-19 virus just exploding over USA, particularly in Florida and the SW.
Bryan Angus
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