By TERRY LYONS, Editor
The Honda Classic: Review and Notes
THE YEAR of the 40s: Matt Jones won his second PGA Tour title in his 330th start and became the fourth winner in his 40s this season. He also became the sixth player this season to win more than six years after his previous victory.
Jones converted his 54-hole lead/co-lead for first time on Tour, and finished with a five-stroke win which ties the largest margin of victory in tournament history.
Brandon Hagy earned his best career PGA Tour result on his 30th birthday, and in doing so, he moved up 101 spots in the FedExCup standings.
Sam Ryder played the famed “Bear Trap” in 3-under for the week, the best of any player who made the cut.
Chase Seiffert (T-3) at (-6) closed with 6-under (64), matching his career low (64/R4) at the 2018 Travelers Championship). He moved from T-41 to T-3 and carded his fourth score of 65 or better this season.
Brendan Steele (T-3) at (-6) recorded his second consecutive top-10 result at The Honda Classic (T-4) in 2020 and has five Top 15 finishes in last six starts at The Honda Classic.
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The Honda Classic - Final Leaderboard
Matt Jones 61-70-69-68—268 (-12)
Brandon Hagy 69-62-76-66—273 (-7)
Five players at (-6)
Full Leaderboard (link)
What They’re Saying About The Honda Classic:
Matt Jones Wins Honda; Earns Masters Invite (ESPN/Associated Press)
Chase Koepka Had Solid Week at Honda (PGATourCom)
The Honda Classic Final Round Review:
#SportsBiz, Sporting Goods and Golf Industry News:
Who is In; Who is Out at Match Play Champ (Golf Week/USA Today)
What’s In Matt Jones’ Bag (PGATourCom)
Prize Money from The Honda Classic - (Golf Week/USA Today)
Brooks Koepka’s Status for Masters is TBD (ESPN)
Brooks Koepka Reveals Details of Surgery (Golf Week/USAToday)
Up Next?
Dell Technologies - World Golf Championship Match Play (Tournament link)
Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship (Tournament link)
First Look at WGC (link)
First Look at Corales (link)
2021 WGC Field (link) - Bracket revealed at 10am March 22nd.
2021 Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship Field (link)
Tournament Site (link)
2020 Corales Results (link)
2019 WGC Results (link)
Special Note: The Brackets for WGC Match Play were just revealed at 11:00am EDT today. HERE is LINK
On This Day in Golf History:
March 22, 1934 - The very first edition of The Masters tournament begins at Augusta National Golf Club, then known as the “Augusta National Invitational Tournament.” The course was played in reverse nine holes at the first event, and again in 1935, before its current format started in 1936. - (Courtesy of Randy Walker), Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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Partin’ Putt:
Overview of Corales Puntacana Resort Championship: