ORLANDO, Fla. — Matt Kuchar and his college-bound son had a fantastic Saturday on the PNC Championship, birdieing all however three holes for a 15-under 57 and a two-shot lead over John Daly and his college-bound son. Each sons carried the load in a scramble format.
“He is a horse and a saddle, that is all,” Daly, a two-time main champion, stated of Southern Novice champion John Daly II, a senior on the College of Arkansas.
Cameron Kuchar, who will attend TCU subsequent 12 months, drilled his driver on the primary gap and hit a wedge to his foot for a birdie. Kuchar additionally drove, wedged and putted for an additional birdie. That is when Cameron had the concept to report the “solo birdies” he bought on his photographs.
“He broke the report. It was a lot greater than my solo birdie report,” Kuchar stated of his son. “He introduced out the perfect in me at this time.”
Cameron gained the match throughout the match, forcing him to a low rating on the Ritz-Carlton Membership, giving him an opportunity to win the Willie Park Trophy, the pink belt awarded to the profitable workforce.
The one downside was the par-5 14th gap, the place water poured down the left aspect. Each have been within the fairway. Each fell into the water. They wanted to scramble for par, however on this format it felt like a bogey.
“Particularly after he hit that drive, I really feel prefer it’s slightly little bit of a let down once you come away from par,” Kuchar stated. “The most effective factor to do is get again on observe shortly, and Cam did that the following day.”
This match is fashionable amongst gamers who’ve gained majors at The Gamers Championship, and so they convey one little one or father or mother to take part. Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland was the one newcomer among the many 20 groups. He’s recovering from mind surgical procedure in September 2023, and his father, Dan, is a most cancers survivor. They fired 61 photographs.
Sunday’s closing spherical was additionally in a scramble format, with every workforce attempting to hit from their favourite ball, leaving a number of groups remaining, two of which have been ladies, and so they needed to dash to the end line.
Steve Stricker and his daughter Izzy, a sophomore on the College of Wisconsin, completed sixtieth at 12 underneath, together with two-time LPGA main champion Nelly Korda and her father, former Australian Open tennis champion Petr Korda.
The 60-year-old additionally has Davis Love III and Davis Love IV (also referred to as Drew), who gained the match twice in 2012 and 2018. Drew Love was unable to play on PNC as a result of he had an Asian Tour card, however he now not has a card on any tour, and Loves was a late entry as various gamers, together with Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas and Gary Participant, have been unable to play as a result of damage or well being points.
Daley and Little John are additionally previous champions, defeating Woods and his son Charlie in 2021. Son took a shocking victory on the ultimate par-5 gap with an 8-iron from 190 yards to 10 ft.
Annika Sorenstam and her son Will McGee have been in an 11-under 61 group that additionally included Woodlands and Justin Leonard and his college-aged son Luke (Villanova). David Duvall and his son, two-time defending champion Bernhard Langer and Wall Road’s son Jason, additionally turned 61.
