Two years ago, junior golfer Dustin Barr began chemotherapy for two tumours, but he continued to practice every day and compete in the sport he loved. His will to win helped him beat cancer.

Over the weekend, the 19-year-old native of Thunder Bay, Ont. won his first junior tournament in Florida against a field of the top young players from around the world.

Barr went wire-to-wire in shooting consecutive scores of 71 to win the Boys 15-19 division of the Future Collegians World Tour event at Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Fla.; he was two strokes clear of Marcos Montenegro of Argentina. Following the victory, Golfweek magazine recognized Barr as Junior Boys Player of the Week.

“I’ve worked really hard to get where I am right now. This means a lot,” said Barr, whose dreams of a NCAA college scholarship and playing on the PGA Tour never wavered even after the two cancerous tumors were found – one in his pancreas and another on his hip – in March 2013.

At the time, doctors said Barr required surgery to remove a part of his pancreas, as well as, a hip replacement. Barr underwent seven rounds of chemotherapy over the course of the next five months, but his Thunder Bay coach Dustin Wilson said Barr “played golf everyday and you’d never know he had cancer.”

After a golf trip to Scotland with Wilson that included his “wish” round at The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland arranged by the Children’s Wish Foundation, Barr continued chemotherapy; he competed through exhaustion and loss of hair from his treatments. After returning to Canada, Barr underwent 16 hours of surgery, after which the doctors declared the tumors dead and his hip saved. He immediately began a physiotherapy program to rebuild his strength.

This past January, Barr was strong enough to enroll at Core Golf Academy in Orlando. He is now working hard on his game with coach Nick Duffy, competing and hoping to catch the eye of an NCAA college coach.

In Thunder Bay, his mother Leanne said the family was overjoyed at Barr’s progress. “We have cleared the avalanche and now just have to get to the top of that mountain.”

Jeff Hay, Core’s Director of Golf, said Barr’s victory has thrilled everyone connected with the academy and demonstrated the young man’s grit and determination.

“It’s tremendous how Dustin has overcome such odds and continued to pursue his dream,” Hay said. “Because of his illness, he really hasn’t played many tournaments against top competition, which makes his win all the more incredible.

“With this victory and beating cancer, I think it sets Dustin up to attract attention from some college coaches. Wouldn’t any coach want a fighter like this guy?”

The stage has been set for the world’s top female junior golfers to put their talent and skill on display at the second annual World Junior Girls Championship.  The Marshes Golf Club in the nation’s capital is set to host the event from September 20-25 as the world’s premier 18-and-underplayers descend upon Ottawa to compete in both team and individual competition.

“We are thrilled to announce The Marshes Golf Club as hosts of this year’s World Junior Girls Championship. The challenging course and the scenic backdrop of Ottawa will showcase the game’s proud tradition in Canada,” said Tournament Director Mary Beth McKenna.

Situated among wetlands and forests with the Gatineau Hills in the distance, The Marshes is a prime example of the craft and care that Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Sr. put into their course designs. The venerable club has been home to several local and provincial amateur competitions and has hosted five PGA of Canada Senior Championships, most recently in 2009.

Conducted by Golf Canada in partnership with the Golf Association of Ontario and supported by the International Golf Federation, the 2015 edition of the World Junior Girls Championship will bring together 48of the top 18-and-under female golfers from 15countries. As hosts of the event, Canada will once again feature two contingents vying for the competition’s top prize.

When asked about having the championship in Ontario again, Golf Association of Ontario’s Executive Director Steve Carroll spoke to the tournament’s ability to grow the game. “It is an honour to host this event in our province for a second consecutive year and we greatly appreciate the support of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and the Ottawa Valley Golf Association for this world class championship. It provides us the opportunity to not only develop our athletes on home soil, but to also showcase our great sport and display the amazing golf skills of these incredible athletes.”

The inaugural tournament held last year at Markham, Ont.’s Angus Glen Golf Club saw Team USA claim team honours while Beverly Hills, Calif. native Mika Liu finished atop the leaderboard. Team Sweden took home silver while Canada One comprised of Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., Naomi Ko of Victoria, B.C. and Grace St-Germain of Ottawa captured bronze. Canada Two, made up of Calgary native Jaclyn Lee, Thornhill, Ont.’s Selena Costabile and Richmond, B.C.’s Alisha Lau finished the tournament in 13^th place.

In addition to the 72-hole team and individual competitions, the World Junior Golf Championship will be a celebration of the sport with a specific focus on developing the game. Before the tournament gets underway, Golf Canada will host a Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) coaching summit and a girls skill development clinic.

“As much as this Championship is about competition, it also serves to strengthen the game and increase the profile of golf in Canada,” said Scott Simmons, CEO of Golf Canada.

The competition’s first round will begin on Tuesday, September 22; the tournament’s closing ceremonies will wrap-up the event on Friday, September 25 with one team and one player being crowned world champions.

DORAL, Fla. – Whether by choice or coercion, Dustin Johnson sat out for six months.

That much should not be forgotten as Johnson, fresh off another World Golf Championship title that renewed his credentials as an elite player, tries to move forward even as there are lingering questions about his past.

And those questions linger in part because the PGA Tour doesn’t release all information about suspensions.

“We don’t think the fans really want to know about most of the stuff we would be talking about,” Commissioner Tim Finchem said Sunday. “We don’t think there’s a large volume of it, and we don’t think much of it is very serious.”

Heading into the final major of last year, Johnson was No. 5 in the Ryder Cup standings, a lock to make his third straight team. He was No. 4 in the FedEx Cup, poised for a shot at a lucrative payoff. And then he walked away under curious circumstances by announcing a leave of absence in a statement that contained words like “personal challenges” and “mission of self-improvement.”

The PGA Tour said nothing except to wish him well, and to deny a report by Golf.com that Johnson was suspended for six months. Golf.com reported Johnson failed three drug tests, the last two for cocaine, including in 2012 when he missed three months for what he said was a back injury from lifting a jet ski out of the water.

Six months later, Johnson looks as good as ever.

In the last five weeks, he has tied for fourth at Pebble Beach, lost in a playoff at Riviera and won at Doral.

There was a vibe on Twitter and in the locker room at Riviera when Johnson was in the playoff that it was not right for him to leave quietly and return with so little inspection. Johnson was helped because most of the attention went to Tiger Woods and his lost tooth and lost game.

Johnson received no earnings in golf tournaments for six months. He has averaged $164,183 per tournament in his career and missed at least seven tournaments he ordinarily would have played.

The tour is required under its anti-doping policy to announce a suspension (but not the substance). There have been two cases in seven years. But when it comes to recreational drugs, the tour conveniently tucks that under its ubiquitous “conduct unbecoming a professional” category, in which the tour is not required to publicly disclose anything. And it rarely does.

Conduct unbecoming could be a 3-iron that gets hurled into the water or any other fit of frustration. It could be comments that disparage another player. It could be marijuana.

John Daly was hearing rumors in late 2008 that he had been suspended for life because of a series of incidents. He called The Associated Press to set the record the straight: He was only suspended for six months. The AP called the PGA Tour, which said it does not comment on discipline.

Finchem said it doesn’t make sense to announce a fine when it would only serve to remind people of something “that five people saw on the fourth green.” Then again, millions of television viewers heard Patrick Reed berate himself over a three-putt in Shanghai by using a gay slur. The only comment came from Reed, who apologized.

By not saying anything, the tour creates a vacuum filled with speculation, innuendo and rumors.

These are what follow Johnson.

When asked if the Golf.com report on the failed drug trusts were accurate, Johnson said “no” in an interview with the AP and then quickly and politely said he was done answering those questions.

They came up again when Johnson won the Cadillac Championship. And he will face more questions if he wins a major.

Finchem said there are some cases that require comment, though his analogy of a brawl, such as a player “slugging somebody in the stands,” didn’t resonate.

“When we get into substance abuse, it’s kind of in between,” Finchem said. “I mean, I can see some of the benefits of dealing with that differently. Thus far, we have chosen not to.”

And here’s where it gets sticky. If a player is mysteriously absent for a period of time – maybe he needs to clear his head, or even work on his chipping – speculation easily follows that he might be suspended. Even if the tour says otherwise, how much credibility does it have?

“If it triggers a situation where a player is stepping away from the game, or maybe being suspended, but we really don’t know, does that create confusion?” Finchem said. “And that’s one point that we are giving some thought to on that particular situation.”

Meanwhile, the PGA Tour is inviting you to draw your own conclusions. That’s safe for the tour. Is it fair to the player?

DORAL, Fla. – A month after he returned from his curious leave of absence, Dustin Johnson was posing with another big trophy.

In a power show Sunday on the Blue Monster, Johnson was flawless on the back nine and blasted two big drives to finish off a 3-under 69 and win the Cadillac Championship for his second World Golf Championship title.

Johnson took advantage of a collapse by J.B. Holmes, who lost a five-shot lead and closed with a 75 to finish one shot behind. Masters champion Bubba Watson opened with four birdies in seven holes to lead by two shots, only to make three bogeys in a four-hole stretch on the back nine. He shot 71 and finished two behind.

Johnson won for the ninth time in his PGA Tour career and moved to No. 6 in the world.

It looked as though the 30-year-old Johnson was never gone.

He returned just five weeks ago from a six-month leave of absence to seek professional help for what he described only as personal challenge. Golf.com reported in August that Johnson had failed a cocaine test for the second time, and that he previously was suspended in 2012 under similar circumstances.

Johnson only said, “No,” when asked if he failed a drug test in an interview before his return.

The swagger was back at Trump National Doral, especially on the finishing holes. But when he tapped in for par, it was clear this victory meant more than the others. He walked off with fiancee Paulina Gretzky – the daughter of hockey great Wayne Gretzky – and their son, Tatum, who was born in January.

“I knew I was really good,” Johnson said. “I knew there was something I was missing that could make me great. I was working hard on that, and I think it’s showing right now. … It’s tough. I’m so excited right now, I can’t hardly talk. It feels great. The one definitely, by far, is the best one.”

One day after Johnson made a hole-in-one on the par-3 fourth hole, he nearly did it again, missing the cup by an inch. That was his first birdie, and two birdies on the par 5s around the turn drew him closer as Watson began to slip.

Watson laid up into the rough on the par-5 12th hole, caught a plugged lie in a bunker and made his second straight bogey to create a three-way tie for the lead with three of the longest hitters in golf. Johnson took the lead for the first time when he made a 10-foot par putt on the 14th hole, and Holmes missed his par from 6 feet.

The pivotal moment came on the par-3 15th, when Johnson rolled in a birdie from just inside 15 feet for a two-shot lead.

He made all the right moves the rest of the way.

Johnson finished at 9-under 279, adding to the WGC title he won in Shanghai at the end of 2013. He was on top of his game, one of golf’s most athletic figures who already had contended in three majors. Then came the indefinite leave, forcing him to miss the Ryder Cup and the FedEx Cup playoffs.

And now he’s back.

In five tournaments, he has missed the cut twice, lost in a playoff at Riviera and tied for fourth at Pebble Beach.

It was the second close call this year for Holmes, who lost in a playoff at Torrey Pines. It was a struggle from the start, and Holmes lost his five-shot lead in the first 30 minutes, and fell behind with three bogeys in his opening six holes.

His lone birdie was a two-putt on the 293-yard 16th hole, but he didn’t have good birdie chances on the final two holes. And Johnson didn’t make any mistakes. He twice hit tee shots over 300 yards on the two closing holes, the last hole so bold that it challenged the corner of the water. It sailed right over, and Johnson was on his way.

Watson went bunker-to-bunker on the 11th for bogey, made another on the 12th and drove into the trees on the 14th for another bogey.

Adam Scott (71) and Henrik Stenson (72) tied for fourth, though they were five shots behind.

Rory McIlroy got his 3-iron back, the one he heaved into the water on the eighth hole Friday. A diver retrieved and Donald Trump delivered it to him on the range. McIlroy used it on the 18th hole and hit into the water for a double bogey and a 72. The world’s No. 1 player, who missed the cut in the Honda Classic last week, tied for ninth.

CARTAGENA, Colombia – Andrew Landry won the Karibana Championship by five strokes Sunday at TPC Cartagena for his first Web.com Tour title.

The 27-year-old former University of Arkansas player shot a 5-under 67 in the completion of the wind-delayed third round and closed with a 69 to finish at 11-under 277. He earned $126,000.

“It was an awesome day,” Landry said. “I don’t even know how to explain it. There’s no explanation. Putts went in. I hit the ball well. I stuck to my routine. I did everything great.”

He won in his sixth start on the tour.

“I knew a lot of pars would do it,” Landry said. “It was one of those days when you’re going to struggle, but you do what you can to get the ball in the hole and let everyone make the mistakes. … When you’re playing in wind like this, nobody is going to shoot lights out. It’s just not possible. It’s just too hard.”

Australia’s Steve Allan and Argentina’s Miguel Angel Carballo tied for second. Allan finished with rounds of 72 and 71, and Carballo shot 73-74.

Luke List, Kevin Tway, Patton Kizzire and John Mallinger tied for fourth at 4 under.

Canada’s Brad Fritsch had a colourful round en route to a final-round 83, which left him tied for 42nd. He carded 8 bogeys, 2 bogeys and a birdie Sunday.

Well that was less than a stellar effort. Everything kinda just fell apart in round 4…lots of wind but no excuse. Off to Brazil.

— Brad Fritsch (@BradFritsch) March 8, 2015

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – Alex Cejka won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, making a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a five-man playoff.

The 44-year-old Czech-born German won in his 287th start on the PGA Tour. A four-time European Tour winner, he birdied four of the first six holes and finished with a 3-under 69 in rainy, windy conditions at Trump International-Puerto Rico.

“I’m speechless,” Cejka said. “I’m glad it’s over. It’s been a grinding week, tough week. The first victory is always the toughest. … These guys are good. I mean this is the slogan. At least I can say I played the PGA Tour for a long time and I won. So that’s a good sentence I can use when I retire.”

Sam Saunders, Arnold Palmer’s grandson, had a chance to force another playoff hole, but his 8-foot birdie try on the par-5 18th went to the right.

“I really felt like I hit a pretty good putt there,” Saunders said. “It went right on me and I was playing it inside the hole. I’m still proud. I had a great week … just good things going forward. Happy for Alex. He’s been out here so long and he’s been a great player for a long time. He deserves it. I’m very happy for him. Hopefully, I’ll have more chances like this.”

Jon Curran, Tim Petrovic and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo also were in the playoff.

Grillo and Curran shared the lead at 8 under with one hole left in regulation, but closed with bogeys in the second-to-last group.

“Nobody even thought that two guys could make bogey on the last,” Cejka said.

Grillo missed a short par putt and settled for a 70.

“It’s definitely a tough one,” Grillo said. “But I would take a playoff at the beginning of the week and have a chance to win the tournament. It’s hard. … It feels like I should have won this tournament by four or five shots.”

Cejka had already changed clothes, thinking he had no chance to get in a playoff.

“If that would be a long par 4, people can make bogey, but a par 5 downwind – they moved the tees up – and two guys bogeyed,” Cejka said. “The odds were not that good. I changed. I had everything ready to go to the airport and almost was very satisfied with a third finish. And suddenly it changed, and here I am. And I’m very, very pleased. I don’t think I’m going to sleep tonight.”

He quickly changed back into golf attire.

“We had a couple of minutes,” Cejka said. “I had shorts on and a T-shirt and I had everything packed. Luckily, there was one more group, the final group coming, so I changed. But I didn’t hit balls. Some of the guys were hitting balls in the rain or putting. But I literally just put some fresh clothes on me and some dry clothes and I was ready to go.”

Curran also had a 70.

“I’m really proud of myself to put myself in the position that I was in. It was just kind of a surreal place to be,” Curran said. “I had a chance to win. I was right there.”

Petrovic shot a 67, and Saunders had a 68

Scott Brown, the 2013 winner playing in the final group, had a chance to get into the playoff with a birdie on the final hole, but made a bogey to drop into a tie for 10th at 5 under. He finished with a 73.

Canadian Adam Hadwin held a share of 5th heading into Sunday’s round, but carded a 2-over 74 to drop into a tie for 27th. The Abbotsford, B.C. native had four bogeys and two birdies in the final round.

Calgary’s Stephen Ames was the only other Canadian to make the 36-hole cut. He tied for 47th after a 70.

EAST LONDON, South Africa – Trevor Fisher Jr. finished with a 64 to pull away from his challengers and win the Africa Open by five shots on Sunday for his first European Tour title.

The South African had nine birdies and a single bogey in his final round to finish on 24-under 264 overall, well clear of England’s Matt Ford (67) in second on 19 under.

Eduardo de la Riva, Jorge Campillo and Morten Orum Madsen were a further three shots behind Ford at East London Golf Club. They all carded final-round 66s.

Fisher had a two-shot overnight lead over Ford, who stayed in contention in the final round until a two-shot swing at No. 9, where Fisher made birdie and Ford made bogey. Fisher made another birdie on the short No. 10 to cement that advantage and picked up shots on three of his last four holes, finishing in style by sinking a long birdie putt on the last.

“It’s always a bit nerve-wracking leading,” Fisher said. “I was nervous in the last holes but everything worked out well.”

The 35-year-old Fisher shot scores of 63 and 64 over the weekend for his maiden tour title.

The result also continued South Africa’s dominance at the Africa Open. Home players have now won eight straight editions of the tournament. The last six have been part of the European Tour.

Europe Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke ended with a disappointing 4-over 76 in East London and in a tie for 67th place.

DORAL, Fla. – Donald Trump made sure Rory McIlroy had all 14 clubs in the bag for his final round at the Cadillac Championship.

Adding yet another day of publicity to McIlroy’s mini-meltdown, The Donald had a scuba diver retrieve the 3-iron that McIlroy heaved into the water left the par-5 eighth hole during the second round at Trump National Doral.

McIlroy played with only 13 clubs in the third round, saying he really didn’t need a 3-iron.

Trump waited for McIlroy to arrive on the practice range, walked over and presented him with the sunken treasure. Turning to the crowd lined up behind the railing, Trump said, “Thirteen is an unlucky number. I want him to have 14 clubs in his bag.”

Maybe that was a mistake.

“I put it back in the bag. I actually used a 3-iron to hit into the water for my third shot on 18,” McIlroy said with a laugh after he closed with a 72.

McIlroy feigned slinging the club into the water on 18, but smiled and held onto it.

He would have had 14 clubs, anyway, as a replacement club was shipped to the world’s No. 1 player earlier Sunday. That didn’t keep The Donald from another date with the cameras.

“He’s never one to miss an opportunity,” McIlroy said. “It was fine. It was good fun.”

McIlroy said he would return the club to Trump after the round, and Trump already had something special in the works.

“We’re thinking about auctioning it for charity or doing a trophy case for Doral, putting it on a beautiful mount,” Trump said. “People really want that. I think Rory wants that. It was such a big thing. Last night it was all over television. It was the biggest story. And then the scuba diver! He was from central casting.”

McIlroy hit his second shot into the water in the second round, and then sent the club flying some 50 yards into the lake in such a way it looked like the rotor on Trump’s helicopter he has stationed near the ninth tee.

It was the most compelling image Friday of this World Golf Championship. And the scuba driver got as much air time on Saturday as J.B. Holmes and Dustin Johnson making a hole-in-one some 20 minutes apart. And now the “trophy presentation.”

Marcel Siem threw his club into the water on the same hole Saturday, though no one paid much attention. And the diver didn’t bother with that. Then again, McIlroy is the best player in golf.

“I don’t usually get scuba divers to go out and collect them, especially mine,” Trump said. “But it was a beautiful moment. He did it with elegance.”

SINGAPORE – Inbee Park claimed her 13th career LPGA title by winning the HSBC Women’s Champions on Sunday, shooting a 2-under 70 in the final round to win by two strokes.

Park, who started the day with the same two-stroke lead, had birdies on Nos. 7 and 11 at Sentosa Golf Club to finish the tournament at 15-under 273, clear of 17-year-old Lydia Ko, who also shot a 70.

Park hasn’t carded a bogey since the third round of the Honda LPGA Thailand, a streak of five consecutive bogey-free rounds.

“This week was just incredible,” Park said. “I don’t think I can even believe myself that I didn’t make any bogeys for 72 holes. I mean, if I thought about bogeys, when am I going to make bogey; if I was afraid of the bogeys, I’d probably make bogeys. But I thought, whatever happens, it’s just meant to be.”

Stacy Lewis had a bogey on the final hole for a 72 that left her in third place, four strokes off the lead.

Azahara Munoz, who was runner-up last year, tied for fourth at 10-under with Shanshan Feng and So Yeon Ryu.

Defending champion Paula Creamer had a 74 to tie for 55th place.

Park, Ko and Lewis played in the final group on Sunday, with Park holding the overnight lead at 13-under and Ko and Lewis tied in second place at 11 under.

Ko made consecutive birdies on the fourth and fifth holes to pull even. They remained tied for the lead at 14 under after both had a birdie on the seventh, while Lewis trailed by two strokes.

Ko stumbled with a bogey on the eighth, allowing Park to make the turn with a one-shot advantage.

But Ko’s chances of a seventh career LPGA victory and her third win in as many weeks were all but erased with bogeys on Nos. 12 and 13.

“On this course, it’s not that hard to lose shots,” Ko said. “There are some lip outs and there are so many close ones. But I finished well with a birdie on 18, and I had a great stretch of three weeks, and I would have never imagined to have one second place and two wins.”

Lewis erased her bogey on the 10th with a birdie on the 13th, only to drop another shot behind with a bogey on the 18th.

DORAL, Fla. – J.B. Holmes and Dustin Johnson each made a hole-in-one on the par-3 fourth hole in a span of 20 minutes. Holmes was in a league of his own in the final hour Saturday at the Cadillac Championship.

His advantage down to one shot, Holmes answered by running off four straight birdies in the rain to expand his lead to the largest it has been all week. He closed with a bogey for a 2-under 70, leaving him five shots ahead of Johnson and Masters champion Bubba Watson.

On a day of two aces, five other eagles on par 4s and even a scuba driver retrieving the 3-iron that Rory McIlroy heaved into the lake the day before, Holmes took some of the drama out of Doral with his late surge.

Johnson, who made his ace with a 7-iron from 207 yards, converted a birdie on the par-4 16th to get within one shot. Holmes appeared to be struggling, with two bogeys on par 5s and only the hole-in-one keeping him in front. But the big hitter from Kentucky poured in a 12-foot birdie putt at No. 14, and he was on his way.

Holmes went at the flag on the par-3 15th and made a 12-foot birdie putt. From the back bunker on the reachable 16th, he blasted out to tap-in range for another birdie. And as the rain came down harder, he got even better. He drilled a 333-yard drive down the middle of the 17th fairway and holed another 12-foot birdie putt.

He ended with a bogey from the palm trees and fell back to 11-under 205.

Even so, he looked to be a tough guy for Johnson (69), Watson (70) or anyone else to chase down.

“I can’t worry about what J.B. is doing,” said Watson, who holed a bunker shot from behind the 18th green for birdie. “This golf course is hard enough as it is. If I start worrying about other people, I’m going to lose it.”

Ryan Moore, tied for the lead after a birdie on the opening hole, fell back with a triple bogey on the third hole and was on the verge of falling too far behind until he hit his tee shot on the 301-yard 16th hole to 15 feet for an eagle. He salvaged a 74 and was six shots behind.

Bill Haas had the low score of the third round, making eight birdies for a 65. He was tied for fifth with Louis Oosthuizen (67) and Henrik Stenson (72), though they were seven shots behind.

McIlroy provided the highlight of this tournament by slinging his 3-iron into the water left of the par-5 eighth hole Friday after a shot into the lake. He opted to play with only 13 clubs in the third round, but back-to-back bogeys on the front nine and back nine kept him from making a move. He had a 72 and was 10 shots behind.

He wasn’t aware of the diver that fished out his 3-iron. He wasn’t aware of Holmes and Johnson making aces, either?

“No way,” McIlroy said. “That’s why I’m not leading the tournament.”

Watson might have had the best view.

He was on the third green when he heard the roar and saw Johnson raise both arms after his 7-iron went in. Then, Watson was heading down the fifth fairway when he heard another road and saw Holmes doing a jig on the tee box.

“Maybe one of us should have made a hole-in-one instead of skip a group,” he said.

Amazingly, both shots looked identical. They landed in the middle of the green, rolled up the slope and were in the center cut of the hole. Johnson’s shot drop on the final few turns, while Holmes’ shot gently struck the pin before it disappeared.

Holmes also hit a 7-iron.

“When you’re on top of the leaderboard and you can get a hole-in-one, that’s awesome,” he said.

There were a lot of awesome shots at Trump National Doral.

Watson holed out from a bunker for the second straight day. Luke Donald and Oosthuizen holed bunker shots for eagle on the 16th. Rickie Fowler dunked one from the 11th fairway for eagle. There were 10 eagles in the third round, only three of them on a par 5.

Most satisfying to Holmes was having a five-shot lead going into the final round. Holmes looked as though he might come back to the field when he chipped into a bunker on the par-5 10th hole and had to scramble for par, hit his drive into a hazard on the 12th hole and made bogey and had to scramble for par from a bunker on the 13th.

And then he took off, and gave the rest of this World Golf Championship field one last day to try to catch him.

“It’s not over yet,” Holmes said. “I’m not going to change my game plan.”