Team Canada’s Doyon shares runner-up honours at Lady Buckeye
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Team Canada Amateur Squad member Josée Doyon carded a final-round 76 on Sunday to share runner-up honours at the Lady Buckeye Invitational.
Doyon, the reigning Quebec Women’s Amateur champion, closed the tournament at 2-under par (70-68-76) to collect her third Top-5 collegiate result this season. The St-Georges-de-Beauce, Que., product held the lead through 36 holes but a 4-over par effort on Sunday at the Scarlet Course spoiled her bid to repeat as medalist. Champion Camille Chevalier (Indiana University) of France was the one who stole the show, shooting up the leaderboard with a closing 68 (-4) for the one-stroke victory.
The Kent State senior, led the Golden Flashes to a five-stroke cushion for the repeat team victory. The win marks the fifth title this season for the women’s squad, who will lay it all on the line next week at the Mid-American Conference Championship from Apr. 22–25.
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Minjee Lee wins Lotte Championship; Brooke Henderson collects seventh consecutive Top-10
KAPOLEI, Hawaii – Minjee Lee won the Lotte Championship on Saturday for her second LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 64 for a one-stroke victory.
The 19-year-old Australian played a seven-hole stretch in 6 under with a chip-in eagle on the par-5 13th and four birdies. She rebounded from a third-round 74 to finish at 16-under 272 at Ko Olina.
“Yesterday I spoke to my coach and he was like, ‘You’re only five back. Just shoot 8 under and you’ll be fine,'” Lee said. “And I shot 8 under, so that was good.”
Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., tied for 10th at 10 under to extend her top-10 streak to seven events. The 18-year-old closed with a 68.
Third-round leader Katie Burnett and U.S. Women’s Open champion In Gee Chun tied for second.
Lee made an 11-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th and got up-and-down for par from short of the green on the par-4 18th, holing a 6-foot putt.
“I think after I went eagle-birdie-birdie, I think the second birdie I was like, ‘Oh, I’m going to be really close,” said Lee, projected to move up 17th to 12th in the world ranking. “I just did all I could do, and here I am.”
She won the Kingsmill Championship last year in Virginia.
“Definitely a big confidence boost,” Lee said. “Last couple of weeks I was there, but not quite there. Now my game seems to be coming together really well.”
Burnett shot a 70. She lost the lead with a three-putt bogey on the par-3 16th, then missed a 6-foot birdie try on 17 and a long birdie putt on 18. The 26-year-old Georgia player, winless on the tour, led most of the day, going bogey-free for 40 holes before dropping a shot at No. 7.
“I don’t think I gave it away by any means,” Burnett said. “That’s something, last year I struggled in the final rounds, especially when I had been playing well. So, to have played well today was really good for me. … I don’t necessarily feel like I lost the tournament. I feel like Minjee just won it. Eight under, I mean, that’s pretty solid.”
Chun finished with a 67, missing a 16-foot birdie try on 18.
“Very tricky on the green,” Chun said. “I try enjoy my game, so I’m still happy.”
She tied for second for the second straight event after sitting out a month because of a back injury. She was hurt when she was struck by a hard-case suitcase that rival South Korean player Ha Na Jang’s father dropped down an escalator at the Singapore airport.
Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn was fourth at 14 under after a 68.
Su-Yeon Jang was another stroke back after a 71. Playing on a sponsor exemption, the 21-year-old South Korean player was coming off a victory last week in the Korean LPGA event sponsored by Lotte.
Top-ranked Lydia Ko shot a 69 to tie for 23rd, her worst finish of the year, at 5 under. Ko won her last two starts in California and also has two seconds, a third and a tie for 15th this season. She will try to defend her title at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic next week in California.
Alena Sharp of Hamilton equaled her fellow Canadian’s final-round 68 to finish T39 at 3-under-par. Kelowna, B.C., native Samantha Richdale closed with a 77 to finish in 72nd place.
Luke Donald soars into the lead at Harbour Town
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – For Luke Donald, it’s another chance to end his hard-luck history at Harbour Town Golf Links. For Jason Day, it’s a rare round to forget for the world’s No. 1 player.
While Donald took the lead Saturday at the RBC Heritage with a 2-under 69, Day – tied atop the leaderboard entering the round – had a season-worst 79 to fall nine shots behind.
“It’s obviously not the way I wanted to play,” said Day, the winner of two of his past three PGA Tour events.
It was exactly what Donald wanted at one of his most successful courses. He has mastered the swirling wind, tight fairways and really small greens better than just about anyone since 2009 with five top-three finishes over that span. The only thing he hasn’t accomplished? Victory.
He has learned from those close calls that he can’t sit back Sunday and allow others – like winners Brandt Snedeker did in 2011 or Matt Kuchar did in 2014 – to zoom past him as he pars his way home.
“I can’t sit back on my heels,” the Englishman said.
Donald was at 7-under 206 through 54 holes, a stroke in front of Jason Kokrak and Charley Hoffman. Kokrak shot 68 while Hoffman had a 71. Patton Kizzire shot a 71 and was another shot behind in fourth. British Open champion Zach Johnson, after a 70, was among three at 4 under.
Donald was a stroke behind when the round started and quickly moved up with three birdies on his first eight holes to reach 8 under. He bogeyed the 13th and trailed Hoffman by a shot. But Donald steadied his game with five straight pars over the windy back nine to get himself on top once more.
Donald has won more than $2.5 million at the RBC Heritage, the third-highest total. But he’s known as much for his disheartening defeats on Pete Dye’s tricky layout. Snedeker rallied from six shots behind Donald to force a playoff and win in 2011.
Three years later, Kuchar’s chip in from a bunker in front of the 72nd hole capped a four-shot comeback and left Donald, whose last of five PGA Tour wins came in 2012, in second once more.
“I think it’s a bit dangerous to say a place owes you,” Donald said. “Certainly, I’ve knocked on the door many times. I’d love to put that tartan jacket on tomorrow.”
One who figured to join the battle was Day, but his round went bad right from the start.
Tied for the top and playing in the final group, Day came up short of the first green and made bogey. Two holes later he drove into water after hitting some trees way right of the third fairway for a double-bogey 6. The wheels came off for good during an awful stretch around the turn – Day made five bogeys in a six-hole span.
His 79 was his highest round of the year and his worst showing in 63 rounds since an 81 last year in the second round of The Players Championship.
“I felt like there was a good score out there today if you hit it in the right spots,” Day said. “And unfortunately, I just kept missing it in the wrong spots.”
Day attempted to take his poor play in stride, signing autographs for fans behind the 18th green. After winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The WCG-Dell Match Play, finishing 10th at the Masters, Day said several times this week he was ready for a break – which the PGA Championship winner will get next week.
Hoffman also has a score to settle with Harbour Town. He was the 54-hole leader here in 2013, yet ballooned to a 77 in the final round. He looked like he would hold the lead after moving to 8 under, one up on Donald, with a birdie on the 16th hole. Yes, he missed a 6-footer for par on No. 17 and a 17-foot putt from the back fringe on No. 18.
“Hopefully, I can reach down deep,” Hoffman said. “I know I’ve done it before.”
Jason Bohn continued his up-and-down play in his first tournament back since a heart attack in February. Bohn ballooned to a 4-over 75 on Saturday – a round that including back-to-back double bogeys.
Boeing, the presenting sponsor, showed off another of its 787 Dreamliners to the RBC Heritage crowd. The sleek aircraft glided along the 18th hole over Calibogue Sound before leaving. It’s the fourth time the company, the presenting sponsor of the tournament, has showcased its aircraft with a flyover.
Past RBC Heritage champion Carl Pettersson was among seven players who missed the cut after the third round. New pro Bryson DeChambeau briefly got himself into the mix with three birdies on his first four holes. He made four bogeys after that and stands five shots back of Donald.
A 1-over 72 performance has Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., in a tie for 13th to lead the Canadian contingent. Abbotsford, B.C., native Adam Hadwin carded a 73 and sits T55. Fellow Abbotsford product Nick Taylor survived the third-round cut, but will not advance to the final round after shooting a 77 on the day.
Short shoots 67 to take lead in Mitsubishi Electric Classic
DULUTH, Ga. – Wes Short Jr. shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Mitsubishi Electric Classic to take a lead into the final round for the first time in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.
Short had a 7-under 137 total at TPC Sugarloaf for a one-shot advantage over Colin Montgomerie, Todd Hamilton and Mark O’Meara. Montgomerie shot 66, Hamilton 69, and O’Meara 70. Miguel Angel Jimenez, the 2014 winner, was 5 under after a 67.
Tom Watson, tied for the first-round lead at 68, fell back with two early double bogeys and finished with a 76. The 66-year-old Watson was seven shots behind Short.
Short, from Austin, Texas, won his lone PGA Tour title in Las Vegas in 2005. He took the 2014 Quebec Championship for his only PGA Tour Champions victory.
An even-par round has Rod Spittle of St. Catharines, Ont., in a tie for 25th, while a second-straight 73 has Calgary’s Stephen Ames at T46.
Lorenzo-Vera leads Spanish Open by one shot after three rounds
SOTOGRANDE, Spain – Mike Lorenzo-Vera of France shot a par-71 third round to take over the lead of the Spanish Open on Saturday.
The new leader, who has never won on the European Tour, eagled the 17th hole to build a two-shot advantage, but a bogey on his last left him one stroke ahead of a trio including Germany’s Martin Kaymer (71), Joost Luiten of the Netherlands (70), and Andrew Johnston of England (74).
“I’m very excited,” Lorenzo-Vera said. “I’m going to have a big nap tonight because it takes so much energy to stay patient here. I’m just going to try to relax and enjoy it as much as I can tomorrow.”
Defending champion James Morrison (74) and fellow Englishman Ross Fisher (72) were another shot back.
Heavy winds kept scores low at the Valderrama course for a second straight day. On Saturday, only Luiten and Alex Noren shot rounds under par.
Lorenzo-Vera, whose double bogey on No. 4 was sandwiched by birdies, said the key was to remain calm even when struggling to make par.
“I’m just trying to look at the pace of the leaderboard and accept that you’re going to have a lot of bogeys here,” he said. “A bogey on the hole is never really a bad score so you just try to accept it. Take the bogey and get out of there.”
Katie Burnett chips in on 18th to take LPGA tour lead
KAPOLEI, Hawaii – Katie Burnett chipped in for birdie from 75 feet on the par-4 18th Friday for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead in the Lotte Championship.
Winless in 59 career starts on the LPGA Tour, the 26-year-old Georgia player had her second straight bogey-free round to take a 13-under 203 total into the final round at Ko Olina.
“I’m from the coast so I’m used to the wind,” Burnett said. “I’ve been home for two weeks and it was really windy at home, so I have pretty much been working on a pinch shot or three-quarter shot so it doesn’t get so affected by the wind. Been doing that with my driver.”
Burnett’s only top-10 finish on the LPGA Tour came in 2014 at Ko Olina when she tied for ninth.
“I’ve had some success here,” said Burnett, ranked 195th in the world. “I really like the golf course. I think it sets up really well for my game. … To me, if you’re not hitting like a really good three-quarter shot or really in command of your ball flight, the wind can wreak havoc on the ball.”
Burnett began the day two strokes behind second-round leader Minjee Lee. The former University of South Carolina player birdied the par-5 fifth, added another on the par-4 11th and hit wedges close to set up consecutive birdies on the par-5 14th and par-4 15th.
“It was a solid round,” Burnett said. “I just tried to stay patient. I had a few opportunities early that I kind of like let slip by. … I just really focused on the back nine, just staying with my process and being patient and knowing that eventually I would make a few birdies.”
Su-Yeon Jang was second after a 67 in calmer conditions after the brisk tradewinds dropped dramatically. Playing on a sponsor exemption, the 21-year-old South Korean player is coming off a victory last week in the Korean LPGA event sponsored by Lotte – a win that earned her a spot next year at Ko Olina.
“Just trying to take every moment to enjoy and think of it as a learning opportunity,” Jang said. “I have not put too much pressure. It’s been a great learning experience for me.”
U.S. Women’s Open champion In Gee Chun and Moriya Jutanugarn were 10 under. Chun had a 65, and Jutanugarn shot 68. Defending champion Sei Young Kim was another shot back after her third straight 69.
Lee shot a 74 to drop into a tie for sixth at 8 under. She and Lizette Salas (73) were the players among the top 44 to shoot over-par rounds.
Top-ranked Lydia Ko, coming off consecutive victories in California, was 11 strokes back at 2 under after a 71.
Jang, an eight-time winner on the Korean LPGA who is making her first start in the United States, birdied the final four holes on the front nine. She dropped a stroke on the par-3 12th, birdied the next three and made another bogey on the par-3 16th.
Chun eagled the par-5 13th, hitting a 3-wood from 230 yards to 20 feet. She’s making her second start after sitting out a month because of a back injury. She was hurt when she was struck by a hard-case suitcase that rival South Korean player Ha Na Jang’s father dropped down an escalator at the Singapore airport.
“I am about 90 percent of where I should be,” said Chun, coming off a second-place tie in the two weeks ago in the ANA Inspiration. “Doesn’t necessarily impact my swing. Doesn’t hurt when I’m swinging. Just if I’m sitting for a long time it does hurt a little bit. I think the last couple days I did feel a little bit of pain, so hopefully I’ll look into that today and get ready for tomorrow.”
Chun will play in the final group Saturday with Burnett and Jang, her high school classmate.
Kim bogeyed the 16th and 17th holes to drop back.
“Without that I play well today,” Kim said.
Last year at Ko Olina, she won by holing out from 154 yards for eagle on the first hole of a playoff with Inbee Park. Kim forced the playoff by chipping in for par on the final hole.
“I keep the like aggressive play,” Kim said about the final round. “Even if the wind strong, I try to.”
Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., shot 1-under 71 and is tied for 12th at 6-under-par. Hamilton’s Alena Sharp sits T51 at 1-over 217. Kelowna, B.C., native Samantha Richdale shot 74 on the day.
Jason Day tied for lead at RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Jason Day is back at the top in a bid for his third PGA Tour title in a month.
Coming off a disappointing Masters, the top-ranked Day shot a 2-under 69 on Friday at the RBC Heritage to share the second-round lead with Kevin Chappell and Charley Hoffman.
Chappell and Hoffman shot 68s for the second straight day to match Day at 6-under 136..
Luke Donald, tied for the first-round lead after a 66, was a stroke back along with Russell Knox and Patton Kizzire. Donald had a 71. Knox shot a 65, the best round of the week. Kizzire had a 68.
Past tournament champion Matt Kuchar topped the group at 4 under after a 71.
Canada’s Graham DeLaet was tied for 11th at 3-under after a 70 on Friday. Fellow Canadians Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin had a share of 63rd at 2 over.
Day has won two of the past three times he’s entered, starting with a one-shot victory over Chappell a month ago in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Day followed that with a victory at the WCG-Dell Match Play and was a strong choice to slip on his first green jacket last week at Augusta National. Instead, Day tied for 10th and was never truly part of the drama in Jordan Spieth’s late collapse and Danny Willett’s triumph.
Now, Day is fighting off the fatigue and finding success again at Harbour Town Golf Links.
“I felt like I was kind of punch drunk a little bit,” he said of Thursday’s start. “But came out today a lot more alert and on top of it.”
That’s bad news for the rest of the field because Day has shown there aren’t many who can match him when he’s playing like this.
“I may be a little bit mentally fatigued, but it’s not an excuse,” he said. “I need to get out there and hit the shots and focus.”
Day hit the shots he needed at the most crucial times.
Starting on No. 10 a shot behind leaders Donald and Branden Grace, Day could not get going in the chilly, damp conditions. He kick-started the round with a birdie on the wind-swept, lighthouse 18th, rolling in a 10-footer.
Birdies on the second and third moved him on top. When he fell a stroke behind Chappell with a bogey on the par-5 fifth – Day hit his drive out of bounds – he recovered with a birdie on No. 6.
Day felt the weight of the past few weeks of winning golf on the fifth green as he lined up the 4-foot putt needed to limit the damage from his bad drive. That’s when he channeled the mindset he’s had since last summer when he won the PGA Championship.
“Moments like that where you get to a breaking point, where you go, ‘OK, I’m starting to lose focus now.’ Because I was playing great, but it went out of bounds. I can’t think about it. I’ve just got to keep pushing on.”
Chappell’s pushing on, too.
He has earned more than $1.4 million in 11 events this year, the bulk from two runner-up finishes. Chappell’s best showing in his nine other tournaments? A tie for 26th at the Northern Trust Open.
“My game didn’t go anywhere,” Chappell said. “I’m still on form and really excited to be here and really excited about where things are at.”
Hoffman, who held the 54-hole lead here in 2013, had a tying birdie on the difficult par-4 eighth hole, then scrambled for par from the pine straw when his drive on No. 9 landed near the merchandise tent.
“Once you get in the lead, you can’t let up, you’ve got to keep making birdies,” Hoffman said. “That’s what Tiger did so well during the early 2000s and that’s what I’m going to try and do on the weekend.”
Watson shoots 68, shares lead in Mitsubishi Electric Classic
DULUTH, Ga. – Tom Watson said farewell to the Masters last week and then went back to work on his swing.
The results have him in position to make PGA Tour Champions history.
Watson shot a 4-under 68 on Friday for a share of the first-round lead with Tom Byrum and Mark O’Meara in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic.
The 66-year-old Watson is trying to become the oldest winner on the 50-and-over tour. Mike Fetchick set the mark in the 1985 Hilton Head Seniors International on his 63rd birthday.
That fact surprised Watson, who said “Thanks for putting the pressure on me.”
Watson hasn’t won on the tour since 2011, and he wasn’t ready to talk about his possible shot at history.
“We’ll cross that bridge when it comes to it, if we come to it,” Watson said, adding he was confident after arriving early this week.
“I had a good idea on the practice round on Monday I was going to hit the ball pretty well. I made an adjustment to my swing and it carried on through today. I don’t know if that adjustment is going to work tomorrow. I hope it does.”
O’Meara said he is never surprised by low scores from Watson.
“I never underestimate Tom Watson,” O’Meara said. “Every time I play with him, he breaks his age. … He doesn’t cease to amaze me.”
Todd Hamilton, Jesper Parnevik and Kenny Perry were a stroke back at TPC Sugarloaf.
Canada’s Rod Spittle was tied for 16th after a 71, while compatriot Shephen Ames had a 73 and was 1-over.
Bernhard Langer had a 75, breaking his string of seven straight rounds in the 60s in the tournament. He has a victory and two second-place finishes in the tournament’s three years.
Olin Browne, who won last year’s tournament when rain washed out the final round, had a 74.
Battling windy conditions, Watson had five birdies and one bogey.
“I putted for 18 birdies today, so I hit the ball well,” Watson said. “That’s pretty good on this golf course. The wind was blowing and I was very happy about the way I hit the ball.”
Watson noted that the 58-year-old Langer was two shots off the Masters lead through three rounds last week.
“There’s longevity in the game if guys keep themselves in good shape,” Watson said.
“When we go play against the kids sometimes we still have a little bit left in the tank, although that course last week is way too uphill for me anymore.”
The story was different Friday when he was happy with his tee shots, including one that helped set up a 15-foot attempt for an eagle putt on the par-5 sixth. Watson settled for a birdie but was still proud of the drive.
“Pretty long for a 66-year-old,” he said, smiling.
Henderson sits 6th, Lee leads at Lotte Championship
KAPOLEI, Hawaii – Minjee Lee made five birdies in a six-hole stretch and finished with a 6-under 66 on Thursday to take the second-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship.
Playing in calmer afternoon conditions at wind-swept Ko Olina, the 19-year-old Australian birdied the final two holes on the front nine and added three in a row on Nos. 11-13. She parred the final five holes to finish at 10-under 134, two strokes ahead of American Katie Burnett.
“I holed a couple of nice putts and just got my momentum going on the front nine,” Lee said. “I birdied 8 and 9, so I think the momentum carried on through the back nine.”
She hit every green in regulation in her bogey-free round.
“I’ve been striking it pretty good yesterday and today as well,” said Lee, the Kingsmill Championship winner last year for her first LPGA Tour title.
With constant wind gusting to 30 mph Wednesday, there were only seven rounds in the 60s and the average score was 74.6. It calmed Thursday and eight players shot 67 or better.
The 26-year-old Burnett matched Lee with a 66. Also playing in the afternoon, she birdied four of the first six holes and made two more on the consecutive par-5 13th and 14th holes.
“I putted really well and we’ve been really decisive on like targets and I’ve hit a ton of knock-downs,” Burnett said. “Maybe hit a handful of actually full shots. Pretty much everything has been a knock-down just to keep the ball a little straighter in the wind.”
Canadian Brooke Henderson was 5 under after a 70 in the afternoon. The 18-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., has finished in the top 10 in six straight events. Hamilton’s Alena Sharp was in a tie for 18th place.
“It was a lot calmer today, especially on my back nine, which was kind of nice, really,” Henderson said. “Walking down, I guess, No. 15 felt like there wasn’t wind at all, which was kind of crazy compared to the last 27 holes.”
B.C. native Samantha Richdale had a share of 48th, while Quebecors Anne-Catherine Tanguay and Maude-Aimee LeBlanc missed the cut.
Top-ranked Lydia Ko, going for her third straight victory, was 1 under after a morning 72.
Su-Yeon Jang was 7 under after a 66 in the morning when gusts were as high as 25 mph. The 21-year-old South Korean player, in the field on a sponsor exemption, is coming off a victory last week in a Korean LPGA event also sponsored by Lotte.
“I felt confident after winning the tournament last week,” said Jang, making her second LPGA Tour start and first in the United States. “So, that helped me a lot.”
Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn and defending champion Sei Young Kim were 6 under. Jutanugarn, tied for the first-round lead with Lee, had a 71. Kim had her second straight 69. The fifth-ranked South Korean player won last month in Phoenix for her fourth LPGA Tour title in two seasons.
Megan Khang made a big move up the leaderboard, following her opening 76 with a 64 – the best round of the week – to reach 4 under. The 18-year-old American birdied six of the last seven holes after some encouragement from her father-teacher-caddie Lee.
“Back-to-back bogeys on 9 and 10, and my dad was like, ‘C’mon, Megan. We got to turn it around here.’ ‘OK, OK, OK. Like, I know dad. I know.”’ Khang said. “So went on a pretty hot run, and thankfully had a good finish. I’m excited for the weekend, or Friday, Saturday.
Third-ranked Lexi Thompson and Lizette Salas also rallied, each following a 75 with a 66 to get to 3 under.
“Yesterday was just a struggle on the greens,” Thompson said. “I don’t really know what was going on.”
Salas shot a tournament-record 62 three years ago before losing a playoff to Suzann Pettersen.
“I just erased the round from yesterday,” Salas said. “We knew the problem was I wasn’t getting close, so I really wanted to be aggressive whenever I had a short iron.”
U.S. Women’s Open champion In Gee Chun also was 3 under, shooting a 67 after opening with a 74.
Second-ranked Inbee Park was 1 over after a 71.
Michelle Wie missed the cut in her home event, following her opening 80 with a 73. She won the 2014 tournament.
“Disappointing for sure,” Wie said. “I wanted to play well this week. Just coming out here and not having a good performance, just definitely is disappointing. Take the weekend to practice and get ready for the next event.”
Two other players from Punahou School played this week, but only former UCLA All-American Stephanie Kono made the cut – shooting a 71 to reach 1 under. Amateur Allisen Corpuz, a high school senior who qualified, was 5 over after a 72.
Weir called out on Twitter after WD from RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – South African Dawie Van der Walt didn’t like the fact that Canadian Mike Weir withdrew from the RBC Heritage after a first round 78 on Thursday. And, he didn’t mind complaining about it on Twitter.
Van der Walt, a 33-year-old PGA TOUR rookie who earned his card via the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals, has made seven cuts in 13 starts this season. His best finish is a tie for 17th at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.
Van der Walt shared this with his small Twitter following; later deleting it.
“Gota (sic) love a guy who gets an invite into a Tour event and then WD after the first round #hangitupmike”
He would backtrack with the following Twitter replies.
@BlairNealGolf @GrahamDeLaet @ahadwingolf @ntaylorgolf59 @HearnDavid I like him great player but he is hurt. I should not have said that
— Dawie van der walt (@Dawie1983) April 15, 2016
@Kooul @baldjoe @GrahamDeLaet I should not have said that its nothing against him it’s just when you hurt and WD and other could have played — Dawie van der walt (@Dawie1983) April 15, 2016
Weir, 45, didn’t immediately give a reason for the WD, but later clarified.
Feel bad about wd yesterday just recovering from bad flu bug that was going around our augusta house! Good luck to all team rbc players!
— Weirsy (@MikeWeir) April 15, 2016
He has not made a cut at an official PGA TOUR event since the 2014 CIMB Classic, where he tied for 21st. The Canadian Golf Hall of Famer received support from Graham DeLaet, Canada’s current top ranked PGA Tour player. The Weyburn, Sask., native commented.
@Dawie1983 classy tweet.
— Graham DeLaet (@GrahamDeLaet) April 15, 2016