Matt Kuchar lastly completed the Wyndham Championship in entrance of a handful of individuals on Monday after unusually not finishing the ultimate gap on Sunday night.
Kuchar was the one participant within the subject to return to Sedgefield Nation Membership on Monday after exercising his proper to not end the 72nd gap of the weather-affected match.
Needing a win to proceed his run as the one participant to achieve the FedEx Cup play-offs yearly since their inception in 2007, Kuchar was out of rivalry in a 10-way tie for twelfth when he hooked his tee shot on the 18th into the bushes.
Play was suspended when the opposite two gamers within the ultimate group, Max Greyserman and Chad Ramey, had additionally teed off, giving all three the choice to finish the opening as daylight rapidly light.
However whereas Ramey and Greyserman – who had surrendered a four-shot lead after 13 holes however may nonetheless catch England’s Aaron Rai with an eagle – opted to complete, Kuchar knowledgeable match officers he would mark his ball and return on Monday.
The 46-year-old American duly did so and resumed play at 8am native time, receiving line-of-sight aid from a scoreboard earlier than hitting his second shot in need of the inexperienced, then hitting the pin along with his pitch and tapping in for par.
Talking on Sunday night, Kuchar had defended his determination to cease enjoying.
“I used to be making an attempt to set an instance for Max,” Kuchar informed Golf Channel.
“We had been to date previous once we ought to’ve stopped enjoying. We noticed what Max did on gap 16 (four-putting for a double bogey) – they need to’ve blown the horn there.
“I really feel unhealthy, the poor child ought to’ve gained this match. By me not enjoying, it could present Max he has an essential shot to hit.”
A par on the 18th ensured Kuchar earned round £105,000 in prize cash, whereas an unlikely birdie would have been value an extra £70,000. A bogey would have decreased his payday to £60,000.
It was unclear what number of greenskeepers and match workers needed to work on Monday to permit Kuchar to complete, however they at the very least witnessed the weird scene.
“I don’t anticipate we’re going to be bringing you that protection tomorrow,” CBS commentator Jim Nantz joked on Sunday night.
