When it got here to Matt Kuchar’s 72nd-hole actions two Sundays in the past on the Wyndham Championship, Max Greyserman remains to be as perplexed as anybody.
Greyserman and Kuchar have been taking part in within the closing group at Sedgefield, although solely Greyserman had an opportunity to win the match down the stretch. When Aaron Rai birdied the par-4 ending gap forward of Greyserman to go two pictures up, Greyserman determined to simply accept defeat and end up. He fired on the flag, and when it didn’t go, Rai was formally the winner. Kuchar, in the meantime, determined to not hit his method method left of the 18th fairway (he had rapidly hit his drive, unaware Rai and others have been nonetheless within the fairway forward), and afterward informed Golf Channel that, “I used to be making an attempt to set an instance for Max.”
“We have been thus far previous after we ought to’ve stopped taking part in,” Kuchar continued to clarify. “We noticed what Max did on gap 16; they need to’ve blown the opening there. I really feel dangerous, the poor child ought to’ve gained this match. By me not taking part in, it could present Max he has an necessary shot to hit.”
Kuchar returned the subsequent morning, took TIO aid and ended saving par. He then added that he was not conscious that Rai had birdied and thought Greyserman – nonetheless with an opportunity to win, he thought – would decide to complete Monday as properly.
All this was information to Greyserman, who informed Barstool’s Dan Rapaport this week on the BMW Championship that Kuchar by no means communicated something with him.
“I’m probably not certain why he mentioned that in his post-round press convention,” mentioned Greyserman, who defined that it appeared as if Kuchar was speeding to complete as properly, and Kuchar’s drive into the threesome forward was an accident.
Matt Kuchar mentioned he wished to ship a message to Max Greyserman when he opted to return again Monday morning to complete the Wyndham. Right here’s Max’s facet:
“He by no means mentioned something to me…for him to say he was making an attempt to do one thing in service to me, I assumed that was fairly unusual.” pic.twitter.com/XecMTfRXCt
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) August 22, 2024
“I attempted to gap the shot, and if not, I can’t see something, it doesn’t matter anyway,” Greyserman defined. “So, I’m like, let’s simply end. I hit my shot and I look over at Kuchar and he’s within the timber and he simply marked his ball and by no means mentioned actually something. We simply maintain going and he’s like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to return again within the morning.’
“I don’t actually know why, once more, he by no means mentioned something to me. Unsure why he mentioned that within the media. I’m going to provide him the good thing about the doubt, however I believe he wanted TIO aid. Perhaps that was going to take a number of time, which is ok. For him to return out and say that he was making an attempt to do one thing in service to me, I assumed that was fairly unusual.”
