Gregoire Battles to First Major Win
The Match play Championship was a long difficult weekend of golf for the final 4. Kevin Gregoire (Kenny G) pulled out the victory on the 21st hole. Tim Markel took an early lead up 3 at the turn and had a chance to win the match on hole 18 but missed his putt. Tim tried to extend the match on the 21st hole – after taking a drop with an OB tee shot Tim just missed chipping in as the ball rolled over the edge. But no golf love as the ball stopped 2” past. Kevin was 8’ out and 2 putted for the victory. After the match Gregoire was quoted as saying
“I am exhausted and every muscle in my body is very sore. What a grueling weekend. Please don’t put me up against Tim in the Commissioner’s Cup if he plays on the other team. He had so many great bunker and flop shots Sunday, it was unbelievable. The first 18 in the final match were not camera worthy for the most, in my opinion, but the few of us that got to be a part of the last 3 holes saw some pretty good golf in my opinion.” In the Consolation Match, World #1 David Hansen succumbed to the Match Play Queen Helen Puffenberger. The win is Kevin’s 1st Major, 4th Career and 3rd of the year in his 85th start. He appears to be hitting his stride in his 4th year on Tour.
Day 1 results at Match Play
