Canadian Corey Conners got his first PGA Tour win at the Texas Open, defeating Charley Hoffman by 2-shots. Conners fired a final round six-under 66, overcoming four consecutive bogeys to close out the first nine.
Here are the final round highlights from the PGA Tour’s Youtube page:
Jin Young Ko won the ANA Inspiration by three shots over Mi Hyang Lee. This was Jin Young Ko’s first major championship title.
The best part of the ANA is the celebration where the winner leaps into Poppie’s Pond.
SPLASH! 💦
Jin Young Ko's first major @ANAinspiration and caddie David Brooker's 3rd jump into Poppie's Pond. Wow. pic.twitter.com/4kypIXNAUi
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 8, 2019
The ANA Inspiration used to be called the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and before that it was the Dinah Shore Classic. Back in 1988, Amy Alcott was the first to do the celebratory leap into Poppie’s Pond, when during the final round on a very hot day she told her caddie that if she won she was going to jump in the pond. She won it again in 1991, this time along with Dinah Shore. In 1994 Donna Andrews won the event and made the leap and it’s been the tradition ever since.
Here is the first leap back in 1988:
And here is the LPGA’s Top 10 leaps that they compiled in 2015:
And here is the par-save of the tournament, from the bridge next to the 18th:
PAR SAVE FROM THE BRIDGE! 🔥@JanetLinXiYu goes up and down for par from the bridge over Poppie's Pond at the @ANAinspiration!@GolfChannel #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/RsEgQPprU5
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 8, 2019
The national Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals were held today at Augusta National. In just a few short years this event has already become must-watch, and is a great way to kick off Masters week.
Here are the winners from 2019, including Nicole Gal from Oakville Ontario.
| Division | Winner | Points (D-C-P) |
| Boys 7-9 | Conner Ford | 25 (10-5-10) |
| Girls 7-9 | Angela Zhang | 29 (10-10-9) |
| Boys 10-11 | Sahish Reddy | 23 (9-7-7) |
| Girls 10-11 | Sophia Li | 23 (9-4-10) |
| Boys 12-13 | Matthew Vital | 26 (8-10-8) |
| Girls 12-13 | Yana Wilson | 28 (9-10-9) |
| Boys 14-15 | Treed Huang | 26 (9-10-7) |
| Girls 14-15 | Nicole Gal | 23 (6-8-9) |
Congratulations to all of this year's #DriveChipandPutt champions! pic.twitter.com/tNpNJdJ5eC
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 7, 2019
Nicole Gal's new putter is "a beauty" and it helped win her the #DriveChipandPutt. pic.twitter.com/vaHLij9XKa
— Drive, Chip & Putt (@DriveChipPutt) April 7, 2019