I have seen it where a rolling ball deflects off of another ball and into the hole, but this is taking it to another level.
Backstopping is getting out of control. pic.twitter.com/OoOTeOimI9
— Chris Chaney (@Wrong_Fairway) April 18, 2019
Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters by a shot over Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and Xander Schauffele.
It looked like third-round leader Francesco Molinari was in control with a two-shot lead heading into the par-3 12th, but his tee shot found the water fronting the green which resulted in a double-bogey. Molinari also had a double-bogey 7 on the par-5 15th which essentially ended his chances.
Tiger played the steadiest round of all the leaders. He said his plan was to be patient, and after birdies on 13, 15, and 16 he lead by 2 shots, with a careful bogey at the final hole providing the final margin.
Here are some highlights of Tiger’s final round:
Watch the final-round highlights from 2019 Masters champion @TigerWoods. #themasters pic.twitter.com/WIb5AnsPHQ
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2019
And here are the highlights from the Masters’ Youtube Page:
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
Jennifer Kupcho won the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur by four shots over Maria Fassi. Kupcho shot an incredible 5-under 67, playing the final six holes in 5-under.
Here is Kupcho making eagle on the 13th:
With an eagle on No. 13 @jenniferkupcho is tied for the lead during the final round at #ANWAgolf pic.twitter.com/u7e3OK050r
— Augusta National Women's Amateur (@anwagolf) April 6, 2019
And here she is making birdie on 15:
Another lead change at #ANWAgolf
Watch now on NBC or https://t.co/mRzvoueM81 pic.twitter.com/QEQ4ECwKgc
— Augusta National Women's Amateur (@anwagolf) April 6, 2019
..and 16:
Jennifer Kupcho takes a two shot lead as they head to No. 17. pic.twitter.com/dUEzdC7DfH
— Augusta National Women's Amateur (@anwagolf) April 6, 2019
And then she caps things off on 18 by making a pretty familiar putt of champions over the years;
Incredible finish! Jennifer Kupcho goes five under through the final six holes to win the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur.#ANWAgolf pic.twitter.com/Eztbs59tZT
— Augusta National Women's Amateur (@anwagolf) April 6, 2019
Here are some highlight shots from the day on GolfChannel.com:
Rory McIlroy won the 2019 Players Championship by a shot over Jim Furyk.
Here are some highlights from the PGA Tour’s YouTube page:
And here are the highlights from the (in)famous 17th. It’s just highlights, no lowlights.
Francesco Monlinari shot a final-round 64 to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by 2-shots. Molinari started the day 5-shots back, but won with an amazing putting display by making every putt within 15 feet. He also capped it off with a 45 foot birdie putt on the final hole. It was a Sunday charge worthy of the King himself.
Here are the highlights from PGATour.com’s YouTube page: