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.
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:
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:
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.
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.
— 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.#ANWAgolfpic.twitter.com/Eztbs59tZT
— Augusta National Women's Amateur (@anwagolf) April 6, 2019
Here are some highlight shots from the day on GolfChannel.com: