The 46-year-old’s highly criticized decision to finish the 72nd hole alone on a Monday morning provided one of the year's more bizarre sights.
During the waning stages of the final round of the Wyndham Championship, Matt Kuchar hit his drive left of the 18th fairway as darkness began to overtake Sedgefield Country Club.
His playing partners, Chad Ramey and Max Greyserman, were already out of the hunt for the win and looking to finish the hole so they could get out of Greensboro, N.C, after a marathon 36-hole Sunday. Kuchar, however, decided to mark his ball and told officials he was done playing, opting to come back the next morning to finish., which he said after the round would have been highly unlikely Sunday night in near-darkness.
The difference between par and bogey was financially notable, as his T12 with the closing par won aBut the decision also created a great deal of backlash for the nine-time Tour winner, as many believed it was a selfish decision to make tournament employees and volunteers come back for a few minutes on a Monday for what many deemed a meaningless result.It is easy to pile on Kuchar, as undoubtedly this situation looked awful, and highlighted the issues the Tour faces with pace of play.
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