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A player with Kevin Na's ability should have more than one victory on the PGA Tour, but Na knows better than anyone that they are not easy. It took him nearly eight years to get his first win, a two-stroke win over Nick Watney at the Shriners Hospitals for Children's Open. Sunday's No. 2 victory at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier was back after eight years, while Na left no doubt in scoring a final six-under-64 round to win by Kelly Kraft.
This one may be even sweeter than the first for Na, who gives himself plenty of chances during his long drought
"That's great," he said. said. -5s, the most top-10 winless since 2010 or 2000- Anything, I'm still up there, I've been so often, I've failed so many times, and when I won, it took me eight years to win and I told everyone, it's not going to take eight years to win the second, it took seven . "
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Less than 69, Thursday, Na was a complete aftermath, eight shots behind first-round leader Webb Simpson. But he came back with 18 birdies in the next three rounds, including seven on Sunday with a red putter, and in his last two laps he made more than 271 feet of putts, including 23, 32 and 43 feet of Sunday. For the week, Na is ranked first in putts by regulation in green and second in shots-won / put.
The victory gives Na four finishes of T-6 or better this ison, and will place it well above $ 2.5 million in earnings for the year. He also makes him an interesting candidate for the Ryder Cup team of the United States, since he now ranks 13th in the rankings. More importantly, it validates all the work that the product born in South Korea has put in recent years.
"Obviously, a big boost to trust," he said. "It's good to have this second trophy, I saw this trophy when I walked on the tee every day, it's a nice trophy and I thought how much it would look like at home. I felt like it was my day, maybe someone there who was watching over me.
Kraft, who scored a final 70 lap, finished his round on a strong note with a birdie on 18th, earning a second place solo and a spot in the Open Championship, it's the second second of his career, the first last year at Pebble Beach's Pro-Am AT & T
Two of the other three Open Jason Kokrak and Brandt Snedeker placed third, tied for third, with a record of 13 wins and under 267. Kokrak shot 67 under par, while Snedeker scored 64 to get his place. a tie for fifth place and a tiebreaker via points in the official world golf ranking.
Joaquin Niemann of Chile, who continues to build on an incredible season since he's turned pro after the Masters despite a limited number of starts. A 64-year-old final round gave the 19-year-old his fourth T-8 or better in nine events (eight as a professional), and earned him PGA Tour status for next season .
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