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VARGAS WINS HIS 2ND MASTERS
A DECADE AFTER HIS 1ST
He Defeats Bird and Witt in a Sudden Death Playoff
2017 MASTERS FINAL SCORES (par 60)
| PLACE | GOLFER | SCORE | HANDICAP | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 T2 T2 4 5 T6 T6 T8 T8 WD | D. Vargas Bird Witt Crump Vaughan W. Vargas Fidler Moawad T. Joe Mann | 39-39=78 44-47=91 45-46=91 42-45=87 42-48=90 41-40=81 48-43=91 44-46=90 48-56=104 | 22 35 35 28 30 20 30 16 30 | 56* 56 56 59 60 61 61 74 74 |
QUICK CHIPS
Déjà vu: For the 2nd straight year the Masters saw a 3-man sudden death playoff… Special day: Doug Vargas’s 78 was his best Masters score in his last 8 starts, and first sub-80 round since 2008. The win was his 5th in a major… Streak’n: Doug Vargas’s victory Sunday was his 2nd win in a row this season, the 3rd such streak of his career (2013, 2009)… Masters bests: Martin Witt carded a career-best 91 and a career-best back-9 46. Witt’s previous best score, a 92, was back in 2008. Patrick Bird carded his best front-9 (44) since 2009, and had his best score in his last 5 Masters starts. … Tournament leaders: Pars, Doug Vargas (6) followed by Walter Vargas (5). Bogeys, Patrick Bird (8)… Devil’s Gulch (holes 13-14-15): Walter Vargas (3rd straight year) top score (+4), followed by Doug Vargas, Clint Crump, and P-Jay Fidler (+5)… Trend: Walter Vargas carded his 3rd front-9 41 in his last 4 starts… Aberration: 2-time champion Chris Moawad carded a career worst 90… Not the first: Former 2-time champion John Mann’s withdrawal after 5 holes wasn’t the first time a major tournament forced a player into submission. At the 2014 Tour Championship Gerry Vaughan withdrew at the turn in exasperation. Ironically, it was John Mann who, at the time, said of Vaughan’s withdrawal: “He had that Vietnam vet 200-yard stare.” 2-timer: Doug Vargas joins Chris Moawad, Armen Grigorian, Walter Vargas, and John Mann on the list of 2-time Masters champions… Cherry atop the sundae: Doug Vargas’s birdie putt in sudden death not only won him the Masters, it won him the $10 birdie pool.
