YEAR OF THE EAGLE FOR THIS BIRD
Patrick Bird’s Masters Victory His First In A Major
Hole-In-One Adds Another Highlight
2018 MASTERS FINAL SCORES (par 60)
| PLACE | GOLFER | SCORE | HANDICAP | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | Bird Crump Vaughan D. Vargas Witt Moawad W. Vargas T. Joe | 38-48=86 37-43=80 37-49=86 40-39=79 51-45=96 38-40=78 40-46=86 57-48=105 | 35 28 30 22 35 16 20 32 | 51 52 56 57 61 62 66 73 |
QUICK CHIPS
A year for the ages: A Super Bowl win for his beloved Eagles, his first win in a major that included a hole-in-one eagle. Can it get any better for Patrick Bird?… Master Aces: Patrick Bird’s hole-in-one was the 2nd in MGM Tour history, the first also coming at the Masters (Chris Moawad, 2014)… Flipped the script: The largest birdie pot in Tour history looked to be split 4 ways after birdies by Walter Vargas & Chris Moawad (324 yard par-4 3rd), Clint Crump (127 yard par-3 6th), and Doug Vargas (252 yard par-4 15th) but Patrick’s Bird’s ace on the 87 yard par-3 16th trumped them all, earning him $39… Whiffed it by that much: runner up Clint Crump whiffed on his initial tee shot on 3, costing him a stroke and perhaps a chance for a 2nd Masters title. The 2016 Masters champ would finish 1 stroke back of first… Masters bests: It was a year ago that Patrick Bird lost in a sudden death playoff to finish tied for 2nd, his best ever result. His 86 Sunday was a 2-stroke improvement on his best Masters score established 12 years ago. His front-9 39 was 5 strokes better than his previous best front-9, recorded nearly a decade ago in 2009. Runner-up Clint Crump (80) went 3 strokes lower than his previous best score set 2 years ago. His front-9 37 was a 4-stroke improvement on his best front-9 score also in 2016. Gerry Vaughan’s 86 was his best score in 10 years and his front-9 37 one stroke better than his previous best set in 2008… Tournament leaders: Birdies, Moawad (2); Pars, Moawad (7) followed by D. Vargas (5); Bogeys, Bird and D. Vargas (7)… Devil’s Gulch (13-14-15): Doug Vargas, top score (+4) followed by Clint Crump and Chris Moawad (+6)… The return: Former 2-time Masters champion Walter Vargas made his 2018 season debut, his first start since last year’s Hooters in May… Winning pair: Two Patricks won their first Masters Sunday, Reed of the PGA and Bird of the MGM.