INVINCIBLE
Moawad 4-Peats, Makes Tour History
The match play king did it again. Chris Moawad made it look easy, winning his tournament record-tying 5th Match Play Invitational Saturday. It was his 4th title in a row, making Tour history as the only golfer to win not only Match Play 4 times in succession, but to 4-peat any tournament on the MGM Tour. Moawad dropped a total of just 2 holes, ending both his matches after the 7th hole. His only obstacles to winning Match Play in the last 6 years it seems, has been the 3 cancelled editions (1 for low turnout, 2 due to the pandemic).
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Moa and Moa accolades: Saturday’s win was the 30th for the Tour’s all-time wins leader and his 12th in a major. Moawad is now 26-10 in matches, surpassing Armen Grigorian for most wins… I thought we were friends: Moawad improved to 5-1 lifetime against buddy Walter Vargas and 2-0 in the Finals… Charter members showed up: With Saturday’s event distinguished by nostalgia – it was the Tour’s inaugural tournament 20 years ago – both Martin Witt (after a sudden death playoff) and Tim Joe made surprise final four appearances… Up Next: Devil Ball.
Moawad and Vargas faced each other in the Finals for the 2nd time (2019 and 2023).