Blog#185 Results ZOZO Championship October 27, 2024

Blog#185 Results ZOZO Championship October 27, 2024

ROUND 1 Homa #70 and Zalatoris #53 biggest disappointments.

1 Taylor Moore-7 63 One bogie 6 birdies 1 eagle on 18 for the lead.   Finish 11

2 Max Greyserman-6 64 one bogie 7 birdies, my #1 longshot to win.  Finish 2

2 Eric Cole-6 64 Bogied 1 and eagled 18 with 6 birdies in between, odds 55/1. Finish 6

2 Nico Echavarria-6 64 1 bogie 7 birdies. Finish Wins

5 C.T. Pan-5 65  Closes with 4 straight birdies. Finish 6

7 Justin Thomas-4 One bogie 5 birdies including last 2 holes.    Finish 2

22 Matt Kucher-2 Three bogies 5 birdies, always in the hunt but can’t win. Finish 37

22 Rickie Fowler-2 Two bogies 3 birdies, finished 23rd last week.  Finish 4

35 Collin Morikawa-1 Bogie on 4, DB on 6 with 2 birdies on back 9.  Finish 54

52 Hideki Matsuyama+1 71 Too many bogies 5.   Finish 46

64 Sahith Theegala+2 72 Terrible start with 4 bogies thru first 11 holes. Finish 56

70 Max Homa+3 73 Has not found his game, bogies 1&2 then on 16,17&18. Finish 27

70 Xander Schauffele+3 73 Bad RD 1 birdie, quad bogie 8 on #9, the pars rest. Finish 41

78 David Skinns+6 76 Dead last, quad bogie on 4 and 3 bogies only 1 birdie. Finish 76 

ROUND 2 Top 3 not doing so well especially Hideki.

1 Nico Echavarria-12 64 Second 64 with 6 birdies.

2 Justin Thomas-10 64 Four birdies and 2 great shots for an eagle on 18.

2 Taylor Moore-10 67 Four bogies on front 9 but +1 on back.

X4 Seamus Power-9 62 Lowest RD of the day 8 birdies moves up 31 spots.

4 C.T. Pan-9 66 Bogie free RD 4 birdies.

X4 Eric Cole-9 One bogie 4 birdies down 2 spots.

7 Rickie Fowler-8 One bogie on 17 then birdies 18 for 7 birdies, up 15 spots.

7 Max Greyserman-8 68 DB on 5 and 3 bogies.

22 Colin Morikawa-4 67 Good RD except for DB on #12, his 2nd of the tournament.

42 Xander Schauffele-2 Bogie free RD with 5 birdies, may be back in hunt.

65 Hideki Matsuyama+2 Another disappointing RD with 1 DB and 2 bogies.

ROUND 3  It appears after this RD that now it is a 3 man race.  However there are 3 others who could sneak in with a Rd of 62 or 64 if the top 3 falter.  Also hole 18 was important for the 2nd straight when Echavarria eagles the same way Thomas did it in RD2.  Thomas parred and the tie of 15 was broken.  Moore the 3rd payer in the final RD shot 72 and dropped to 12.

1 Niko Echavarria-17 65 He an Thomas went back and forth until 18.

2 Justin Thomas-15 Rds of 66, 64 & 65 best first 3 RDs in 2 years.

3 Max Greyserman-14 64 Has a chance but has faltered on RD 4 in the past.

4 Rickie Fowler-11 67 Three Rds under 70 but may be too far back to win as are 

Kevin Yu & Nate Lashley also at-11.

FINAL Round Tournament comes down to 18th hole.   Echavarria and Grayserman are-19 and Thomas and-18 going into 18.  Echavarria hits the best drive and misses a 40’ putt for eagle but birdies for the win.  He was-5 on 18 for the tournament.  

The other 2 hit their tee shot into the rough.  Greyserman hits his 2nd shot off the green and Thomas his into the bunker.  Greyserman hits his third onto the green for a 30’ putt which he misses by an inch.  Thomas hits his 3rd within 4’ of hole from bunker for a birdie and finishes tied for 2nd-19. Niko Echavarria-20 a tournament record for his 2nd PGA.

1 Niko Echavarria-20 67 Bogies 8&14 but birdies 2 of last 3 holes for his 2nd win. $1.5M 

2 Max Grayserman-19 65 Bogie free RD with 5 birdies but none on last 3 holes. $748K

3 Justin Thomas-19 66 Also bogie free RD but after birdie on #6 none until 18. $748K

4 Rickie Fowler-17 64 Never really in the hunt but 4 more RDs under 70 2nd week. $263K