PGA Recap
When Sunday started, Vijay Singh had the lead with Justin Leonard in second place. Almost all of the leaders played plus par golf and moved back towards the field. Singh himself was +4 in the final 18 holes and did not have a single birdie in the round. Meanwhile, Chris DiMarco made a valiant charge. He shot one under par for the afternoon. DiMarco even had a putt on the 18th green that would have given him the championship outright, but he left it short. Justin Leonard had the lead on the final hole, but he hit his ball into a hideous bunker and made a bogey. That left Singh with a birdie putt that would have given him the championship. But, Singh also left his birdie putt short. I guess Singh and DiMarco don't know about my family motto, "Never leave a birdie putt short" or have never had the benefit of hearing their uncle yell, "What's the matter, Sally? Putter get caught in your skirt?"
At any rate, DiMarco, Leonard and Singh were all tied at -8 at the end of 72 holes, so the three men moved to a 3 hole playoff. Singh logged his first birdie of the day on the first playoff hole. Singh was then able to hold off the other two men in the remaining holes to win the final major of the year.
World Rankings
Since Ernie Els did not finish in second place on Sunday (he finished fourth), Tiger Woods held on to the #1 ranking in the world. Woods has now held the top spot for 332 consecutive weeks. That breaks Greg Norman's record.
Vijay Singh moved ahead of Els and will overtake Woods this week at the WGC NEC Invitational in Akron, OH if he finishes ahead of Woods or tied with him in any position outside of the top 10. This will add a little extra drama to the weekend at the Firestone Country Club.
