Nick Taylor It’s hard to lose in a tiebreaker. Getting there is the most difficult thing for the Canadian, who was on Sunday at Sony Open Hawaii starred in another series of decisive moments. On his final shot, Taylor chipped in from 20 yards for eagle on the par-5 closing hole of Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, for 65 strokes (-5) and force a tiebreaker with Nico EchavarriaChilean, 30 years old.
Echavarria also shot a 65 (-5) to join Taylor with a total of 16 under par (264 strokes). Behind them Stephan Jaeger and JJ Spaunand the Sony Open looked to be going their way on the back nine until Jaeger sent his drive out of bounds on the 16th and Spaun bogeyed from a bunker on the 17th to surprise Echavarría who only had two players is the tiebreaker.
That was for Taylor his fifth PGA Tour titlethe last three in a tiebreaker, and last year he beat Charley Hoffman in Phoenix with a decisive putt in the playoff. And it was at the Canadian Open in 2023 when Taylor hit the famous 23-metre eagle putt and won his country’s Open in front of a delirious, rain-soaked crowd.
Victory sent Taylor to the Masters again, a great reward after a sad ending to the last season. He regained the world number 29 and will compete in all the majors this year.
Source: La Verdad
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