Stevens himself had 207 yards to the flag in the 18th Torrey Pines hole in Par-5, 200 yards to cover a steep bank that leads to water, protecting the front of greenery.
Simple wind.
A bit of adrenaline.
Perfect 7-source-at least he thought so.
Stevens’s ball landed only a few feet green, flying to the shore and flowing back to the water, effectively ending the offer of 28-year-old Stevens on his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday at Farmers Insurance Open. Stevens almost bought a spinning pitch for Birdie, but his closing finally left him the shot of the winner of Harris English.
“I didn’t make a terrible swing, but I just made a swing that you can’t do there, and skip it on the right, in a sense hit this soft right shot,” Stevens explained. “When it was in the air, I was hoping, but I was quite sure that he would land exactly where he did. This year, they have not shaved this bank, as in previous years, but it still goes to the water.
“But I was able to save par. It was large, publish a number and make these guys at least earn on the episode. If they play well and end with better than 7 below, I can’t help it, but I’m glad that I got there and there. “
Solo Stevens brought him $ 1 013 700, the greatest control of his career. Speaking in context, Stevens won six times in the All Pro Tour during his mini-touring days a few years ago, collecting a total of $ 160,000 for these wins.
But Stevens’s second place is associated with more. He was one of the five players who won the way to a characteristic event next week in Pebble Beach, At & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, through Aon Swing 5. Here is the list:
Stevens himself
JJ Spaun
Andrew Novak
Justin Lower
Lee Hodges
England’s victory now releases him to each of the other characteristic events this season. He would usually count as part of Swing 5, because he did not end the last season at the 50 best points, but hit his Pebble ticket by Aon next, which was finalized last autumn.
Within three weeks there will be another Swing 5 border for Genesis Invitational, also in Torrey Pines, and WM Phoenix will open in the Sony-Amex-Farmers aggregate. Of the 311,329 Fedexcup points, Stevens is also in a good position to play Genesis, because he leads Charley Hoffman, the first player from the swing 5, over 170 points.
“Of course, there is a big opportunity,” said Stevens about Pebble. “They have many points and we will not get the number of points that have characteristic events, but take advantage of the opportunity and hope that they play well. You know, each event is individual, so I hope I can reset and become hot early and stay hot. “
