Matt Kuchar’s Sunday Afternoon Troubles Continue Despite Win at RBC Heritage

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Published: April 20, 2014

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At first glance, most would assume that Matt Kuchar was finally able to rid himself of his Sunday afternoon demons with a final-round score of 64 at Harbour Town Golf Links, which included a birdie on the 72nd hole to secure his first victory since last June.

However, when looking just below the surface of Kuchar’s RBC Heritage victory, it becomes evident that those pesky Sunday afternoon demons are still very much present in Kuchar’s game.

Kuchar got off to a lightning-fast start with birdies on six of his first nine holes and then threw in a birdie at the 10th to go seven under par for the day and 11 under par for the tournament.

Kuchar pared holes 11-14 before his road to victory began hitting a few speed bumps on the par-five 15th.

He pulled his tee shot left on 15 and then pushed his second shot into the gallery right of the fairway. Three strokes later, Kuchar managed to escape the 15th with a par-five.

He then pushed his tee shot well right on the par-four 16th and was extremely lucky to have a clear window to the green for his approach shot.

Following a par at the 16th, Kuchar knocked his tee shot on the par-three 17th to within four feet of the hole and then proceeded to three-putt for a shocking bogey four.

He found the fairway with his tee shot on 18 but then found the bunker well short of the green with his approach shot.

Luckily for Kuchar, his bunker shot caught the right side of the cup and fell into the hole for a miraculous birdie three rather than rolling on by and leaving him with a good four to five feet left to avoid finishing his round with two consecutive bogeys.

Kuchar’s Sunday afternoon woes have made headlines in recent weeks but have really been plaguing him since last November.

Half a world away from Hilton Head Island, S.C., Kuchar had a two-stroke lead on Adam Scott during the final round of...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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