CASTLE ROCK — With the final day of the 2024 BMW Championship in the books, here’s a look at a few of the top wow moments and a few of the uglier ones from Castle Pines Golf Club.
Top Wow Moments
• In the final pairing to tee off, Adam Scott was the lone man to eagle the par-5 first hole on Sunday. The Australian blasted a 386-yard drive in the fairway, hit a 3-wood to get on the green, and the drained an impressive 43-foot putt to jump-start his round.
• On the par-3 seventh, Tony Finau missed the green off the tee with a shot that was long and to the right in the intermediate rough. No worries: Finau hit a beautiful chip from 45 feet that landed just on the edge on the green, then rolled right into the cup.
• Wyndham Clark had the gallery on its feet and roaring on the par-3 11th. The Valor Christian alum’s tee shot didn’t roll out down to the hole. But he drained his 39-foot birdie putt on a downhill stroke that broke to the right, went straight and then back to the left.
Top Ugly Moments
• Austin Eckroat finished a tough tournament with a double bogey on the 18th. Eckroat hit his tee shot into the right bunker, then went long past the green from there and into the rough. Then he hit over the green and back into the fairway. A two-putt followed.
• The majestic 16th ate up Chris Kirk. The Tennessean left his tee shot way short, and it plopped into the water short of the green. His penalty shot from the drop area wasn’t very good either, as he put it 30 feet from the hole, and had a two-putt for double bogey.
• To cap a tough week for the world’s top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler was even-par. He struggled mightily on the par-4 10th with a triple bogey. His second shot was wet, then he misfired again, going long off the green before chipping on for a two-putt.
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Originally Published: August 25, 2024 at 7:28 p.m.
