Page 23 - Golf Champion - November 2020

2019 winner Tiger Woods

the TOUR Championship thanks to a punctuated
schedule due to the COVID-19 break and nose surgery.
After his second win at the 2019 Memorial Tournament
presented by Nationwide, Cantlay had a few close calls
without closing the deal. He was runner-up twice, once
in a playoff, and had a further fourth-place finish.
And through three rounds of the Shriners Hospitals
for Children Open a few weeks ago, he was tied for the
lead and expected to win given his previous victory and
runner-up finish there. But he faded into a tie for eighth.
There was no fade on Sunday in Los Angeles.
The work came across in his game, but particularly
his putting. Cantlay had been grinding on the putting
green at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK last week after
rounds. He was trying to further cement a recent putter
switch that saw him move to a heavier and longer model.
In Saturday’s third round, he made just 53-feet worth
of putts and lost -1.125 strokes on the field in Strokes
Gained: Putting. On Sunday it was a different story as
his 24 putts measured more than 111 feet and he gained
3.294 strokes on the field.
Now Cantlay has his sights set on the upcoming Masters
at Augusta National which has been moved to November Sebastian Munoz
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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