PGA Results: 2014 HP Byron Nelson Championship

PGA Tour HP Byron Nelson Championship TPC Four Seasons Resort Irving, Texas Welcome the latest first-time winner to the winner’s circle. Seems to be happening a lot the last couple of years, as Tiger Woods’s dominance over the game wanes. Brendon Todd captured the HP Byron Nelson Championship with a stellar final round 66, free of a single bogey. The highlight of the round was a shot Todd was forced to try, one he may have never practiced. His ball came to rest at the base of a tree on the par-3 13th hole. The only real choice was a to hit a left-handed shot. The problem for right handed players like Todd is that there’s no left handed club in the bag. So Todd flipped a 4-iron over and hit the shot with the back of the club head. The ball finished seven feet from the hole where Todd stroked it in for an amazing par save. Todd said that was the most unique shot he’d ever hit in a competitive round of golf. Two players who seemed long forgotten had flashes of brilliance this past week in Irving. Mike Weir was in contention, finishing in solo second place two shots behind Todd. David Duval opened the tournament with a fantastic 66. Unfortunately for the former world #1 and British Open Champ, a second round 76 put Duval one stroke over the cut line. European Tour Spanish Open (Open de Espana) Girona, Spain The most interesting man in golf keeps getting more and more interesting. Miguel Angel Jimenez came into the Spanish Open as the oldest winner ever on the European Tour. Following the conclusion of the tournament, the record for oldest winner on the Euro tour was set again, once again by the most interesting man in golf. Jimenez found himself tied with Richard Green and Thomas Pieters after regulation. On the par-4 first playoff hole, Green and Pieters failed to make par. Jimenez’s par sealed the victory, the first on the European Tour by a player over 50 years old. When asked about his secret Jimenez replied, “there is no secret. Good food, good wine, good cigars, and some exercise.” Sounds like a winning combination. LPGA Tour Kingsmill Championship Williamsburg, Virginia 24-year-old Lizette Salas became a first-time winner on the LPGA Tour by taking the Kingsmill Championship by a massive four shot margin of victory. The breakthrough win was in jeopardy right off the bat Sunday, but Salas made a great par saving putt from 10 feet on the first hole. Once past that little blip on the radar it was smooth sailing for Salas, all the way to the winner’s circle. The first win was in signature style if analyzing those who finished in second place: Lexi Thompson, Sara Jane Smith, Yani Tseng.