Bruised Kuchar back to work in Canadian Open
new york — This is one time Matt Kuchar could probably use a week off to digest how close he came to winning his first major.
The consolation is Jordan Spieth won the British Open far more than Kuchar lost it. Kuchar had a one-shot lead going to the 14th tee, played the next four holes with two birdies and two pars and found himself two shots behind going to the 18th hole at Royal Birkdale.
And now he’s right back to work in the RBC Canadian Open.
Dustin Johnson also is playing, giving the Canadian Open the No. 1 player in the world for the second straight year. Johnson, who didn’t play for six weeks in the spring because of his back injury on the eve of the Masters, is schedule to play eight of the next 10 weeks through the Presidents Cup.
Spieth is home in Texas sharing sips out of the claret jug.
Even though golf ’s oldest championship left town, Britain remains busy with golf. The Senior British Open is at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, the last chance for Bernhard Langer to become the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1991 to win three senior majors in one year. The LPGA Tour is at Dundonald Links just north of Troon for the Ladies Scottish Open, the final preparation before the Women’s British Open next week.
And the European Tour is back in Germany for the Porsche European Open, where Americans like Jimmy Walker, Patrick Reed and Pat Perez highlight the field.
More than just winning his first major, Matt Kuchar is eager to win anything. He is No. 12 in the world and has gone more than three years since he last won at the RBC Heritage. —