Day wins by 2 at Quail Hollow; comic targets Warriors’ Green
Jason Day shot a 2-under 69 on Sunday to win the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C., by two strokes over Aaron Wise (68) and Nick Watney 69), his second victory of the season.
After he squandered a threeshot lead on the back nine, Day’s tee shot on the difficult 230-yard par-3 17th hole crashed into the flagstick after bouncing four times and settled less than 3 feet away. He made the putt to take a twoshot lead, becoming the only player to birdie the hole in the final round. Day finished at 12-under 272.
“One of the best wins I have ever had,” said Day, who missed more than half the fairways — including an ugly hook into the water on the par-4 14th — and hit just eight greens in regulation and made four bogeys on the day.
But he toughed it out on the final three holes at Quail Hollow, nicknamed the “Green Mile,” playing them in 2 under.
Day fell back into a tie with Wise after back-to-back bogeys on 13 and 14, but regained the lead by draining a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th. That set up the shot of the tournament .
It was Day’s 12th career win on the PGA Tour. The former world No. 1 also won the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this year after a winless 2017.
Tiger Woods was a non-factor, shooting a 3-over 74 to finish 14 shots back. He failed to make a birdie in the final round of a tournament for the first time since 2014.
COMIC’S POST THREATENS DRAYMOND
A comedian apologized Sunday night for a social media post in which he said he hopes Golden State forward Draymond Green “gets shot in the face” leaving the arena after the Warriors’ 118-92 victory over the Pelicans.
Andrew Polk said the post, which also alludes to high gun violence rates in New Orleans, was meant as an “edgy joke.” Polk said he wishes “no harm to anyone over a simple game.”
In reaction, Green said he didn’t fear for his life, and felt sad for anyone who threatens violence over a basketball game and prays they get the help they need.
HARVICK WINS AT DOVER
Kevin Harvick dominated a race interrupted by rain and drove to his NASCAR Cup Series-high fourth victory of the season Sunday at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
Harvick reeled off three straight wins at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix earlier this season and now has the 60-pound Miles the Monster trophy. Harvick swept the first two stages and easily chased down Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Clint Bowyer in the third for the lead after a 41-minute delay. Bowyer had asked for a rain dance when the race was stopped with 80 laps left.
Once it resumed, Harvick waltzed his way into victory lane in the No. 4 Ford. He led 201 of 400 laps and stormed past Bowyer and took the lead for good with 62 laps left. Harvick’s 41st career Cup victory gives him a stout nine top-10 finishes and eight top-fives in 11 starts this season.
Bowyer was second. Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr. and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five.