Na rewards caddie with 1973 Dodge Challenger
Kenny Na gave caddie Kenny Harms the 1973 Dodge Challenger awarded to the winner of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
But it’s only because Na’s daughter Sophia is bit too young to drive. Had she been of age, that ride would be hers and not Harms’.
The two talked about the fully-restored, glacier-blue Dodge after Na’s four-shot victory at Colonial Country Club on Sunday in a video posted by the PGA Tour on its various social feeds.
“All right Kenny, what do you think about the car?” asks Na.
“I love you man. I love you,” Harms responds. “It’s just amazing.”
While holding Sophia on Sunday, Harms offered a brief history detailing his past rides. “(Seventy-three). The first car I ever had was a ’73 Camaro,” he said. “Now I actually have a car that doesn’t have any putty or rust or anything. It’s a super car.”
A promising list of contenders fell flat Sunday in the PGA Tour tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. Na began the day with a two-hole lead over a group of chasers including Tony Finau, Jordan Spieth and Jim Furyk. He ended it four shots clear of the field after a 4-under 66 in the final round birdieing the last hole to finish off a 13-under 267 for the week.
It’s the third career victory for Na and first since the 2018 Military Tribute at the Greenbrier. He missed the cut in last week’s PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. Na also continued a recent trend of parity on the PGA Tour, becoming the 28th winner in 30 events this season. No player has won multiple times in 2019.
PGA Tour Champions: Ken Tanigawa overcame a three-shot deficit on the back nine to pass defending champion Paul Broadhurst and saved par on the final hole for a one-shot victory in the Senior PGA Championship in Pittsbord, New York, for his first senior major.
In only his second year on the PGA Tour Champions, and some 15 years after giving up playing professionally, Tanigawa shot even-par 70 at Oak Hill to hold off Scott McCarron. Tanigawa, 51, finished at 3-under 277. Tanigawa drove into a bunker on the par-4 closing hole at Oak Hill, pitched out and hit his third shot to 12 feet, making the par for the victory.
McCarron also shot 70 playing with Tanigawa, a good friend and former teammate at UCLA. McCarron’s bid to force a tie ended when he missed a 25foot birdie putt about a foot to the left.
Broadhurst, who won the Senior PGA at Harbor Shores in southwest Michigan last year, began the day with a two-shot lead but had a 75 to finish third at 1 under. His chance to force a tie ended when he missed a lengthy birdie putt and three-putted for bogey.
The victory makes Tanigawa eligible for the PGA Championship next year at Harding Park.
LPGA: Bronte Law shot 3-under 67 and held off a series of challengers to win the Pure Silk Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia, by two shots for her first career victory on the women’s tour.
Law, a 24-year-old from England who played at UCLA, held a share of the lead after all four rounds and finished with a 17-under 267 total on the River Course at the Kingsmill Resort.
Madelene Sagstrom, Brooke Henderson and 54-hole co-leader Nasa Hataoka tied for second. Sagstrom shot 66, Henderson 68 and Hataoka 69.
Law, who came from 10 shots back on the last day to get into a playoff in the LPGA Mediheal Championship three weeks ago at Lake Merced, made six straight pars on the back nine before a 15-foot birdie putt at the par-4 16th doubled her lead. Two-putt pars on the last two holes capped the victory in her 56th career start.