The 87th Masters Tournament came to an end on Sunday as Jon Rahm became the newest player to put on the green jacket. What makes it more rewarding is that he had to complete 30 holes, needing to complete the third round yesterday as weather hampered play on Saturday.
A lot of storylines came out of Augusta National Golf Club this week from Tiger Woods withdrawing Sunday morning in the third round and the Texas A&M senior Sam Bennett being the low amateur after finding himself in second place at one point and finishing tied for 16th.
In addition to Woods withdrawing, young phenom Will Zalatoris was another who took himself out of competition, and ultimately for the rest of the season as the 26-year-old had back surgery. This comes after having work done to remove two herniated discs in his back last August.
Here are the latest PGA Tour rankings after a physically and mentally tough week at the Masters.
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10. Sahith Theegala
Sahith Theegala was able to finish his first Masters strong, shooting a 5-under 67 on Sunday to finish in ninth place.
Theegala had one of the best shots from the tournament during the Sunday’s final round. On the 16th hole, he went long and left of hole, playing a second shot similar to the likes of a 2005 Masters shot by a 15-time major champion and five-time Masters winner.
“You should’ve seen how many people said, ‘Do it for Tiger. Tiger chip-in,’” Theegala said after his round on Sunday. “I just wanted to get it anywhere on the green because I had a muddy lie. It was gross out there.”
Theegala had to bump his chip shot into the hill well above the hole and hit let it roll down towards the cup, which it did.
That chip-in sent the crowd into a frenzy it marked a second consecutive bridie to for the 25-year-old, who moved up to No. 12 in the FedEx Cup standings.
9. Russell Henley
Russell Henley is not one of the biggest names on the PGA Tour but found a way to climb the leaderboard at Augusta National this past week. Despite shooting an opening round 1-over 73, he turned things around with a 5-under 67 and a fourth place finish, his best at a major tournament.
One thing that favored Henley was leading the field in driving accuracy and having the least number of bogeys.
This finish will motivate the 33-year-old for the other three majors and the remainder of the PGA Tour season.
8. Keegan Bradley
Keegan Bradley had come into the Masters with just one top 10 since the beginning of February. Despite being No. 4 in the FedEx Cup standings, Bradley still had a lot to prove in the quest for a green jacket and his first major win since the 2011 PGA Championship.
Bradley, who was competing in his first Masters since 2019, started well and finished well. In the opening round, he shot a 2-under 70. He was challenged in the middle rounds with a 2-over 74 in the second round and an even par 72 in the soggy third round. However, Bradley finished his final round in the red numbers with a 1-under 71 to finish his second-best Masters finish, tying for 23rd.
7. Max Homa
Max Homa did not have the best of performances at the Masters this past week. Although he shot 1-under 71 in the opening round, he was able to record a round under par for the remainder of the week. He finished with a 1-over 73 after the second round, even par 72 after the third and a 6-over 78 in the final round.
Homa, who was competing in his third Masters, has a lot to learn as he continues to play at Augusta.
6. Patrick Cantlay
Despite not playing as fast on the course, Patrick Cantlay was a possibility to contend shooting 3-under par in the rain-shortened Saturday, which was the low score with Matt Fitzpatrick. However, Cantlay shot a 3-over 75 during the final round, en route to finshing tied for 14th.
5. Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele is a player who is ready to get his first major victory, but he still has to wait. Schauffele finished tied for 10th as his 2-over 74 in the second round was the difference in him being in contention as the week progressed.
Schauffele, who currently ranks No. 35 in the FedEx Cup standings, is in good condition for the remainder of the season as he makes his push to win as the season progresses.
4. Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth continues his success at the Masters, recording his sixth top-4 finish in 10 starts, highlighted by his green jacket in 2015.
After firing a 4-over 76 in the third round, he took 10 strokes off the board in the final round an eventually was one of two players to lead the field with 21 birdies for the tournament.
3. Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy came to week with the aspirations of winning the Masters and career grand slam. However, McIlroy did not even get an opportunity to contend on Saturday because he missed the cut after recording a 5-over 77 in the second round.
Augusta National is still a place McIlroy is trying to conquer as his time is starting to not be on his side being 33 years old.
2. Scottie Scheffler
Last year’s Masters champion, Scottie Scheffler did not quite have his best stuff at Augusta National this past week but still recorded a top-10 finish this week. Like Schauffele, who he also tied with this week, Scheffler did not have a good second round with a 3-over 75 that limited him from being in contention.
It seems like every week McIlroy, Rahm and Scheffler are playing, one of them are at the top of the leaderboard every week and the Masters was no different.
1. 2023 Masters Champion: Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm outlasted the field to obtain his second major victory and became the fourth Spaniard to win the Masters, joining Sergio Garcia, Jose Maria Olazabal and Seve Ballesteros.
In addition, Rahm won his fourth victory of the season, becoming the fourth player to win at least three events in the same season before being victorious at the Masters. He joined Scheffler from a year ago, Arnold Palmer in 1960 and Jimmy Demaret in both 1940 and 1947 to accomplish that feat.
Rahm also became the seventh player to win a Masters and a U.S. Open before the age of 30, joining the likes of Spieth (21 years old), Jack Nicklaus (23), Woods (24), Ralph Guldahl (27), Byron Nelson (27) and Gary Player (29).
Despite being two strokes down entering the final round, he was able to only make one bogey to go along with four birdies in his final round to finish 3-under 69 on Sunday for a tournament score of 12-under 276.
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