Justin Decrease made par on the seventeenth gap within the The Gamers Championship Thursday however achieved it in an unconventional approach.
Decrease, 35, had his tee shot sail over the well-known island inexperienced 137 yards away and into the water and wanted a miracle to save lots of par.
From the drop space about 80 yards away, Decrease hit a wedge that took two massive hops on the inexperienced and slowed earlier than dropping into the outlet, saving par with out his putter.
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Justin Decrease performs a shot from the second tee throughout the first spherical of the Farmers Insurance coverage Open at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Course, Jan. 22, 2025. (Abe Arredondo/Imagn Photos)
The seventeenth gap at TPC Sawgrass is understood to be troublesome, and this yr has been no totally different with many gamers already having discovered the water across the island inexperienced.
Nonetheless, nobody recovered in addition to Decrease did.
Decrease started his spherical Thursday with 11 straight pars, together with his par save, and was 1-over by 13 holes after he double bogeyed the fourth gap.
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Justin Decrease putts on the fourth inexperienced throughout the first spherical of the Farmers Insurance coverage Open at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Course Jan. 22, 2025. (Abe Arredondo/Imagn Photos)
As of this writing, Lucas Glover is within the lead at 4-under par by 10 holes.
Decrease turned professional in 2011 and joined the PGA Tour over a decade later in 2022.
The Akron, Ohio, native has made 60 of 102 cuts in his PGA Tour profession however is but to submit a victory.
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Justin Decrease traces up his putt on the primary gap throughout the second spherical of the AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am golf match at Spyglass Hill Golf Course Jan. 31, 2025. (Kyle Terada/Imagn Photos)
Decrease got here near his first win with one runner-up and two third-place finishes. He has one high 10 end within the 2025 PGA Tour season.
Scottie Scheffler entered The Gamers Championship in search of his third consecutive win on the match after profitable the final two years.
Scheffler grew to become the primary participant to efficiently defend his title final season and can take his shot at extra historical past when he tees off Thursday at 1:29 p.m. ET with Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele.
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