This is the South-Korean born's first win on the PGA Tour and only his 4th professional win, his last coming in 2012 on the Nationwide Tour (the year which he graduated from it). He also played on the Canadian Tour for a bit and won twice on it, both in 2009. More recently however, he became known around the world for dancing the "Gangnam Style" dance after holing a putt at the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open. His public image is sure to change now.
Like we said before, Riviera played tough this week. It's not too often, aside from majors perhaps, that we see a winning score this high. Still, some good scores were shot over the weekend and a score of a few shots under par or more pretty much guaranteed you a good finish.
For Dustin Johnson, it certainly looks like he's broken off that rust that he mentioned he had a few weeks back. There were a lot of people who speculated that it would take DJ a long time to regain his pre-leave form, but he's disproved them all this week. Rounds of 67 and 69 on the weekend (while others were shooting much higher scores) ensured him a spot in the playoff.
Saskatchewan-native Graham DeLaet also finished well this week at T8. He hasn't won yet on the PGA Tour but I think that might change this year, perhaps sooner than later.
Finally, here is how our picks finished off:
1) Bubba Watson: T14 at 2-under (-2)
2) Brenden de Jonge: CUT
3) Nick Watney: T11 at even par-(E)
Both Watson and Watney shot rounds in the 70's on the weekend, after being in good positions during the week.
That's it for us this week and it's also the end of the West Coast swing on the PGA Tour. Next week marks the start of the Florida Swing, with the Honda Classic at the infamous PGA National. Be sure to check out our picks for that tournament.
-Nick
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