Stevens’ hops alone disappeared 18. years, but there was consolation

Stevens himself had 207 yards to the flag on a PAR-5 18. Holes Torrey Pines, 200 yards to cover a steep coast that leads down into the water keeping the front of the terrain.

Right down the wind.

A little adrenaline.

The perfect iron with 7 iron – or at least that’s how he thought.

Stevens’s ball landed just a few feet from the field, flew into the coast and leak back into the water, which finally ended his first victory on the PGA Tour on Sunday at Farmers Insurance Open. Stevens almost made a dizzying birdfire, but his final couple eventually left him a blow to Harris English.

“I didn’t make a horrible momentum, but only in a way he made a momentum that you can’t do there and leave him to the right, somehow a slight right blow,” Stevens explained. “When he was in the air, I was hoping, but I was pretty sure he would land exactly where he did. This year, they did not shave that coast as last years, but she still goes to water.

“But I managed to save a couple. That was big, post the number and make you guys at least earn that below. If they play well and finish with better than 7 less, I can’t do anything about it, but I’m glad I succeeded and down. “

Stevens solo second time brought him $ 1,013,700, the biggest check in his career. To put it in the context, Stevens won six times on All Pro Tour during the day of his mini tour years ago, collecting a total of $ 160,000 for those victories.

But Stevens’s second-placated comes with more. He was one of five players who earned their way to the next week on Pebble Beach, AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-AM, via Aon Swing 5. Here’s the list:

Sam Stevens
JJ Spaun
Andrew Novak
Justin Lower
Lee Hodges

The English victory now releases it from all the remaining events this season. Normally, he would count as part of Swing 5, since last season did not end up among the top 50 per points, but he received his ticket to Pebble over Aon Next 10, which was finalized last fall.

In three weeks there will be another Swing 5 interrupt for Genesis Invitational, also in Torrey Pines, with WM Phoenix Open factor in the Sony-Amex Farmers aggregate. With 311,3329 FedExcup points, Stevens is in a good position to play and genesis, because Charlie Hofman, the first player from Swing 5, with over 170 points.

“Obviously, there’s a big opportunity there,” Stevens said about Pebble. “They have a lot of points, and we will not enter the amount of points that have signature events, but, we hope, use the opportunity and continue to play well. You know, every event is in some way individually, so I hope I can reset and warm up earlier and stay hot. “