Points Race

In a week that saw a number of familiar faces return to the golf spotlight, five-time U.S. Ryder Cup team member Stewart Cink stepped back into the PGA TOUR winner’s circle at the age of 47 with a victory at the RBC Heritage.

Shouldering the hopes of a nation, Hideki Matsuyama took home the Green Jacket at the 85th Masters Tournament, making history as the first men’s major Champion from Japan. Matsuyama entered Sunday’s final round four strokes ahead of the field and never truly looked back, finishing at 10-under 278 and earning his second visit to Butler Cabin just ten years after accepting low amateur honors at his first Masters.

It was a homecoming in more ways than one as three-time major champion Jordan Spieth returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since 2017, taking home the Valero Texas Open title in the same state where it all started for the Ryder Cup star. Spieth has been knocking on the championship door for a while now, with three top-four finishes since February, but was finally able to break through in San Antonio, besting the field by two strokes and finishing at 18-under par on the week.

Austin may be Longhorn territory, but there’ll be plenty of Gator chompin’ in Texas tonight as Florida alum Billy Horschel celebrates his first World Golf Championships victory at the Dell Technologies Match Play. Horschel bested hometown favorite Scottie Scheffler 2&1 in the championship match, with Matt Kuchar and Victor Perez rounding out the top three and four spots, respectively.

The return of the Florida Swing saw Australian Matt Jones step back into the PGA TOUR winner’s circle for the first time in seven years, besting the field by five strokes to claim The Honda Classic title. Jones led for three of four rounds at PGA National, ceding the lead only to American Aaron Wise at the conclusion of Round 2 before coasting to victory.

After carding a final round 68 (-4) and near perfect tee-to-green performance, Justin Thomas wins THE PLAYERS Championship by one-shot over Lee Westwood. Thomas began the final round in the penultimate group with Westwood three shots ahead.

On Sunday, Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge played exactly the way The King would have liked it. Palmer's Orlando home course delivered with only three scores under par and the most difficult closing round in over 40 years.

Reigning PGA Champion Collin Morikawa slept on a two-shot lead after a lackluster third round back nine, but showed up to play on Sunday. Morikawa executed a solid and consistent game plan that resulted in a 3-under par 69 and a three shot win at the WGC - Workday Championship at The Concession.

After a tumultuous final nine holes at one of the PGA TOUR's most historic golf courses, Max Homa emerged from the pack as the winner of the Genesis Invitational following a two-hole playoff against Tony Finau. Homa, a Los Angeles native, scored his second PGA TOUR win with a par on the second playoff hole to claim victory.

Daniel Berger made a dramatic eagle on Pebble Beach's famous par 5 finishing hole to win the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The eagle was Berger's third of the week and capped a Sunday 65 (-7) that got him to 18-under par and two shots clear of 2nd place Maverick McNealy.