Trinity Christian Addison Boys Golf wins TAPPS 6A Golf State Title
Less than a month after Trinity Christian Academy alumni Will Zalatoris took the solo-second place in his debut at the Masters, TCA is making news in the golf world again as the team rallied to win the TAPPS 6A golf championship title.
Trinity Christian Academy alumni Will Zalatoris finishes second at the Masters
If you spent the weekend watching the Masters, you probably now know the name Will Zalatoris. With his success in climbing the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) recently, more and more are starting to know his name. For Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas, though, Zalatoris has been a star for a long time.
Laird redeems himself in playoff to win again in Las Vegas
He had to return to the par-3 17th in a three-man playoff to finish the job with a birdie. โIt's been a while since my last one, and you have some doubts at times whether you're going to get another one,โ Laird said. To see that putt go in, it was pretty special.โIt was the third time Laird has been in a playoff in Las Vegas, all of them involving three players. He still had status that carried over because of the shutdown, but fell so far down the list that he needed as sponsor exemption for Las Vegas. Laird needed a pair of top-10 finishes in opposite-field events at the end of the 2019 season just to keep his card.
Johnson unable to keep momentum going at U.S. Open
A balky putter cost him any shot at a second U.S. Open title. Unable to get much going from the start, Johnson closed out his tournament with a even-par 70 on Sunday in final round. The 2016 U.S. Open champion opened this year's tournament with a 3-over 73 and never really got on track at Winged Foot. โI felt like I hit a lot of good putts, just none that went in the hole,โ Johnson said. Fred Couples (1979), Brad Faxon (โ83) and Phil Mickelson (โ90, โ91) and are among previous low amateurs at the U.S. Open.