Watson’s WGC win & Poulter's premature party

The unconventional Bubba Watson saw off fellow American Kevin Kisner in the final of the WGC Match Play on Sunday to join an exclusive list of golfers who have won both multiple Majors and WGC titles.

There’s nothing quite like watching match play golf. Think back to the 2016 Ryder Cup when Garcia and Mickelson shared an insane half point during Sunday’s singles. There were 19 birdies between them – 10 for Phil and nine for Sergio – and the duo was a combined 18-under-par betterball.

Well, it was a similar story in this week’s semi-final between Kevin Kisner and Alex Noren, with the latter making five birdies in his first seven holes only to find himself all-square in the match. Kisner eventually prevailed on the first extra hole to set up an all-American showdown against Bubba, which ended in a rather convincing 7&6 victory for Watson.

A word must go out for match play wizard Ian Poulter. The Englishman headed into the week knowing that only a good finish would see him driving down Magnolia Lane for the US Masters in a couple of weeks’ time. After his last-16 victory, Poulter was told several times he had done enough to earn his place, only to be reinformed 10 minutes before his quarter-final match that there had been a mistake and that he actually had to win his next match to secure his place at Augusta. Needless to say, Poulter crashed out with an 8&6 drubbing to the eventual runner-up, Kisner.