Scott Piercy didn't win the AT&T Byron Nelson, but he can't blame is lack of hardware on an abundance of mistakes.Piercy went 72 holes at Trinity Forest without making a single bogey, becoming the first player to do so at a PGA Tour event since Charles Howell III at The Greenbrier in 2010. But like Howell, Piercy's blemish-free play didn't produce a win as he finished the week at 21 under, tied for second with Matt Every but two shots behind winner Sung Kang."That's the first time for me," Piercy told reporters. "Putts didn't fall on the back nine. Hit some pretty decent putts, (but) I felt like I misread them. To go 72 holes without a bogey is pretty awesome."
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The last player to win a PGA Tour event while going 72 holes without a bogey remains Lee Trevino, who did so at the 1974 New Orleans Open.Piercy was in search of his fifth career win on Tour and first since last spring, when he teamed with Billy Horschel to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Instead he'll leave Dallas with four square-free scorecards and his best result of a strong season that now includes six top-10s in 16 starts heading into next week's PGA Championship."I felt comfortable, I was kind of in the groove. I knew the swing, where I was at. Hit it really good," Piercy said. "The back nine it cooled off a little bit. Take your hat off to Sung Kang. He played great. You play great, no bogeys, but there's always somebody that's a little bit better sometimes."
Sung Kang rode his hot Scotty Cameron by Titleist putter resulting in his first PGA Tour win at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Every and Scott Piercy, who played 72 holes without a bogey but still
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Kang wins Nelson (but called out for slow play), Piercy accomplishes rare feat, and a 22-year-old triumphs at British Masters: What you missed To go 72 holes without a bogey is pretty awesome."
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Scott Piercy didn't win the AT&T Byron Nelson, but he can't blame is lack of hardware on an abundance of mistakes. Piercy went 72 holes at Trinity Forest without making a single bogey, becoming
Piercy (T-2) goes 72 holes without a bogey at Nelson
Scott Piercy didn't win the AT&T Byron Nelson, but he can't blame is lack of hardware on an abundance of mistakes. Piercy
Piercy (T-2) goes 72 holes without a bogey at Nelson
Scott Piercy (T-2) goes 72 holes without a bogey at AT&T
Sung Kang won the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, finishing two shots better than Matt Every and Scott Piercy. This is the first PGA Tour victory of Kang's career and
For you math scholars out there, those numbers equate to 72 holes, meaning Piercy went all four rounds without making a bogey."I felt comfortable, I was kind of in the groove," Piercy said afterwards.
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"That's the first time for me," Piercy said. "Putts didn't fall on the back nine. Hit some pretty decent putts, (but) I felt like I misread them. To go 72 holes without a bogey is pretty awesome." Though Piercy's week is noteworthy, it does fall short to Lee Trevino's exploits at the 1974 New Orleans Open.
Kang wins Nelson (but called out for slow play), Piercy
Scott Piercy didn't win the AT&T Byron Nelson, but he can't blame is lack of hardware on an abundance of mistakes.. Piercy went 72 holes at Trinity Forest without making a single bogey, becoming
Scott Piercy (T-2) goes 72 holes without a bogey at AT&T
Scott Piercy was two strokes behind Sung Kang at the AT&T Byron Nelson. But, along with the $695,200 in second-place earnings, Piercy's consolation prize came with a bit of history.
Scott Piercy accomplishes feat that hadn't happened on the
Piercy (T-2) goes 72 holes without a bogey at Nelson Scott Piercy didn't win the AT&T Byron Nelson, but he can't blame is lack of hardware on an abundance of mistakes.
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