A wild LPGA playoff finish and a country-golf shot highlighted the best of the game from this week.
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MaoSaigoofJapan(center)celebratedafterawildwinattheChevron…buteventhatjumpdidn’tgoasexpected.(AlexSlitz/GettyImages)AlexSlitzviaGettyImagesWelcometotheMondayLeaderboard,wherewerundowntheweekend’stopstoriesinthewonderfulworldofgolf.GrabanArnoldPalmer,pullupachairandbeholdoneofthewildestfinishestoamajorinyears…
LPGA:They’regoingfive-wideintoaplayoff!AtthefirstmajoroftheLPGAseason,theChevronChampionshipsawtheMasters’wildplayofffinish…andraisedit.No,therewasn’taRoryMcIlroy-esquelegacy-definingwin,butthe72ndholeandtheone-holeplayofffeaturedstunningshots,maddeningslowplay,heartbreakmisfires,rulescontroversies…whatelsedoyouneed?Itwasseriouslyoneofthestrangestfinishestoatournament,muchlessamajor,that’sunfurledinquitesometime.
StartwithAriyaJutanugarn,whoprobablycouldhavewrappedupthetournamentonthe18thwithapar.Butherteeshotwentwide,andsheoptedtofireatthegrandstandsas,basically,ah
