He should have 2 putted the 18th in regulation play.
He played the approach correctly, by playing conservative and taking 3 shots to the green. He only needed a par to win the tournament. Then during putting, instincts took over and he tried to hole the 1st putt and slid 4 or 5 feet by on those rock hard Scottish greens. If he hits to die the putt near the hole, he would’nt have to end up in a sudden death playoff.
Yeah, yeah. But he gave his fans something extra to cheer about. Phil is anything but conventional or conservative in his approach to golf. He does have a habit of shooting himself in the foot on occasion. But he remains far and away the #1 golfer - at least to my family.
Phil seems to struggle with the three and four foot puts. Statistically it may not be correct, but from just watching him over the years he seems better from the ten to twelve foot range. I am glad he won because he is a first class person.