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Tony Romo Struggles, Finishes 6-Over at Maridoe Samaritan Fund Invitational
Chris Trotman/Getty ImagesScottie Scheffler finished atop the leaderboard in all three rounds, culminating in the Maridoe Samaritan Fund Invitational title at Maridoe Golf Club in Carollton, Texas, on Thursday. Brentley Romine @BrentleyGCScottie Scheffler holds off Will Zalatoris and Viktor Hovland to win at Maridoe. https://t.co/vw0LQCQlsmScheffler and Will Zalatoris were tied for first at eight-under when Zalatoris finished his…
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Scottie Scheffler finished atop the leaderboard in all three rounds, culminating in the Maridoe Samaritan Fund Invitational title at Maridoe Golf Club in Carollton, Texas, on Thursday.
Brentley Romine @BrentleyGC
Scottie Scheffler holds off Will Zalatoris and Viktor Hovland to win at Maridoe. https://t.co/vw0LQCQlsm
Scheffler and Will Zalatoris were tied for first at eight-under when Zalatoris finished his round, but Scheffler was only through the 15th hole.
Scheffler buried three straight birdies from No. 14 to No. 16, with his birdie at the 16th hole setting him apart from Zalatoris once and for all.
Zalatoris' round could not have been much cleaner with seven birdies and no bogeys to finish seven-under par on the day with a 65. Viktor Hovland enjoyed a similarly impressive final 18. The 22-year-old Oklahoma State product surged from tied for ninth into a tie for first before landing in third at seven under:
Viktor Hovland Updates @HovlandTracker
Currently a 3-way tie at the top on this final round!
Hovland – T1 thru 12
Scheffler – T1 thru 9
Zalatoris – T1 thru 12#MaridoeSamaritanFundInvitational
@MaridoeGolfClub
#ForCharity https://t.co/xaHcQayX1n
Hovland sunk eight birdies, but his bogey on No. 15 prevented him from topping the board. The Norwegian can feel good about scoring a 69 on Wednesday, though—the only player to record a second-round score in the 60s.
While Scheffler will take home the $27,000 pursue granted to the Elite Flight winner, the primary intention of the tournament was to fundraise for Maridoe's caddies, who have struggled to find work during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The golf course was closed to the public and media.
The field was divided into three flights based on handicap with a $250 entry fee for each of the 72 players—51 of whom were professionals and amateurs competing in the Elite Flight:
Brentley Romine @BrentleyGC
Here is the full field for the Maridoe Samaritan Fund Invitational, which begins Tuesday at Maridoe GC. Note that Spieth is not in it, as he will likely play as marker because of prior commitments.
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The sum of all entry fees will be donated to Maridoe caddies.
“We're a caddie-only club, and our caddies have not been working because of COVID-19,” Maridoe managing member Alison Morrison told ESPN's Bob Harig. “We thought, why don't we have a little bit of a match, so to speak, sharpen our blades, put on a 54-hole, social distancing event. Leave the pins. No rakes in bunkers. Let's play for them, basically. And within a day, I had 24 members who said yes.”
Elite Flight Final Leaderboard
1. Scottie Scheffler (-9)
2. Will Zalatoris (-8)
3. Viktor Hovland (-7)
T4. Austin Eckroat (-4)
T4. Harry Higgs (-4)
6. Travis Vick (-2)
T7. Quade Cummins (E)
T7. Zach Bauchou (E)
T9. Austin Smotherman ( 2)
T9. Taylor Moore ( 2)
All results are available at GolfGenius.com.
Tony Romo shot a 78 in the first round, 80 in the second round and 78 in the third round. The ex-Dallas Cowboys quarterback's last round included a double bogey, three birdies and six birdies.
But Romo seemingly won't be upset by finishing 39th, as he explained to Golf Channel's Brentley Romine prior to Thursday's final round what this week represented to him:
“I think more than anything, you're trying to do good for some small causes. Everyone in our position has helped out in a lot of different ways, and it's great just to see. The fact that it's here, it's local and it's home, it's just something that as soon as they were doing it, obviously I wanted to help out. Hopefully you'll see stuff will slowly start to come back and people will be safe and those people who have been in trouble during this, hopefully we’ve been able to help in a small way.”
The 40-year-old CBS analyst's group also provided one of the best moments of the week courtesy of three-time major champion Jordan Spieth:
Brentley Romine @BrentleyGC
Jordan Spieth going to do his best Jeff Knox impression Thursday at Maridoe. Spieth set to play as marker with Tony Romo, Paul Stankowski and former UT player Bobby Hudson.
Brentley Romine @BrentleyGC
Jordan Spieth had a “hole-in-one” today on Maridoe’s 17th hole.
Why the quotations? His ball hit the spacer in the hole and richoceted into the water.
Ryan Frazer @AgoraGolf
Speith with an Ace or Double Bogey on 17? It sunk in the hole, bounced out (we believe 100% because of the spacer – see scuff marks on new ball) and rolled back in the water. Romo decided it could be counted as a hole in one, except for their bet. https://t.co/NTHzWnXWlt
Golf Central @GolfCentral
Jordan Spieth may have been denied a hole-in-one by a social-distancing spacer during a Dallas-area tournament on Thursday, but Spieth said he would count it.
“I've been shut out for a while, so hopefully this is a good omen.”
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Spieth's unofficial hole-in-one can carry golf fans over until the PGA Tour resumes its season:
PGA TOUR @PGATOUR
A new golf calendar for 2020.
https://t.co/JKA5gYh3A9
The PGA Tour announced its revised 2019-20 schedule on April 16. The Charles Schwab Challenge will tee things off from June 11-14 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
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