It's just been amazing. Dodds, who said his victory had been televised live on Namibian television, will vault into contention for the International Presidents Cup team if he keeps playing like this. With Sunday's finish, he should improve his current world ranking of 93rd. To qualify for the International team he will probably have to vault into the top 50 by the end of the season. What he's lacked in the past has been a bit of confidence.
Confidence is such a huge factor.
Verplank, who lost a playoff to Dodds at Greensboro, will try to strike while the iron is hot by playing the next three weeks. Matt Kuchar didn't have a good final round, but he finished in style by lashing his second shot over the back of the green at the par-five 18th and chipping close for an easy birdie. I didn't play as well as the other days. Kuchar has equipped himself well in his three pro starts, finishing equal 65th at Bay Hill and equal 21st at the Masters , a performance which gained him just about as much publicity as winner Mark O'Meara . Kuchar's next pro start will be at the U.S. Open next month.