Zach Johnson makes an albatross just a day after Daniel Berger
Friday 27 March 2015 10:36, UK
You wait 36 years for the first albatross in the history of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and then you are treated to two in two days!
PGA Tour rookie Daniel Berger earned his place in the tournament's illustrious history on the sixth hole in the third round, and Zach Johnson emulated the rare feat with a brilliant two at the par-five 16th on Sunday.
Johnson raced out of the blocks in his final round and vaulted up the leaderboard with five birdies over the first six holes, although his momentum then stalled with a double-bogey six at the eighth.
The former Masters champion got back on track with birdies at 10 and 12, and he then jumped to 14 under par in spectacular style at the 16th as his 207-yard second shot with a five-iron pitched 15 feet short of the pin and rolled straight into the cup.
"It was five to 10 yards left of where I was trying to land it but obviously you get some good and bad bounces and that was a good one," Johnson told Tim Barter at the Sky Cart. "It's my first in competition so I will take it."
Unfortunately for Johnson, he bogeyed the final two holes to card a 66, but his efforts were enough to secure his fourth top-10 finish on the PGA Tour this season.
His memorable shot at the 16th was almost identical to Berger's second to the sixth on Saturday, although Berger had 240 yards to the pin - which proved to be perfect for his four-iron!
