Jason Day got through those three holes, playing to a field average of 1 over on the day, in 2 under on Sunday en route to a 12-under 272 for the week and his second win of 2018 at Quail Hollow at the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship.

 

Going to the wicked par-4 16th, Day was reeling a bit. He'd just made two bogeys in his last three holes and parred the par-5 15th, which is one of the easier holes on the course. He'd hit just four of 12 fairways to that point, and he felt lost.

 

Day hit both the 16th fairway and green and rolled in a 11-foot putt for birdie to put some distance between himself and those chasing. 

 

Then he stood on the par-3 17th, where Justin Thomas shut down the 2017 PGA, and he nearly dunked an ace. It might not have been a great shot considering it probably would have run off the green had it not clipped the stick, but it was timely. And it was also nearly a 1.

 

Day closed with a par on No. 18 for a 2-under 69 to get to 12 under overall and secure a two-stroke victory over Nick Watney and Aaron Wise. His putter saved him in the final round as he gained over four strokes on the field on a day when his long game was a wasteland.

 

Next week is the 2018 Players Championship.

 

Phil Mickelson made 18 birdies on the week, including a ridiculous seven in the final round.Mickelson grabbed his eighth top-five finish at this tournament on this course

 

After making the cut at T48 and shooting a 66 in Round 3, Rory McIlroy stalled with a 71 on Sunday. He said he felt uncomfortable with his game all week. He was top 15 in strokes gained tee to green but outside the top 40 in strokes gained putting.

 

Rickie Fowler was 6 under through 52 holes of this event before four-putting from 22 feet on the par-3 17th hole on Saturday. He played the final 20 holes of the tournament in 4 over and dropped back outside the top 20 after looking like he was going to contend to win the event. The final 18 holes were a roller coaster as he made a monstrous 75-footer for eagle at the par-5 7th, but he had two more double bogeys (including another one at the 17th.

 

Tiger Woods didn't make a birdie for the final 21 holes of the event, mostly because he could not putt. He finished 72nd (of 75 golfers) in strokes gained putting and 8th in strokes gained tee to green.