Sal's Corner
At 26 years, one month and 28 days, Jason Day became the youngest winner not named Tiger Woods of a WGC event. (Woods won four such tournaments before he turned 26.) Does winning the Match Play augur major success in the same year? Only two such players have gone on to triumph in one of the four jewels.
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YEAR | MATCH PLAY CHAMP | BEST FINISH | MAJOR |
2013 | Matt Kuchar | T-8 | Masters |
2012 | Hunter Mahan | 12th | Masters |
2011 | Luke Donald | T-4 | Masters |
2010 | Ian Poulter | T-10 | Masters |
2009 | Geoff Ogilvy | 15th | Masters |
2008 | Tiger Woods | 1 | U.S. Open |
2007 | Henrik Stenson | 17th | Masters |
2006 | Geoff Ogilvy | 1 | U.S. Open |
2005 | David Toms | T-10 | PGA |
2004 | Tiger Woods | T-9 | British |
2003 | Tiger Woods | T-4 | British |
2002 | Kevin Sutherland | 37th | U.S. Open |
2001 | Steve Stricker | T-10 | Masters |
2000 | Darren Clarke | T-7 | British |
1999 | Jeff Maggert | T-7 | U.S. Open |