PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – On Monday night William McGirt was having dinner with his manager in the clubhouse at Muirfield Village, site of his signature, and only, PGA Tour victory last June.
“I was sitting there staring at the 18th green trying to figure out how I got that ball up and down,” said McGirt referring to his sand save at the first playoff hole to win last year’s Memorial tournament.
To those with even a passing grasp of McGirt’s path to Tour winner, the bigger question is, "How did he get here?