Although Aaron Rai emerged victorious at the Wyndham Championship for his maiden PGA Tour win, Matt Kuchar’s sudden discontinuation of play following his tee shot on Sedgefield Country Club’s 18th hole added an odd twist to the tournament.
At Greensboro, North Carolina, Matt Kuchar led the competition for 36 holes but eventually fell out of contention at 11-under. As dusk approached and visibility diminished, officials presented him with two choices—to conclude the game or resume it on another day along with Max Greyserman and Chad Ramey as they commenced their play on hole number eighteen.
Matt Kuchar’s Controversial Decision at Dusk
Kuchar made a surprising decision to mark his ball in the pine straw 212 yards away from the hole and chose not to complete his round until the next day despite being out of contention for the PGA Tour playoffs. The move perplexed commentators, with CBS Sports expert Trevor Immelman describing it as “a strange chain of occurrences.”
The group in front of Kuchar, featuring Rai, who was leading by one stroke at the time, was almost hit by his tee shot. Golf Channel’s Paige Mackenzie disapproved of this action and called it “utterly disrespectful”. She also questioned why he would take a swing when there were still obstacles on the fairway.
Matt Kuchar was the sole player still on the course early Monday. He managed to hit his second shot onto the green, concluding with a par and securing 12th place while earning $134,695. Rai emerged victorious by two strokes, and Kuchar’s perplexing decision left an unusual conclusion—both incidents will undoubtedly remain long in Wyndham Championship lore.
