NAPLES, Fla. – Harris English and Matt Kuchar broke a bunch of their own QBE Shootout records in a runaway victory Sunday at Tiburon Golf Club.
English, the former Baylor School and University of Georgia standout, and Kuchar, a former Georgia Tech star, became the first team to win the PGA Tour unofficial money event event three times, finished at 37-under-par 179 to break the mark of 34 under they set in 2013, and won by nine strokes to top their 2013 record of seven.
“That is laughable,” said Kuchar, who also teamed with English for the 2016 title. “It’s hard to fathom just how good of golf that was. It’s funny: As a player, you stay in the moment pretty well and don’t think too much about it.”
Five strokes ahead after an 11-under 61 on Saturday in modified alternate-shot play, Kuchar and English finished off the rout with a 60 in better-ball play. English closed birdie-eagle-birdie.
“I didn’t want to put too much thought into us having a five-shot lead coming in today,” said English, who added to what has been a good year for him on the course. “I kind of wanted to put more into seeing what we could do, trying to break the record.”