PGA TOUR Players
Andrew Novak
Andrew Novak
RANK 34 |
OWGR 2.49
Novak and Ben Griffin won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans by one strokes after shooting a one-under 71 in the final round.
After a heartbreaking loss in a playoff a week ago, Novak did not let that disappointment get the better of him this time around. He and good friend Ben Griffin have both played some excellent golf for the last couple years and together they both achieved their first PGA Tour victories. It wasn't easy by any means, as Novak hit some poor shots on the back-nine, but they were able to make birdie on the tough 17th hole and that was the difference in the end. For Novak he moves up to sixth in the FedExCup standings and is in great position to make it to the TOUR Championship. He will not be in the field for the Byron Nelson next week.
Novak had to settle for a share of third place after shooting a four-over 76 in the final round of the Valero Texas Open.
Novak was the main challenger to Brian Harman for much of the final round, but ultimately just made too many mistakes in his bid for his first victory on Tour. Novak started with birdies on two of the first five holes, but closed on the front with bogeys on three of four holes. It wasn't much better on the back-nine as he birdied the par-5 14th, but made bogeys at 13, 15, 17 and 18 to slide down to T3. Harman's experience just seemed to win out and he didn't make the same number of mistakes as Novak. This was still a big week for Novak who was able to recover after not cracking the top-30 in his last five starts. He will move up to 26th in the FedExCup standings, but he needed a win to make it to The Masters next week. We'll see Novak come back the following week at the RBC Heritage, however.
2021 Season Results
$41,760
$41,760
Earnings/Event
0.54
0.54
AVG OWGR
2/3
2/3
Cuts Made
