Jason Kokrak | Charles Schwab Invitational
Posted May 31, 2021 in "Watts" In The Bag by Tom Brassell
By The Associated Press
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jason Kokrak played in 233 PGA Tour events before getting his first victory. The big hitter didn’t have to wait nearly as long to win again, and overcame a local favorite to do it at Colonial.
Kokrak shot an even-par 70 in a final-group showdown Sunday with resurgent Jordan Spieth, winning the Charles Schwab Challenge at 14-under 266. He was two strokes better than Spieth, who hit his approach at No. 18 over the green and into the water.
While even on the day, Kokrak had five bogeys to go with his five birdies. He twice needed two shots to get out of bunkers, and had back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 15 and 16.
But when he struck his final 4-foot putt, he followed the ball to the cup and finally broke into a smile when he pulled it out and celebrated with caddie David Robinson.
A huge crowd followed the only contending group all day, most of them waiting to erupt for Dallas-native Spieth, who started the round with a one-stroke lead before a bogey-filled 73. Instead of his second win at Colonial, he finished as the runner-up at Hogan’s Alley for the third time. It was still Spieth’s eighth top-10 finish in his last 11 starts this year, one more top 10 than he had the previous two seasons combined.
Check out “Watts” in Jason Kokrak’s bag below.
Driver: TaylorMade SIM (9 degrees @8.5) – Shaft: Accra TZ5 85 M5 Proto
3-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 (15 degrees) – Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke 80
7-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (21 degrees) – Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 6.5 80 TX
Irons: PXG 0311T Gen 4 (4-PW) – Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: PXG Sugar Daddy (52), Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (56-14F, 60-08M) – Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 38 – Grip: SuperStroke Pistol GTR 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Black/White
Ball: Titleist Pro V1