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O N T H E P G A TO U R
BRENDON TODD WINS AT MAYAKOBA
fter every missed cut, Brendon
Todd would go home and tell his
wife that he could play his way
out of this. Rachel Todd, whose
brother had played at Auburn but who hardly
considered herself an expert on the game,
nodded and offered what she could in the way
of support.
Then she went back to caring for their
kids, now 1, 3 and 5. “It wasn’t that we were
running out of money,” Rachel said by phone
as Brendon won the rain-delayed Mayakoba
Golf Classic at El Camaleón Golf Club on
Monday, his second PGA TOUR win in as
many starts after falling off the map for three
years. “It was, we need to look into other
options, what would be best for our family. Our
¿ nancial advisor came and sat down with us.”
They set up a meeting to potentially franchise
a Your Pie, the pizza restaurant that started
in their hometown of Athens, Georgia. Then,
almost a year ago to the day, Todd shot a 61
to Monday-qualify for The RSM Classic, the
beginning of his comeback. Some 365 days
later, here he is, transformed.
Todd (68, 20 under par) held it together in
even par for his last four holes early Monday
morning and watched as playing partner
Vaughn Taylor (68, T2) left his 15-foot birdie
try one rotation short on the 18th hole.
Todd dominates in win at Bermuda Championship
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DECEMBER
2019