Colonial Recap: David Toms wins first Tour event in five years

bY drew davisOn Texas Links Staff ORT WORTH— Golf has always been a game passed down by fathers, generation to generation. David Toms learned the game from his grandfather, Tom Toms. Back in December, David Toms was doing an outing at TPC Sawgrass when he... More

bY drew davisOn Texas Links Staff ORT WORTH— Golf has always been a game passed down by fathers, generation to generation. David Toms learned the game from his grandfather, Tom Toms. Back in December, David Toms was doing an outing at TPC Sawgrass when he learned that his grandfather’s death was imminent. So when Toms shot up the leader board at The Players Championship in mid-May, he thought it was destiny. Hollywood couldn’t have scripted it better. “I really thought he was in control,” Toms said of his grandfather. “I thought it was going to happen there. ” But Toms missed a short par putt in a playoff with K. J. Choi on the famed 17th hole island green, costing him the title. That left Toms questioning himself, wondering if he would ever win another PGA Tour event. After all, his last victory had come in 2006. He had close calls, but he had to ask himself, “Is 12 PGA Tour victories, including a major championship at the 2001 PGA Championship, his career stat line?” The an Less