Damn...Toms pulling out of Zurich?

I hope this is just temporary frustration from that tough course taking a toll on him over the last week.



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David Toms deflated after ugly finish at Masters, says he is unsure if he wants to play in Zurich Classic

AUGUSTA, GA. – David Toms was finally having a good round at the Masters on Sunday before a four-putt spoiled everything on the 16th green. Toms played the final three holes in 4-over par Sunday and was so exasperated afterward that he questioned whether he even wants to play in his home-state Zurich Classic later this month.

“It’s like, ‘Why beat your head against the wall?’” said Toms, who shot a 3-over par 75 on Sunday to finish the tournament at 8-over, tied for 50th place.

Toms is scheduled to take the next two weeks off before playing in New Orleans.

“That’s my tentative plan, but if I’m not playing any good … that’s a hard golf course,” Toms said of TPC Louisiana. “You’ve gotta be precise. It’s gonna be windy. It’s always tough.

“We’ll have to see how it’s going leading up to that.”

Toms was clearly speaking out of frustration after such a deflating finish. He actually hit the ball well throughout the week but struggled to score because the Augusta National course was playing so long.

Then Sunday Toms was playing his best round of the week, with four birdies and two bogeys through 13 holes, before the fast, hilly greens got the best of him.

Toms bogeyed the 14th hole, then double-bogeyed the 16th hole with that disastrous four-putt. His first putt failed to catch a steep ridge by about two inches, leaving him with a severe downhill second putt.

Toms finished with bogeys on 17 and 18, including a three-putt on the final hole. He said he was actually happy with how he played the 14th, 17th and 18th holes but said some minor bad breaks hurt him each time.

“That’s the type of course it is. When you’re a little off it kind of magnifies everything,” Toms said. “The golf course was not a good one for me. I mean, you had a guy that shot 8-under par today (Bo Van Pelt). I couldn’t shoot 8-under par if I played a scramble out there. So, I mean, it’s just not a good golf course for me. At least under these conditions.”

When asked what he took away from the week, Toms said, “That I’m not playing very good. And that I need some time off and re-evaluate what’s going on.”

“I mean, I’m not even close to contending. And so it’s not fun for me,” Toms said. “I mean, I don’t play golf to try to make the cut and finish 50th place. So if I don’t feel like I got a chance to contend, then it’s kind of like, ‘Why do it?’”