Taylor Montgomery could have walked away with a cheque of over $1million had he held his nerve down the stretch at The Players on Sunday - but a brutal finish at TPC Sawgrass saw the PGA Tour rookie blow a bumper payday.
Talented American Montgomery plummeted down the leaderboard in Sunday's final round after a catastrophic collapse in his final few holes. The 28-year-old was three-under for the day at the Sawgrass showpiece after making birdie on the 14th and had been on course to earn a huge prize at the $25m tournament.
At tied fourth, Montgomery had no chance of catching the irrepressible Scottie Scheffler, who was completely unflustered as he cruised to a dominant five-shot victory and reclaimed his world number one ranking.
