Smylie Kaufman explains why Matt Kuchar was right to walk off the course at the Wyndham Championship

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Golf commentator Smylie Kaufman has attempted to defend Matt Kuchar after the 46-year-old opted to walk off the course early during the final round of the Wyndham Championship.

Kuchar angered fans at Sedgefield Country Club after deciding to mark his ball on the 72nd hole and return to finish his round on Monday morning.

The American would eventually finish tied for 12th, and Kuchar banked an extra $59,000 as a result. Thankfully, Kuchar’s decision didn’t impact the outcome of the tournament after Aaron Rai sealed his maiden PGA Tour title.

Kaufman has now spoken about the incident and attempted to cut Kuchar a little bit of slack.

Smylie Kaufman: Matt Kuchar made the ‘veteran’ move

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During the latest edition of the Smylie Show, Kaufman highlighted Kuchar’s precarious position in the FedEx Cup 125 and the American’s need for points heading into the Fall.

“Maybe it was a veteran move of like, hey, every shot does count, and let’s say it comes down – for Matt Kuchar – in the FedEx Cup fall, and it comes down to one shot, and he keeps his card for the top 125,” said Kaufman.

“He did make a jump from 113 to 103, so he made a ten-spot jump. So he’s got about 22 spots of comfort.”

Matt Kuchar realises Wyndham Championship mistake

Thankfully, Kuchar hasn’t doubled down on his decision at Sedgefield Country Club. On Monday, the American accepted that he had made an error of judgment.

“Sorry that you guys had to come out this morning,” Kuchar said to the small group of reporters who had emerged on Monday morning.

“Nobody wants to be that guy, which I feel I turned into, the one guy that didn’t finish. I can’t tell you how many times I have been finished with a round [and] bummed out that we didn’t get to make the cut because somebody didn’t
finish.”

Kuchar admitted that he was unsure of Max Greyserman’s situation. The American had struggled in the fading light and was in need of a miracle on the last. However, after Rai’s birdie, the 29-year-old’s chances were extremely slim, meaning he opted to play on.