The
sweet-swinging, laid-back, cooler-than-cool Fred Couples played in his final non-major US PGA TOUR event at the Safeway Open. But it wasn’t the farewell party for a legend that sometimes happens, shooting 85 and getting a standing ovation after every shot, no matter where it lands.
The World Golf Hall of Famer made the cut, shot 75 in the final round and finished T41. And he ignited the crowd on Saturday with a
hole-out from the bunker for eagle. Back issues have plagued Couples, 59, throughout his career, and one has to wonder how many more victories he would have racked up if he’d had Tiger Woods’ doctor back in the day.
Still, 15 US PGA TOUR victories, two wins at THE PLAYERS Championship,
500 made cuts and a Green Jacket is nothing to sniff at. Couples is still a force on the US Seniors PGA TOUR Champions when his back allows, and he’s made some noise at the Masters deep into his 50s. Couples has won 13 times on tthe over-50s circui, including twice in 2017. So we will still get to see one of the best swings the game has ever known.
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