Jupiter Resident Daniel Berger Wins at Colonial

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After a 91 day layoff due to the coronavirus pandemic, the PGA Tour returned this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge. And boy did it come back with a bang.

With a field of golfers that rivaled a major championship and a leaderboard to back it up, the golf god rewarded everyone for their patience over the last 3 months with a battle for the ages over the weekend, and especially Sunday. 

At one point on Sunday, just before the final group of the day teed off, there were 23 golfers within 4 shots of the lead that was held by 54-hole leader Xander Schauffele. The list of guys trying to chase him down included a who's who in the professional golf world. Gary Woodland, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Rory Mcllroy, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Bryson DeChambeau, and Colin Morikawa were just some of the names trying to chase down Schauffele. Yet when the dust settled, it was Jupiter's own Daniel Berger who stood victorious, defeating Morikawa in a playoff.

Despite starting the final round just two shots off the lead, Berger was largely an afterthought on the day with the star-studded leaderboard. However, on a day when guys were succumbing to the course left and right, Berger played steady. Carding a round of 66, Berger watched on as guys like Schauffele and Morikawa miss short putts that could have given them the win in regulation and found himself heading to a playoff with Morikawa. From there, he took care of Morikawa on the first playoff hole to earn his 3rd victory on Tour, and his first in 3 years almost to the day.

"I think when I won my first couple times, I took it a little bit for granted thinking that every year it was just going to be easy and you'd have that chance to win, but it's tough out here," Burger said after his round when asked about winning again for the first time in 3 years. "It's cutthroat, and the best players in the world every week are showing up. I worked my butt off the last year to be in this position, and I'm just glad it all paid off."