Kenny Perry Sets Tournament Record in Travelers Victory

If someone told you, going into a golf tournament, that you'd shoot the following scores over four days:  61, 68, 66, 63, you'd probably call them a liar, laugh and walk away.  For Kenny Perry, however, those four scores were his reality and they also meant the reality of setting a brand new tournament record for lowest score.  Impressive?  We think so.

Kenny Perry Sets New Record

That's right, the Travelers Championship is over and we know who came out on top, who was chasing and just how impressive the entire field of golfers really was.  Word was that the conditions on the course at the TPC River Highlands were so good for scoring that someone, somehwere was going to break some records, but nevertheless, it takes an amazing amount of skill and even stamina to post a final score of -22.  While I'm sure Kenny Perry is beyond excited for this victoy, and for the 500 Fed Ex Cup Points he received for winning it, thereby catapulting him to the top of the Fed Ex leaderboard, I'm sure he is just as excited that he didn't melt down like he did a few months back at the Masters.

No Masters Meltdown at Travelers

Back in April, when Kenny Perry was about to close out the Masters and take home the Green Jacket, he had a meltdown that led to a bogey-bogey finish and ended up costing him the tournament.  It was smooth sailing for Perry this weekend, despite coming into the final round a stroke behind Paul Goydos.  When asked about both the Masters, and his mindset for finishing this tournament, Perry said:

"Everyone kind of asks about the Augusta hangover deal.  I guess I kind of shoved that aside a little bit. So that makes me feel pretty good....I knew that I had to keep making birdies," he said. "I wasn't going to let up. I wasn't going to play defensive golf. I learned something from that mistake."

Well Played Kenny

Staying on the offensive was exactly what it took.  Congratulations Kenny Perry, well played.

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