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2014 RBC Heritage results: Matt Kuchar holes out, wins by a stroke

Matt Kuchar started the day four strokes off the lead, but a scorching front nine and the shot of the day at No. 18 allowed him to walk away with the win.

by Mark Sandritter

Apr 20, 2014, 10:39 PM UTC

Streeter Lecka

Scoring conditions were set up to allow a player to go low in the final round at the RBC Heritage and Matt Kuchar took full advantage. He erased a four-shot deficit to start the round and took the lead for good on a brilliant shot from the bunker.

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Kuchar birdied six holes on the front nine to make the turn in 30. Another birdie on No. 10 dropped him to 7-under on the round and not only had him in the lead, but put everyone on 59 watch. He cooled off drastically from there, but was still in the lead heading into No. 17. He ran into some issues on the green, eventually three-putting for a bogey to drop to 10-under and into a share of the lead with Luke Donald. Kuchar found more trouble on No. 18, with his approach finding a greenside bunker. Now, he needed to get up-and-down from par, just to have a shot at making a playoff. He did one better, holing the shot from the bunker for an improbable birdie.

The shot dropped Kuchar to 11-under and gave him the win after Donald was unable to answer back. Donald has had several close calls at RBC Heritage throughout his career and 2014 proved to be yet another top-three finish. He needed at least a birdie down the stretch, but parred his final six holes to come up just short. The win capped an impressive week for Kuchar, who was the first-round leader after opening with a 66. Like many players, he struggled in tough conditions on Friday, only to surge back with the round of the day on Sunday.

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Although several players shot in the 60s in the final round, few were able to really put together a round to challenge for the lead. Of the contenders at the start of the day, no one shot better than a 67. Ben Martin was also in contention before closing the round with a bogey and three pars to finish at 9-under. He was joined in third place by John Huh. Jordan Spieth carded his best round of the event, shooting a 4-under 67 to finish at 4-under and in a tie for 12th.

Here is a complete look at the final leaderboard:

Place	Player	Score	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	4th Round	Total
1	Matt Kuchar	-11	66	73	70	64	273
2	Luke Donald	-10	70	69	66	69	274
T3	Ben Martin	-9	69	68	71	67	275
T3	John Huh	-9	71	68	68	68	275
T5	Scott Brown	-7	70	69	71	67	277
T5	Brian Stuard	-7	69	72	68	68	277
T7	Brian Harman	-6	69	71	69	69	278
T7	Jim Furyk	-6	71	66	71	70	278
T9	William McGirt	-5	66	76	71	66	279
T9	Rory Sabbatini	-5	69	72	70	68	279
T9	Russell Knox	-5	69	72	68	70	279
T12	Stuart Appleby	-4	73	73	67	67	280
T12	Jordan Spieth	-4	69	74	70	67	280
T12	Jason Kokrak	-4	71	73	66	70	280
T12	Matt Every	-4	69	70	70	71	280
T12	Charl Schwartzel	-4	70	70	68	72	280
T12	Nicholas Thompson	-4	70	70	68	72	280
T18	Pat Perez	-3	74	69	74	64	281
T18	Paul Casey	-3	74	67	72	68	281
T18	Ryo Ishikawa	-3	77	68	67	69	281
T18	J.B. Holmes	-3	72	71	69	69	281
T18	Ted Potter, Jr.	-3	70	69	71	71	281
T23	Martin Kaymer	-2	73	67	72	70	282
T23	Graeme McDowell	-2	71	69	72	70	282
T23	Robert Allenby	-2	69	72	70	71	282
T23	Matthew Fitzpatrick	-2	71	71	69	71	282
T27	Camilo Villegas	-1	72	71	73	67	283
T27	Chris Kirk	-1	71	72	71	69	283
T27	Tim Herron	-1	69	72	72	70	283
T27	Geoff Ogilvy	-1	72	68	71	72	283
T31	Jonathan Byrd	E	71	73	73	67	284
T31	Steve Marino	E	72	72	72	68	284
T31	Harris English	E	68	73	75	68	284
T31	Jerry Kelly	E	76	70	67	71	284
T31	Billy Hurley III	E	70	69	73	72	284
T31	K.J. Choi	E	70	67	74	73	284
T31	Richard Lee	E	70	69	71	74	284
T38	Ricky Barnes	1	72	73	72	68	285
T38	Brendon Todd	1	75	71	71	68	285
T38	Spencer Levin	1	72	74	70	69	285
T38	Scott Langley	1	66	73	75	71	285
T38	Tim Clark	1	72	71	71	71	285
T38	Justin Hicks	1	75	70	68	72	285
T38	Kevin Kisner	1	73	72	68	72	285
T38	Chesson Hadley	1	72	67	73	73	285
T38	Kevin Stadler	1	71	69	72	73	285
T38	Charley Hoffman	1	73	71	68	73	285
T48	Chris Stroud	2	71	71	74	70	286
T48	Andrew Loupe	2	70	73	72	71	286
T48	Patrick Reed	2	71	72	70	73	286
T48	Bo Van Pelt	2	69	70	73	74	286
T48	Ken Duke	2	72	71	69	74	286
T53	Boo Weekley	3	73	73	73	68	287
T53	David Toms	3	73	73	72	69	287
T53	Brice Garnett	3	73	71	72	71	287
T53	Charles Howell III	3	69	73	74	71	287
T53	Shawn Stefani	3	74	69	71	73	287
T53	Woody Austin	3	74	71	67	75	287
T53	Gonzalo Fdez-Castano	3	74	71	67	75	287
T53	Kevin Streelman	3	69	72	70	76	287
T61	Zach Johnson	4	71	73	70	74	288
T61	Tim Wilkinson	4	70	71	73	74	288
T61	Stewart Cink	4	70	72	72	74	288
T64	Tommy Gainey	5	72	74	75	68	289
T64	Jeff Maggert	5	70	76	72	71	289
T64	Ernie Els	5	72	73	73	71	289
T64	John Mallinger	5	69	74	73	73	289
T68	Mark Anderson	6	71	75	74	70	290
T68	Brian Gay	6	70	74	74	72	290
T68	Erik Compton	6	70	75	73	72	290
T68	Billy Horschel	6	69	74	72	75	290
T68	James Hahn	6	72	74	69	75	290
73	Robert Garrigus	7	71	74	71	75	291
T74	Brian Davis	8	71	75	73	73	292
T74	Brandt Snedeker	8	72	73	74	73	292
T74	Trevor Immelman	8	74	69	75	74	292
T74	Dudley Hart	8	73	69	75	75	292
78	Briny Baird	12	72	72	74	78	296