Stuard's Historic Putting Performance Salvages Zurich Classic

Let's not sugarcoat this one: the 2016 Zurich Classic was pretty much a nightmare on all fronts thanks to horrible weather and players who didn't seem to be in a big hurry to finish Monday with another storm on the way. That slow play at least prompted some great on-air moaning from the always-morbid Peter Kostis, who had to stay another day on swampier-than-normal New Orleans.

(Bad news too, the tournament is not going anywhere as (Jeff Duncan at the Times-Picayune explains).

And while a 54-hole win is not as great as a 72-hole win, especially wearing a t-shirt under a golf shirt, the stats from playoff winner Brian Stuard help justify the win and all that comes with it:

Brian Stuard put on a putting performance for the ages at TPC Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/c9F6U2Ddul
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 2, 2016

He's also only the fourth tour even winner with a perfect scrambling record (20 for 20).

Stuard also found time after his win to talk to A.J. Voepel about the big day:

WIN POD 🏆🔊

Brian Stuard joins us to talk about his huge victory today at the @Zurich_Classic: https://t.co/I7hZsQmdw3
— Callaway Golf (@CallawayGolf) May 2, 2016