"It was a horrible place" - Matt Kuchar explains the emotion behind returning to the Wyndham Championship on Monday to finish his round

Matt Kuchar explained his reasons for returning to play the final hole of the 2024 Wyndham Championship on Monday. The PGA Tour event was scheduled to conclude on Sunday, August 11, but Kuchar opted to complete half of the final hole on Monday while his group members finished their rounds on Sunday.

His decision drew criticism from the golf world, and after finishing his game on Monday, Kuchar addressed the media to explain his choice. He made par on the 18th hole after returning to play and later explained his decission to the press. Speaking to the media, the American golfer said (via PGA Tour on X at 1:29):

"Nobody wants to do that; we all want to get it done. So yeah, you hit the tee shot and kind of decide from there. I mean, you guys saw the predicament I was in. It was.....a horrible place. Had it been a standard shot, I most likely would have proceeded. I was excited that at least they got, Aaron Rai got to finish got to do the award ceremony. I think that would have really stunk had Aaron not cemented the win."

Matt Kuchar finishes in T12 place at Wyndham Championship 2024

Matt Kuchar was in contention to win the Wyndham Championship but struggled during the final two rounds. After shooting 64 in each of the first two rounds, he followed up with a 70 in the third and a 71 in the final round, ultimately finishing in a tie for 12th place.

Aaron Rai won the tournament and secured a win on Sunday. However, the play officially concluded on Monday after Kuchar played his final shot.

Here is the leaderboard of the 2024 Wyndham Championship:

1 Aaron Rai: -18
2. Max Greyserman: -16
T3. J.J. Spaun: -15
T3. Ryo Hisatsune: -15
5. Luke Clanton (a): -14
6. Austin Eckroat: -13
T7. Ben Griffin: -12
T7. Adam Svensson: -12
T7. Trace Crowe: -12
T7. Eric Cole: -12
T7. Billy Horschel: -12
T12. Roger Sloan: -11
T12. Chan Kim: -11
T12. Mac Meissner: -11
T12. Keith Mitchell: -11
T12. Brendon Todd: -11
T12. Davis Thompson: -11
T12. Jacob Bridgeman: -11
T12. Charley Hoffman: -11
T12. Beau Hossler: -11
T12. Matt Kuchar: -11
T22. Christiaan Bezuidenhout: -10
T22. Chris Gotterup: -10
T22. Nico Echavarria: -10
T22. Keegan Bradley: -10
T22. Rico Hoey: -10
T22. Cameron Young: -10
T28. Matt Wallace: -9T
28. Gary Woodland: -9
T28. Mackenzie Hughes: -9
T28. Seamus Power: -9
T28. Adam Hadwin: -9
T33. Victor Perez: -8
T33. Zach Johnson: -8
T33. Justin Lower: -8
T33. Denny McCarthy: -8
T33. Patrick Rodgers: -8
T38. Davis Riley: -7
T38. Nick Hardy: -7
T38. Chandler Phillips: -7
T41. K.H. Lee: -6
T41. Sungjae Im: -6
T41. Doug Ghim: -6
T41. Brice Garnett: -6
T45. Maverick McNealy: -5
T45. Ryan Moore: -5
T45. Zac Blair: -5
T45. Brian Harman: -5
T45. Martin Trainer: -5
T45. Cameron Champ: -5
T45. Daniel Berger: -5
T52. Jorge Campillo: -4
T52. Andrew Novak: -4
T52. Kevin Tway: -4
T52. Ben Taylor: -4
T52. Taylor Moore: -4
T52. Justin Suh: -4
T52. Chad Ramey: -4
T59. Emiliano Grillov -3
T59. Nate Lashley: -3
T61. Jhonattan Vegas:-2
T61. Pierceson Coody: -2
63. Vince Whaley: -1
T64. Matti Schmidt: E
T64. Joel Dahmen: E
66. S.H. Kim: +6

Notably, following the 2024 Wyndham Championship, players will next compete in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. However, Kuchar did not qualify for the playoffs. He finished 103rd in the FedEx Cup standings and only the top 70 players qualified for the playoffs.