Matt Kuchar returns alone for Monday finish at 2024 Wyndham Championship with par on 18

In what was likely the loneliest Monday finish ever, Matt Kuchar returned to Sedgefield Country Club at 8 a.m. Monday to complete his final round.

The lone golfer to not finish Sunday at the 2024 Wyndham Championship, Kuchar was in a tie for 12th when he hurriedly teed off on the 18th hole. Minutes later, he informed a rules official he was done for the day, electing not to complete the round in the growing darkness. Everyone else did, including tournament winner Aaron Rai, playing in the group ahead.

Tour rules official Orlando Pope explained that rather than blow the horn to suspend play due to darkness, all three players in Kuchar's group were given the option to finish Monday but only Kuchar opted to do so, reversing course after driving left into trouble.

Rai went ahead and celebrated on the 18th green Sunday with the trophy but the victory was not deemed official until Monday, nor was the final top 70 for the FedEx Cup Playoffs official till then.

After Kuchar's drive Sunday left him way left of the fairway, the first ball he struck Monday flew 189 yards, according to ShotLink, and ended up in front of the green. From there, he hit his third from 34 yards away onto the putting surface to 2 feet, 4 inches and then he made his par.

Kuchar played the final hole as a single with a Tour official as a marker.

In terms of dollars, a tie for 12th earned Kuchar $144,965. He had ending up with bogey at the last, his payday would've shrunk to $77,025, while a birdie would've netted him $223,833. Kuchar's all-time on-course earnings on the PGA Tour now stands at $59,932,212.

Golfweek's Adam Schupak contributed to this article.

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