AUSTIN, Texas – For a sport known for its glacial pace, fortunes can change quickly in golf. Antoine Rozner is the latest example.
Two weeks ago, Rozner was No. 99 in the world and tied for the lead in the Qatar Masters when the 28-year-old from Paris stood over a 60-foot birdie putt on the final hole, thinking only of getting the speed right. “It was a very tough putt,” he said Tuesday. “When you're a kid, you practice like, ‘This is the putt to win.’ But you don't practice a 60-footer.
It's usually a 20-footer. It was like in a dream." This one went in. The victory was his second in his last six starts on the European Tour, and it moved Rozner to No.