Make that 4 in a row
Greg Kline has now won the last 4 tournaments that he has entered. Finishing 2005 with wins at the Match Play Championship and TOUR Championship, Kline starts the 2006 season with wins at the Tin Cup and the Western Swing. Kline eagled both par-5’s on Calderone Farms’ back-nine and held off a late charge by the 2000 Western Swing winner Chris Drake. The 2006 Western Swing is Kline’s 2nd Western Swing title. He won the 2003 event at Huron Meadows Metropark.
Rookie Mike Thompson completed his Q-school requirements by finishing T-4 with a gross 1-under 71. It was only the 2nd time in Tour history that a player shot a gross score under par. The first was Craig MacBeth’s 1-under 70 at the 2003 Animal House Classic that he won in a playoff. Thompson graduates from Q-school with the lowest MTHI ever recorded (0.1).
| Top-4 at the 2006 Western Swing | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 (-4) | Greg Kline $36 |
| 2 | 69 (-3) | Chris Drake $27 |
| 3 | 70 (-2) | Bob White $18 |
| T4 | 71 (-1) | DeVonne Mowry $4.50 |
| T4 | 71 (-1) | Jim Cwikla $4.50 |
| T4 | 71 (-1) | Mike Thompson |
