Arnold is Sweet Sixteen champ
Kelly Arnold nearly recorded the Tour’s 4th hole-in-one on Saturday. His tee shot at the 172-yard 3rd (his 12th hole) at Salem Hills stopped just 3 inches from the hole. The tap in birdie was a net ace that Arnold followed up with 6 pars coming in securing his 2nd win of the year. Arnold threw out 2 double-bogies to finish at 4-under par in the “best 16 holes” format beating Dan Schwartz by 1 stroke. The 2008 Sweet Sixteen champ is 2 for 2 after winning the Tin Cup 2 weeks ago and not playing last weekend. Arnold is ranked 1st on the Central Division Money List and tied for 2nd overall with $60 in Tour earnings.
Schwartz earned his first prize money of the young season by finishing at 3-under par for 16 holes. He birdied 2 of the last 5 while playing in the group with Arnold. Schwartz picked up a $21 check for 2nd place and ranks 9th on the Money List.
Dave Randall continues a strong start to his 2008 season. The 4th year Tour pro from Northville finished at 1-under par after throwing out a couple of bogies (one a double, the other a single). Randall secured his 3rd consecutive top-4 finish in ’08 and is 4th overall in earnings after 3 starts. Chris Drake took the 4th spot with an even par finish.
Notables: Arnold led the field with 12 Greens in Regulation, John Hawkinson led with 30 putts, and Dave Randall hit 11 fairways while Jim Cwikla and David Martin hit 10. Hawkinson, Greg Kline and Dick Speirs all had chip ins during their rounds.
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