Persichetti adds red ribbon for 2nd Strokes on a Rope win
In a battle of the Thousand dollar men, Rick Persichetti beat David Martin in a playoff for the 2008 Strokes on a Rope title, his 14th career win and 3rd this season. Martin ($1,161.20) and Persichetti ($1,040.40) rank 1st and 2nd respectively on the Mulligan Tour career money list. Persichetti is now 3-1 in playoffs with 46 top-4’s in 93 starts. Martin is 3-2 in playoffs with 59 top-4’s in 103 starts.
Martin led the field hitting 11 of 14 fairways at the Huntmore GC, hosting the Strokes on a Rope for a 2nd consecutive year. He needed 32 putts to complete his round of 13-over 85. Persichetti led the field with 7 greens-in-regulation but 4 3-putts (36 putts total) kept him from winning the tournament in the regulation 18 holes. He finished with a bogey at 18 that completed his round of 85. The ensuing playoff saw each of the two go 2-2-3-2 in the 4-hole aggregate score putt-off. Finally, on the 2nd hole of sudden death, Martin 3-putted once more opening the door to Persichetti’s winning 2-putt.
Persichetti’s win adds a red ribbon to the Strokes on a Rope trophy by virtue of his 2nd win in the string & scissors event. His first SoaR title came in his rookie year (2003) when the tournament was played at Salem Hills GC. Only Todd Stuart, winner in ’99, ’00, and ’01, has a blue ribbon for his 3rd victory.
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