Eric Morris makes Carrington Classic his first Tour victory

August 16, 2009

Eric Morris makes Carrington Classic his first Tour victory

Eric Morris shot a 35-32 – 67 to win the 2009 Carrington Classic by 3 shots and claim his first career win. Morris, a rookie from Romulus, carded 6 birdies and 2 eagles including a net ace at the 17th that closed the deal. The victory, worth $36 in prize money, is his first top-4 finish in 14 career starts and pushed him up from 41st to 30th on the Mulligan Tour World Ranking.

Tournament host Jason Rectenwald tied Art Wakeford for 2nd place. Rectenwald (33-37 – 70) led the field hitting 9 of 18 greens in regulation and was T5 with 31 putts. Wakeford (37-33 – 70) led the field with 28 putts and recorded his first top-4 in his 7th career start. Young Tom Litzler (32-39 – 71) bogied 2 of his last 3 holes to fall back to 4th place.

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