Morris takes Go Blue Classic with 69 at Reddeman Farms
Don Morris solidified his case for “Rookie-of-the-Year” honors with a 2nd win this season. He shot a 3-under par 69 at Reddeman Farms GC to take the 2009 Go Blue Classic title beating Erik Meland by a stroke. Morris won the Animal House Classic back in May and is the 2nd multiple winner of the year. He leads the Tour with $103 in earnings and leads the west division with $96.50 in prize money.
Morris converted on 7 birdie opportunities after hitting career highs in fairways (10 of 14, T1 in the field) and greens (7 of 18, T2 in the field). The $32 first place check gives him a $60 lead over John Powell ($36.00) for the west division money title with only 3 events remaining on the west schedule – Ugly Pants Open (Aug 2), Caddyshack Classic (Aug 22) and the WESTERN Championship (Aug 30).
Meland (36-34 – 70) had 2 eagles and 3 birdies but could not take advantage of the closing par-5’s at 16 and 18. He credited an improved putting stroke (T4 in the field with 31 putts) for his first top-4 finish in a full field event this year.
Denny Ersig (36-35 – 71) played the last 2 holes 3-over to fall back to 3rd and Russ Butler (37-36 – 73) netted his first top-4 finish since the ’08 Real McCoy Classic.
Don Morris – 2009 Go Blue Classic champ
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