Wyka wins HPO in a playoff
Scott Wyka, a rookie from Dearborn, beat Mike Pearcy in a 5 hole playoff after both finished at 1-under 35 in a 9-hole Harbour Pointe Open. Overnight rains made the west nine at Pheasant Run Golf Club unplayable and title sponsor Commercial Underwriters Risk Management favored a 9-hole tournament over the complications of rescheduling one of the Tour’s major championships (the north nine was closed for Canton fireworks that night).
Wyka made 3 birdies on Pheasant Run’s south nine, including one on the final hole – a 425-yard par 4 that only 4 players in the field managed to birdie. Pearcy also made 3 birdies in the short round but bogied the 9th hole to fall back into the tie.
The 4-hole aggregate score playoff finished tied at 11 strokes each as the 2 battled major championship nerves in 3-putting 3 times a piece. On the first extra hole Wyka made a short par putt to end the tournament after Pearcy 3-putted for a fourth time.
Wyka earned $50 for the win and moves up to 2nd on the Money List ($70) but it was Pearcy strengthening his hold on the top spot ($99.50) with the runner up finish. He has 4 top-4’s in 7 starts this year including playoff loses in the season’s first 2 majors.
Denny Ersig and Jeff Klipa shared 3rd place at even par 36 earning each a check for $17.50. The foursome of players tied for 5th at 1-over 37 included Kelly Arnold, John Powell, Victor McCoy and Phil Abele.
Scott Wyka – 2009 Commercial Underwriters Harbour Pointe Open champ
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