Thom Bales rolls to Go Blue title
A hot and blustery day at Leslie Park led to higher scores at the 2010 Go Blue Classic. Thom Bales prevailed with a 1-over par 73 for his 5th win of the year – tying Greg Kline’s record of 5 wins in the 2006 season. Bales jumped to the top of the 2010 money standings with $202.00 in earnings.
Windy conditions made fairways a premium and the rough was thick and lush reducing the number of greens in regulation. The field averaged only 4.5 fairways and 3.6 greens for the tournament – well below most tournament averages. Playing in the first group, Bales set the pace with a 37-36 – 73 that was 3-strokes better than Jeff Klipa and Mike Prieskorn. T-Bone hit 5 fairways and 6 greens matching his season averages in those categories. He needed 30 putts – 5th best in the tournament.
Klipa (37-39 – 76) notched his first top-4 since early June and most likely secured a spot in the WESTERN Championship with a T-2 in this west division event. Prieskorn (42-34 – 76) carded a double-eagle on the par-5 16th and was the only player to break par on either side of Leslie Park’s 36-36 – 72 layout.
Ned Loving (41-36 – 77) netted his 2nd career top-4 and is currently just outside the top-20 on the West money list.
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