Tom Sachs outlasts the PLAYERS at windy Eagle Crest
Tom Sachs, a 3rd year pro from Franklin, Michigan, won the PLAYERS Championship on Saturday by shooting a 39-38 – 77 on a windswept Eagle Crest golf course. The reigning MT Senior Open champ made the PLAYERS his 2nd Tour win and first major triumph.
Sachs hit 5 of 14 fairways on a day when no one else hit more than 7. He hit 4 greens in regulation when no one else hit more than 5. Eagle Crest is always tough, but the wind turned a tough test into a truly difficult test – a grind from hole #1 to hole #18. The 5-over 77 was the highest winning score in PLAYERS history – eclipsing the 76 that won Russ Holland the PLAYERS Championship in 2002.
Second place was shared by a trio of players that included Greg Kline, John Powell and Bob Baar. Kline (37-42 – 79) came within 3 strokes of sweeping the 3 division championships in consecutive weekends. Kline did clinch the Central division money title with the $24 for T-2. Powell (40-39 – 79) posted his 9th top-4 of the year and is currently 4th on the Central money standings (5th overall) and will be among the favorites at the TOUR Championship. Baar (39-40 – 79) had his best finish in a major since tying for 3rd in the 2008 PLAYERS.
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