Markel makes Western Swing his first Tour victory
Tim Markel shot a 33-37 – 70 to win the 2011 Western Swing by 5-strokes. A closing double-bogey on 18 was of no consequence after he recorded a double-eagle on the 16th to open a 7 shot margin. Aided by 6 birdies, an eagle and the double-eagle, Markel tallied his first win on Tour in 38 career starts. The Ann Arbor resident had 5 top-4’s previously with his closest chance coming in a playoff loss to Thom Bales at the 2009 Quad-Tour Challenge.
Young Tom Litzler (38-37 – 75) finished in 2nd place, 3 strokes ahead of his dad. Old Tom (39-39 – 78) has 2 top-4’s in as many starts in 2011 as the father/son team prepare for the Memorial Tournament in 2 weeks. Joe Robar (41-38 – 79) and Jon Heikkinen (37-42 – 79) shared 4th place.
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