Michalski and O’Brien get first wins while Klipa and Perch get career wins #9 and #20
Dan Michalski birdied 3 of his final 4 holes (#11-14) to pull away from the field and make the 2012 Carrington Classic his first career win. One of only 2 players to record no score worse than bogey, Michalski made an eagle and 4 birdies but added a tournament high 10 pars. His 1-under par 71 beat tournament host Jason Rectenwald by 3-shots. Rectenwald (38-36 – 74) birdied his final hole (#18) to secure solo 2nd place and a spot on the 2012 Central Commissioner’s Cup team. Tom W Litzler (38-37 – 75), Tom Moran (39-36 – 75) and Mike Geisser (36-39 – 75) tied for 3rd place.
The day after Michalski got his first win, Jeff Klipa shot a 4-under 68 at the Links at Lake Erie to capture his 9th career win and his first Caddyshack Classic title. The win, Klipa’s 2nd of the year, gave him a Tour leading 8 top-4 finishes in 2012. No surprise then that Klipa is leading the Tour in earnings headed in to the final money events of the season. The 2007 Caddyshack winner, Greg Kline, finished one shot back and Dan Michalski was making a bid to sweep the Tour’s “southern swing” but finished 3rd at 1-over 73. Klaus Juska (38-37 – 75) and Charlie Roy (34-41 – 75) shared 4th place.
On the following weekend, Rick Persichetti, winless in over 13 months, found his game at Lake Forest GC and shot the year’s lowest net score (62) to make the 2012 Go Blue Classic his 20th career win. Persichetti posted 8 birdies and 2 eagles against only 2 bogies to finish at 10-under par. Tom Hoelzle shot a front nine 27 that included 2 eagles and a double-eagle in one 4 hole stretch. He cooled off on the back nine and finished 2nd at 6-under par 66. Rich Dunmore (32-35 – 67) birdied the 18th to finish solo 3rd while Sam Akunuri (34-35 – 69), Bill Gordon (33-36 – 69) and Mike Harmon (36-33 – 69) shared 4th place.
Finally, rookie Gail O’Brien recorded the Tour’s 8th hole-in-one on her way to a 2-shot win at the 2012 Little Diablo Salsa Western Swing. O’Brien’s first career win gives the 2012 rookie class a total of 5 victories this season. O’Brien added 5 birdies and played Hunter’s Ridge in even par over 18 holes. Rich Dunmore (35-38 – 73) collected his 7th top-4 of the year and moved into 1st place on the Money List. Ray Collins (35-41 – 76) and Bill Gordon (36-40 – 76) tied for 4th.
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