Tom Moran sets new scoring record at the Animal House
An 8-year pro from Ann Arbor, Tom Moran shot an 8-under par 64 at Salem Hills to win the 2012 Abacus Animal House Classic by 1-stroke over Joe Robar. Moran broke the previous scoring record for the Animal House (65) that was shared by 4 players at 3 different venues – last done by Rick Persichetti at Salem Hills in 2004.
Robar (33-32 – 65) shot the Tour’s 2nd ever sub par gross score (1-under 71) and had to settle for 2nd place. The other sub par gross score was turned in by Craig MacBeth at the 2003 Animal House Classic played at Taylor Meadows GC. His 1-under 70 netted out a 6-under 65 and a playoff win over Dan Schwartz. Robar led the field in greens in regulation (13/18) and was 2nd in fairways hit (10/14). Robar was also T-1 in putting with 30 strokes from the flat stick.
Tom Sachs (36-37 – 73) won the battle for 3rd place. Tim Markel (38-36 – 74) posted his first top-4 in 2012 and tournament host Sam Akunuri (40-35 – 75) tied for 5th.
Moran also won the putt-off among the 4 players with the lowest Zoo Ratio. He outlasted Sachs, Phil Johnson and Tim Jakubowski in the 4-hole putting competition and won a $30 Dick’s Sporting Goods card.
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