Chuck (the Closer) Withey wins the East Side Charity
Rookie Chuck Withey (35-34) made another late charge and finished with an eagle on 18 to best fellow rookie Ed Mercadante (36-34) and vet Steve Villerot (33-37) by one shot. Phil Johnson (34-37) eagled the 17th to take 4th place. Playing in the final group, Withey hung around all day and after a birdie on 14 took a peek at the leaderboard and saw he was within reach of the lead. He then birdied 15, made a tough par saving putt on 17. After a good drive on the par 5 18th, he had 180 yards to the green and ran his 2nd to just above the hole. He then made the putt he needed for the win. Villerot and Mercadante had both previously birdied the 18th for the clubhouse lead and a long wait for the last group to come in. Mercadante’s disappointment was assuaged by winning the 50/50 closest to the pin prize. Joe Brandenburg won the CtP gift card and Andrew Wilson became the 3rd member of the East Skins Game with a good shot at the difficult 15th.
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