Erskine Wins the Duel Under the Clouds
Seth Erskine (33-34, 9 fairways, 8 Greens) rode 7 birdies and an eagle to overcome a sterling round by Joe Robar (36-32 net, 74 gross, 8 fairways, 12 greens). The two essentially lapped the field on the back nine and matched shot for shot. Erskine recovered from a near fatal 13th hole at the Orchards Course to string 3 straight birdies on holes 15 thru 17 to get the win. He becomes the 12th player to get his 1st win in a Major. Chuck Withey (38-38, 8 greens) held on for 3rd place and came within decimal points of taking the Tour #1 World Ranking. Scott Wilsey (39-37) took 4th. Jeff Klipa hit 12 of 14 fairways in his round. Rich Dunmore’s excellent season was rewarded with the East Division Money Title.