Lum Shocks Field on 17th, then Wins Playoff
For the third tournament in a row, a playoff decided the Sweet Sixteen. Last week’s winner Eric Birkle (32-37 net 67) posted early at 4 under, only to be topped soon by rookie Christopher Cooley(33-37 net 66) who shook off his ‘one bad hole’ at the 13th and birdied the 17th hole to get to 5 under. Cooley then hunkered down in the club house to score board watch for an hour while the rest of the field came in. On the course, Mike Lum(38-31 net 66) had overcome his ‘one bad hole’ at the 9th with an eagle on the tenth. He poured in his second eagle on the 14th to get to net -4 and looked poised for a run. But bogeys on 15 and 16 looked to take him out of it. Then BOOM! A net Albatross on 17! A scoring glitch showed Lum in the lead and almost had Cooley packing his clubs. But a card check at the finish showed a tie. Unruffled, Lum putted clutch and secured the win in the playoff. Gerry Sawchuck (36-34 net 68) got his 2nd top four finish of the year.
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