Hiestand Sturdy in Red Oaks Win
Sam Hiestand became only the second person to win both the preliminary round and the Shootout at Red Oaks. He put on a ball striking clinic in shooting a record 5 under par 26 in the 9 hole qualifier, then out lasted the red hot Scott Wilsey in the ShootOut round. Wilsey edged ahead on the 4th ShootOut hole, but on the final hole his putt went long leaving a tough come backer, while Hiestand ran his putt to tap in distance to take the win, 14 points to 13. Helen Puffenberger shot 2 under par in the qualifier to finish 2nd there then took third in the ShootOut with 12 points. Chuck Withey took 4th place and the on course prize. The win is Sam’s 2nd on Tour in 35 starts.
Results from first 3 pro rounds of Quad Tour Challenge
| PGA | EURO | LPGA | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Prieskorn | 66 | 69 | 65 | 200 |
| 2 | Charlie Roy | 66 | 69 | 65 | 200 |
| 3 | Jeff Klipa | 67 | 69 | 65 | 201 |
| 4 | Helen Puffenberger | 67 | 69 | 65 | 201 |
| 5 | Willi Hesse | 66 | 70 | 66 | 202 |
| 6 | Eric Birkle | 66 | 69 | 68 | 203 |
| 7 | Nick Duff | 66 | 71 | 66 | 203 |
| 8 | Ned Loving | 66 | 69 | 68 | 203 |
| 9 | Eric Mullen | 66 | 69 | 68 | 203 |
| 10 | Jeff Graunke | 66 | 69 | 69 | 204 |
| 11 | David Hansen | 67 | 69 | 68 | 204 |
| 12 | John Hawkinson | 66 | 69 | 69 | 204 |
| 13 | Brian Lardin | 66 | 69 | 69 | 204 |
| 14 | Mike Lum | 66 | 69 | 69 | 204 |
| 15 | Brian Pieszchala | 66 | 69 | 69 | 204 |
| 16 | Chuck Withey | 67 | 69 | 69 | 205 |
| 17 | Chris Cooley | 67 | 70 | 69 | 206 |
| 18 | Thom Mulhern | 66 | 71 | 69 | 206 |
| 19 | Scott Wilsey | 67 | 72 | 67 | 206 |
| 20 | Mike Geisser | 67 | 71 | 69 | 207 |
| 21 | Roger Smith | 67 | 71 | 69 | 207 |
| 22 | Kevin Gregoire | 66 | 71 | 71 | 208 |
| 23 | Jeff Pasz | 66 | 73 | 69 | 208 |
| 24 | Corey McCue | 67 | 71 | 71 | 209 |
| 25 | Tom Moran | 67 | 71 | 71 | 209 |
| 26 | Greg Kline | 67 | 73 | 70 | 210 |
| 27 | Rich Dunmore | 69 | 74 | 72 | 215 |
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