Lardin Solves the Mystery of the Lakes
With a performance reminiscent of a certain Tiger in another past major, Brian Lardin solved the Lakes of Taylor course like no one else could and dominated the Harbour Pointe Open on Sunday. Opening the day with a 4 shot lead from the first round, and with chasers eager to run him down, Lardin crushed any thoughts of a collapse with a chip-in eagle on the 2nd hole and a front nine 30. With jibes of “why don’t you just ride in the cart the last three holes”, Lardin closed out a 2 under par, record setting 14 shot margin of victory over playing partners Chuck Withey and Ned Loving who tied for second at 12 over par. The fourth in the final group, Tim Markel, finished 4th at 13 over, in what was a battle down to the final putts for 2nd place. Kevin Gregoire and Helen Puffenberger played notably well and moved up 5 places from day 1 to tie for 5th. Chuck Withey’s 2nd place puts him within striking distance of the single season money record with 2 months to play. Lardin’s victory margin tops the previous Tour record of 13 shots set by Thom Bales in 2010, also at Lakes of Taylor. Also notable is that Lardin’s win comes just in time to replace his previous HPO win in 2016 in the World Rankings and keep him at #5 in the world. The win is Lardin’s 2nd Major and 4th Tour win in only 32 starts.
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