Raymond Strings Along Martin
John Raymond managed his string just a little bit better than the field at the Strokes on a Rope and overtook David Martin on the last hole for a regulation tie. Raymond then held his nerve for pars in the playoff and a 1 shot final hole victory. Martin was on track for only the second Blue Ribbon in the event’s history, awarded to 3 time winners. But Raymond played the last 3 holes under par (the only player in the field to manage it) with a birdie on the par 3 17th to overtake Martin. The win is Raymond’s 3rd in his 100th start on Tour. It was also Raymond’s first playoff for a 1-0 record, while Martin falls to 4-4 in playoff appearances. Two time defending champ Jeff Klipa and Jeff Pasz tied for 3rd. Klipa missed retaining the #1 World Ranking by 1 shot as Gregg Nothdurft’s 6th place was good enough to edge decimal points ahead of Klipa, and return to where he started the season in the World Rankings. Jeff Cubel and Kevin Gregoire took the on course prizes and Rod ‘Tuna’ Theunissen earned the Skins Game invitation.
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