Ward Takes Tour Title in Record Fashion
Northville (Northville Hills)
Don Ward went bogey free with 4 birdies on the back nine at Northville Hills while the other leaders struggled. Ward pulled away for a Tour Championship event and course record 6 under Par. He also tied the Tour record for fewest putts in a round with 24. Ned Loving finished 2nd at Even Par while Helen Puffenberger, Jeff Pasz, John Raymond and Jeff Cubel all tied for 3rd at 3 over Par. Ward hit ten fairways in his round while Raymond hit 11. But Helen Puffenberger topped them with a 14 of 14 fairway performance, the first perfect driving round since Kevin Gregoire in the 2018 Casino Classic and first 14 of 14 since Don Morris in the 2011 Harbor Pointe Open. For Ward this is his first Major win on Tour with 4 total wins in 45 Tour starts.
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