Pieszchala Rallies and Endures
In an emotional event, Brian Pieszchala provided excitement and drama. Brian eagled the final hole to catch and tie Eric Birkle, who had led most of the back nine, at 5 under par 67. He then survived a marathon putt off by one-putting the 7th extra hole to take the win. David Hansen finished 3rd at 3 under par 69 and Kevin Gregoire, Tim Markel and Jeff Pasz all tied for 4th at 2 under par 70. On course prizes went to Pieszchala, Birkle, Paul Parent and Rick Floyd. Low putts prize went to Gregoire. The all-time money list for the C Cool shuffled a bit with Birkle coming out 1st, Pieszchala 2nd, and Gregoire 3rd. Gregoire also logged his 10th fourth place finish of his Tour career. John Lennane posted his 100th start of his career. This is Brian’s 3rd Tour win in his 76th start.