Raymond Prevails in Playoff
John Raymond ran home a birdie putt on the 6th playoff hole to take home the Dudlee’s Plymouth Open trophy. Runner up Ned Loving previously missed a birdie putt by a fraction the would have ended it. The playoff featured several “Oh’s” from the crowd on near misses. Both players finished regulation at 1 under par 69 with Loving posting first and Raymond matching with a 18th hole par a group later. The final four holes on the Lakes nine felt like a Talledaga NACAR finish with contenders wrecking all over the place. If only we played with walls instead of trees. Chris Dunmore took third, surviving the carnage at 2 over par 72 and Bill Gordon tied Chuck Withey for 4th at 3 over par 73. Jeff Klipa took home two on course prizes, Eric Birkle took the 3rd and Eric Kiekbusch won a random draw for the 4th as no skills were displayed at the 11th hole (Lakes #2). Notables: Bill Gordon posted his 10th 4th place finish of his Tour career. The top 3 in the World Rankings all finished tied for 6th. Jeff Pasz also tied for 6th and his ‘in the money’ finish takes him to 3rd in all-time Dudlee’s winnings. John Raymond moves his playoff record to 4 -2 while Ned drops to 0-2. Raymond led the field with 28 putts and jumps up 9 spots in the World Rankings to #28. John also moves into the top 20 in Tour wins with his 8th in 192 starts. His first place check moves him into the select group of players with over $1000 in career winnings. The 18th in the 25 years of Tour history.
The Tour raised a near record $650 for Leader Dogs for the Blind on Saturday, missing the 2011 record for money raised in this event by $5
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