Cubel and Stalo Bust out to Major Win
Chris Stalo and Jeff Cubel broke fast from the gate(way) on derby weekend. They birdied 6 of the first 7 holes and kept a clean card on the back nine, then sweated out final hole challengers for the Major victory. The winners posted a record tying 8 under par 64. After finishing 3rd for 3 years in a row, Paul and Phil Parent were able to move up to 2nd this year with a 7 under par 65. 3 teams posted 6 under par 66 to tie for 3rd place including Scott Wilsey and Brian Lardin, Gregg Nothdurft and Rod Theunissen, and Chris Dunmore and Erika Fitzpatrick. Tommy O’Neill and Bryan Wessel Jr. finished in the money for the first time in their budding careers in only their 3rd and 4th starts. On course prizes went to John Ferlito and Justin McCue. Last year’s winner Willi Hesse achieved the milestone of 250 Tour starts. Brian Lardin got his 10th 3rd Place finish of his career. This year’s field set a tournament record with 19 teams finishing in red numbers. Jeff Cubel moves up 22 spots in the World Rankings and is in contention for a Match Play Championship berth. He also takes back the season money list lead. The winner’s tied the record low score set by Chuck Withey and Chris Cooley in 2015 and tied by Jeff Klipa and Mike Prieskorn in 2016. It is Cubel’s 2nd win and 1st Major win in his 66th start. Stalo validates with his 2nd Major Title and 4th Tour win in 48 starts.
