Rookie Levine Gets 1st Tour Win
Rookie Stewart Levine birdied his final hole, the 16th, to take the Chelsea Classic by 1 stroke at Even Par. Helen Puffenberger tied Scott Wilsey and Paul Parent for 2nd place at 1 over Par 73. On course prizes went to Mike Bidigare and Bill Gordon, the clear highlight of their days as both were playing their first rounds of the year. Rick Floyd hit a milestone of his 100th Tour start. Tom W Litzler moved to #2 in all-time Chelsea $ won and Eric Birkle moves to #3. Birkle also led the field with 28 putts while Ryan Kiekbusch, Wilsey, yesterday’s winner Corey McCue, and Erika Fitzpatrick all hit 10 greens. Eric Kiekbusch and Dave Oliver each hit 10 fairways. Levine credited his win to knowing the course from many rounds there with his company’s events. Levine moved up 18 spots in the World Rankings to #61 with his 1st win in only 5 starts on Tour.
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