Last week (September 29, 2010) Carlsbadistan’s Don O’Connor, a 47-year-old grocery store manager, won the 2010 Golf Channel Amateur Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Yes, what many believe to be the toughest course on tour.
Although the 47-year-old Carlsbad, Calif., resident came up short in his par quest, his closing 73 at soggy Sawgrass was enough to lift O’Connor to the Championship Flight [handicap 0-3.9] crown. He finished at 7-over 295, one stroke clear of overnight leader Chad Bailey who closed with a 76. Terry Rice finished alone in third place, four strokes back after a closing 77. . . “I try to play to my strengths,” said O’Connor, who didn’t finish outside the top 10 in the nine Golf Channel Am Tour events he played in 2010. “I would be considered a grinder, for sure.”
Maybe that Crossing at Carlsbad course is good for something afterall. Congrats, Don. Thanks for bringing home the title.
[Link: The Golf Channel via Sign on San Diego]
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