![]() ![]() Oliver Betschart, Camiko Smith and Cory DeSilva were the remaining local players in the field of 21. ![]() “Today was a little bit windier and some pins I have not seen before but it was a good challenge.” “I bogeyed the first three holes but pulled it together and made the turn at two over but I missed a couple of short ones on 15 and 16 and that was pretty much my round. ![]() “I started off a little shaky and I was a little nervous again,” Palanyandi said. Hooks and two-times Tour winner Byrd earned $6,000 each for finishing tied for second, with Christian Heavens and Joey Stills rounding out the top five.Īmateur Damian Palanyandi was Bermuda’s top performer, placing thirteenth overall with a six-over 148. “I put myself in a good position coming down the stretch and had a couple of bad holes on the back, but other than that it was a pretty good day.”ĪPGA chief executive Ken Bentley, left, winner Willie Mack III, Head of Corporate Banking at Butterfield Bank Jody Feldman, Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship tournament director Danielle Biancho and assistant tournament director Jevon Roberts (Photograph courtesy of Butterfield Bermuda Championship) ”I missed a six footer for birdie on 17 and then three-putted 18 to go back to four under. “I played pretty good,” said Mack, who pocketed the $15,000 winner’s purse. However, Hooks failed to capitalise to set up an intriguing play-off where Mack ultimately prevailed. Mack carded two additional birdies coming in and must have felt his hard work had come undone when a second bogey of the round at the last hole left leader Hooks needing only par the same hole to clinch the title. ![]() He played the front nine at three under after rattling in four birdies, including back-to-back at the 3rd and 4th holes. Trailing overnight leader Hooks by four shots heading into the second and final round of the 36-hole championship, Mack carded the day’s lowest round of 68 to thrust himself in the hunt. “Everybody played well this week and I think just playing here and getting that experience on this course will help everybody.” “Everybody are friends here so it’s kind of sad but it also makes me happy to get the win,” Mack said. The Michigan resident then two-putted for par while his rivals rolled their par putts past the hole to clinch his third win on the Tour. Marcus Byrd finished tied for second with overnight leader Joseph Hooks (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)īut with Byrd missing the green after landing in the rough and Hooks also missing the putting surface despite finding the fairway with his tee shot, Mack seized the advantage with a gorgeous wedge approach from 150 yards that landed 12 feet above the pin. ![]()
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