MAGNOLIA, Texas (March 30, 2008)--David Pocknall trailed Tom McGraw by three strokes going into the final round of the 2008 TGA South Region Mid-Amateur Championship. After 16 holes he still trailed by two, but a bogey-bogey finish by McGraw left both players tied at 4-under-par 212 after 54 holes sending the match into a sudden-death playoff. On the first hole, Pocknall, of Katy, made a routine par while McGraw, of Montgomery, hit his tee shot into a lateral water hazard and ended up making a double bogey, allowing Pocknall to claim the title.

“We had both played so hard for 54 holes it was tough that someone had to lose,” Pocknall said. “We all love to compete, and you just never know what is going to happen, so you keep competing.”

Andy Cooper of The Woodlands and David Leiss of Houston tied for third place at 213, one shot out of the playoff. Cooper had a final round 68 while Leiss, who was only one shot off the pace going into the final round, had a 73. Six players tied for fifth place at two under par 214.

Pocknall and McGraw went back and forth throughout the final round, and were also aware that Cooper was closing in. When McGraw chipped in for birdie on the par-5 16th hole and Pocknall’s birdie putt just missed, it gave McGraw a two shot advantage with two holes to play. A bogey on the par three 17th and a three putt bogey on the final hole by McGraw set up the playoff.

Full results from the Lake Windcrest Golf Club follow:

Pos.	Name	Rd.1	Rd.2	Rd.3	Tot.
T1	Pocknall, David*	71	70	71	212
T1	McGraw, Tom	72	67	73	212
T3	Cooper, Andy	71	74	68	213
T3	Leiss, David	70	70	73	213
T5	Guidry, Kip	72	72	70	214
T5	Joyner, Owen	71	73	70	214
T5	New, Jeff	71	73	70	214
T5	Sinitiere, Doug	73	71	70	214
T5	Dowdall, John	71	71	72	214
T5	Hightower, Clay	70	72	72	214
11	Pierce, John	69	73	74	216
T12	Stephenson, Joe	77	69	71	217
T12	Youngs, Pat	71	72	74	217
T14	Beatty, John	73	76	69	218
T14	Wiley, Scott	74	72	72	218
T14	Alford, Adam	74	71	73	218
T17	Kilby, Ron	73	74	72	219
T17	Shipley, Jonathan	73	73	73	219
T17	Booker, Mike	69	74	76	219
T20	Lance, Randy	78	72	70	220
T20	McKinney, Robert	75	73	72	220
T20	Salcedo, Juan	72	73	75	220
T20	Jabbia, Vince	71	72	77	220
24	Payne, Gary	76	75	70	221
T25	Aramburu, Derek	73	75	75	223
T25	Fama, Alan	76	71	76	223
T25	Smith, Bob	72	74	77	223
T25	Held, Jamie	75	71	77	223
29	Baker, Buzz	78	74	72	224
30	Smith, Scott	73	75	77	225
T31	Kearney, Bob	74	77	75	226
T31	Thompson, Rodney	73	77	76	226
T31	Rugh, Charlie	77	73	76	226
T31	Clark, Jody	77	73	76	226
T31	Stiegman, Travis	75	78	73	226
T31	Tyson, Jack	79	75	72	226
T31	Durbin, Gary	74	74	78	226
T38	Piper, Marshall	76	75	76	227
T38	Garrett, Tyler	74	77	76	227
T38	Booher, Trent	70	80	77	227
T38	Crawford, Brett	78	71	78	227
T38	Hansen, Blanton	80	76	71	227
T43	Hamlin, Mark	75	74	79	228
T43	Cashman, Kevin	73	75	80	228
T43	Kuhn, Jeffrey	79	76	73	228
T46	Baugh, James	77	76	76	229
T46	Samuel, Kent	79	77	73	229
T48	Miller, A.B.	75	77	78	230
T48	Trevino, Ron	73	76	81	230
T50	Prinz, Blair	78	75	78	231
T50	Fisher, Herb	80	74	77	231
T50	Williams, Andy	77	78	76	231
T53	Gilbert, John	79	73	80	232
T53	Rodevich, Jim	82	77	73	232
T55	LaPierre, Richard	76	76	81	233
T55	Ward, Chris	72	78	83	233
T55	Hensarling, Tod	80	73	80	233
T55	Brauner, Chris	76	78	79	233
T55	Wiley, Bill	77	78	78	233
T55	Evans, Nicholas	72	85	76	233
61	Kibbe, Giles	78	74	82	234
62	Jones, Doug	79	78	78	235
63	Hoff, David	81	73	82	236
T64	Starnes, Kelly	80	80	77	237
T64	Hart, Jeff	81	80	76	237
66	Nebout, James	80	80	79	239
67	Link, Keith	79	78	83	240
T68	Davis, Rob	84	80	78	242
T68	Reina, Brian	82	84	76	242
70	Phillips, David	81	80	82	243
71	Davis, Bradley	78	83	83	244
72	Zernial, Matt	79	82	86	247
T73	Anderson, Scott	81	83	87	251
T73	Johnson, Mike	87	80	84	251
T75	Gleitman, John	87	77	89	253
T75	Norman, Jon	83	86	84	253
	Kaiser, Jason	84	85		DQ
	Flood, Joe	70	79		WD
	Watts, Kent	89	89		WD

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