WPGA Amateur: Brown holds on for victory
OAKMONT, Penn. (June 14, 2011) -- David Brown stumbled to a final-round 77 but managed to hold on for the win at the 111th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association's Amateur Championship.
Brown kicked off the three-day event with a 68 and shot successive 77s to finish out the tournament.
The first-round 68 was enough of a head start to allow Brown to finish one shot better than runner up C. Mercatoris, who nearly pulled off the comeback with a final round 73.
Sean Brennan was alone in third place, finishing with a three-day total of 224.
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ABOUT THE WPGA Amateur
Started in 1899 and played all but two
years,
1917-18, during World War I, the West
Penn
Amateur is one of the oldest regional
championships in the country. The 54-hole
tournament starts with a field of 78
playing 36
holes the first day, with a cut to the low
32
and ties (or within seven shots of the
lead) for
the second day. 18 holes of stroke play
qualifying held at multiple sites for non-
exempt
players prior to the championship.
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