Rank, McInnis fire 62, win J.R. Williams in playoff
9/15/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: John R. Williams Four-Ball Invitational, Oak Hill Country Club
Simon McInnis and Garrett Rank roared back to the top of the Williams leaderboard with a final-round 62, then won in a playoff
McInnis and Rank teamed up to win the Williams back in 2015. This week, they put themselves in the mix at Oak Hill Country Club after a first-round 67, but dropped shots in the second round when they fired 2-over 72. A final-round 9-under 62 was just enough to get them into a tie with the Bakersfield, Calif.-based team of Stephen Hale and D.J. Fernando.
Rank is a well-known name in northern golf circles. Already this summer, he won the Ontario Amateur and Mid-Amateur, and played the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills as an amateur. Rank spends the golf offseason working as an NHL referee. His partner, McInnis, is a former player for the University of Waterloo.
Another Toronto team, Craig Hosie and Harris Bundy, finished third at 6 under. That side had the first-round lead after opening with 64, but then fired back-to-back rounds of even-par 70 to fall off the pace.
Second-round leaders Andrew Kay of Pittsford, N.Y., and David Fries of Penfield, N.Y., also tied for third at 6 under.Yet another perfect morning for Round 3 of @JRWilliams4Ball with @RGreer20 Leaders in the Mid-Am Division are -9 thru 2 rounds. We are -1 and T13. This pic is looking back down #18 on the East from behind the green. Sunday pins today! pic.twitter.com/Wi8w5cbBe1
— Bill Roach, Jr. (@billroach_jr) September 15, 2018
In the senior division, Bob Royak and Doug Hanzel, a Georgia-based team, increased their lead on Saturday and turned it into a nine-shot victory over Keith Holmes and Gay McMichael, also of Georgia. Royak and Hanzel combined for rounds of 63-67-64 to reach 19 under.
About the John R. Williams Invitational
54-hole two man best ball format with Mid-Am and Senior divisions. By invitation only. Entrants must have a handicap of 3.4 or less, with the team total not to exceed 5.5. Both members of teams in the Senior Division must be 55 years of age by the fi...
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