PGA Tournament of Champions: Drahman Wins Two-Hole Playoff + O’Toole Claims Senior Title By Santana Shipley There was a tussle for the title at the Indiana PGA Section Tournament of Champions on April 10-11 at the Pete Dye Course at French Lick. During the final round of this 36-hole event, there was a two-way battle at the top between Vince Drahman of the Old Oakland Golf Club in Indianapolis and Dave Pugh of Mystic Hills Golf Course in Culver. “Sixteen was just a bad swing at the wrong time. I think it is a very difficult hole and I have been struggling with wind off the left all year,” said Drahman. “Dave (Pugh) and I both made a couple mistakes going down the stretch, but going into the playoff, I just felt like I had a second life, honestly.” The Pete Dye Course at French Lick is unique setting to stage a championship golf tournament In the end, Drahman needed ‘overtime’ to win, as he defeated Pugh in a two-hole playoff to earn his first individual section win as a professional. Drahman’s first-place check was $2,500, while Pugh earned $2,000 for his runner-up finish. During round one, Drahman shot a two-under-par round of 70 which gave him a onestroke lead over Craig Isabel of the Stonehenge Golf Course in Winona Lake and a two-shot lead over Pugh and Franklin Crist of the Fort Wayne Country Club. Draham struggled during the last few holes of the second (and final) round where he recorded a two-over par round of 74, which gave him a twoday total of 144. Pugh also had a two-day total of 144 after his second-round 73. Indiana Golf Journal
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