It only took a couple of holes in the middle of the final round for Danny Balin to leapfrog the leaders, and the Burning Tree assistant hung on to win the Lincoln Met PGA Championship. He’s probably awfully happy it’s raining today, as well. Balin helped the U.S. beat Great Britain and Ireland in the PGA Cup on the other side of the country over the weekend, then jetted home to play this event.
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There were a lot of strong players in the field, but only Balin finished in the red. Old Oaks has to rank among the most difficult short courses (6,600 yards) in the country when the greens are rolling like they were this week. After what’s been a difficult season agronomically, it was nice to real speed.
Lincoln Met PGA Championship
At Old Oaks
Par 70
1. Danny Balin, Burning Tree 69-69-70-208
2. Frank Bensel, Century 67-70-73-210
2. Nick Bova, Friar’s Head 64-74-72-210
4. Mark Brown, Tam O’Shanter 71-72-68-211
4. Carl Alexander, Purchase69-73-69-211
6. Cory Muller, Darien 69-69-74-212
7. Mark Mielke, Mill River 71-70-72-213
7. Kyle Baehler, Apawamis 72-68-73-213
7. Keith Dicciani, Metropolis 72-69-72
7. Rob Labritz, GlenArbor 70-70-73-213
11. Ben Hoffhine, Wykagyl 67-74-73-214
12. Craig Thomas, Metropolis 74-72-69-215
12. Kirk Satterfield, Purchase 72-71-72-215
12. Greg Bisconti, St. Andrew’s 71-72-72-215
12. Philip Cardwell, Quaker Ridge 69-71-75-215
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