2008 Kohler

Randy Broughman – Kohler ChampionMarch 2008 — Myrtle Beach. I was waiting on a few more scores, which I have now, so to wrap up the 2008 Kohler Tournament, here are the final standings:

Randy Broughman +21
Tom Clement +16
Mark Chester +5
Mike Campbell even
Alex Scarcella -3
Bobby Brunner -5
Steve Flynn -9
Scott Rush -13
Frank Mejia -17
Chuck Petrilla -30
Pat Keough -31
Vince Olds -38
Charlie Daimler -48

Steve Scott DQ’d for using performance enhancing drugs (HGH). Just kidding Steve!

For a blow-by-blow play of the final group, Randy graciously put this recap together:

    The points at the beginning of the day were as follows:

  • Randy   +10
  • Tom   +9
  • Chester   +3
  • Mike   -2
Play begins on #10 tee
Randy Tom Mark Mike
Hole #10 6 / +9 6 / +8 5 / +3 5 / -2
Randy & Tom both make double bogies and loose a point.
Hole #11 4 / +9 4 / +8 3 / +4 4 / -2
Chester picks up a point. Things are getting interesting at the top.
Hole #12 6 / +8 6 / +7 4 / +5 5 / -2
Chester again picks up a point and the game is on.
Hole #13 5 / +9 4 / +10 5 / +6 7 / -3
Tom knocks in a 40′ birdie putt from just off the edge of the green to take a 1 point lead. Randy & Mark both make par to pick up a point.
Hole #14 6 / +8 5 / +10 5 / +6 6 / -4
Tom goes up by two after another double by Randy, who can’t get out of his own way at this point.
Hole #15 4 / +11 5 / +11 5 / +7 5 / -3
Randy makes birdie to tie the match up again. Chester only 4 behind at this time.
Hole #16 5 / +11 5 / +11 5 / +7 5 / -3
Tom makes a good five after hitting it in the bunker off of the tee.
Hole #17 3 / +12 3 / +12 5 / +6 5 / -4
Randy makes an incredible 3 after hitting it against the back lip of the bunker over the green, somehow got it on the green and makes the 15′ putt down the hill to save 3 and stay even with Tom.
Hole #18 5 / +12 5 / +12 5 / +6 4 / -3
The match makes it to the turn a dead heat between Randy & Tom at +12 and Chester at +6. Mike is along for the ride.
Hole #1 4 / +13 5 / +12 5 / +6 6 / -4
Randy had to make a 4′ putt to save par and pull ahead by a point.
Hole #2 6 / +12 4 / +13 4 / +7 5 / -4
Just when you think you can breath, Tom makes par from the fairway bunker and Randy makes double boogie from the green side bunker. Randy goes from 1 up to 1 down just that fast.
Hole #3 5 / +13 6 / +13 6 / +7 6 / -4
Randy misses a 8′ birdie putt and Tom misses a 5′ par putt so the match is all square again.
Hole #4 3 / +14 5 / +12 3 / +8 4 / -4
This is the point at which this match really turns, Randy has to make another 3 footer for par and Tom chips on to the green and 3 putts from from 20′ on the worst green of the day.
Hole #5 4 / +15 4 / +13 6 / +7 4 / -3
Tom bounces right back with par as Randy two putts for par also. Campbell picks up a point.
Hole #6 3 / +16 3 / +14 4 / +7 3 / -2
Randy again has to make a 4′ putt to save par. Tom also makes and just won’t go away, and now Mike has going the other way.
Hole #7 4 / +17 5 / +14 5 / +7 4 / -1
After a poor tee shot Randy hit probably his best shot of the day a 5 iron from 190 over the lake and into the wind to about 20′ of the pin and still had to make another 4′ putt to save par. Tom made a very good 5 from the fairway bunker on a very difficult hole.
Hole #8 4 / +18 4 / +15 6 / +6 4 /  0
Campbell has clawed his way all the way back to 0 for the event and Randy & Tom go to the last hole with the match still undecided.
Hole #9 4 / +21 5 / +16 7 / +5 6 /  0
Randy makes birdie on the final hole to finally get some breathing room. Tom makes par and finally brings to close the 2008 Kohler. Tom shoots 43 / 41 for a total of 84. Randy shoots 44 / 37 for a total of 81 without using a driver all day. Chester shoots 42 / 45 for a total of 87. And Mike Campbell shoots 46 / 42 for a total of 88.

What a final round! The next tournament is the Don Drehoff Spam Invitational, Ocean City, MD, June 13-15.

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