Sutton cards four-under final round to repeat as WCMA Champ
Lionel Sutton entered the final round of the 2008 WCMA 54-hole tournament four strokes back of Jonathan Greene and three strokes behind Ryan Campbell. After carding a 66 at Southern Wayne Country Club on day two, Greene had a disappointing two-over 74 on the final day, falling to tied for third. Campbell shot an even par 72 and had a chance to force the Open Division into a playoff with a birdie on his final hole of the tournament, but the putt wouldn't fall. Sutton's four-under 68 gave him the tournament champion repeat by just one stroke.
Jonathan Burke's two-under 70 in the final round moved him into a tie for third with Greene and Dane Jones. Jones also carded a sub par round of 70 after shooting a pair of 72s in the first two rounds of the tournament.
Zambelli captures Senior Division title on three-under round
John Zambelli found himself two strokes back of John Brashears after 36 holes of golf in the Senion Division, but found himself having to hold off Don Garris, Jr. for the title. Brashears fell out of the race, carding an 81 on the Sunday round. Zambelli carded a 69 in the final round, his second sub-par round of the tournament, to take the tournament by just three strokes over Garris, who also carded a three-under 69 on Sunday. Bill Brewer captured third place with a three-over 75 performance in the final round.
McLamb takes Super Senior title in playoff with Newsome
Joe McLamb fired the only sub-par round of the Super Senior Division during the final round to catch returning champion John Newsome, and eventually win in a one-hole playoff. Newsome entered the final round one stroke behind 36-hole leader Howard Tyndall and McLamb was three strokes back of Tyndall. Tyndall's 75 moved him to fourth when all was said and done. McLamb carded a two-under 70 to tie Newsome, who shot even par for the day. The two golfers began playoff action on the par four No. 9. Both had good approach shots and putts for birdie. McLamb's putt just missed and he cleaned it up with a tap in for par. Newsome's putt came up a good 4 to 5 feet short and the par putt just missed. Charlie Waters just missed out on the playoff by one stroke. Waters finished third for the tournament.
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