It appeared any drama was over when eventual champion Tyler Spielman of Cave Creek, Ariz., teed off on the final hole holding a two-stroke advantage over Parker Claxton in the 73rd Annual Press Thornton Future Masters on Saturday at the…
But when Spielman’s second shot went into the right bunker and his third landed on and stuck in the sprinkler head just beyond the bunker on the fringe of the green, the victory was far from wrapped up.
“It just didn’t go my way,” Claxton said. “I did alright today, but couldn’t really do it when it counted.” The one-stroke victory ended what was a consistent three rounds for Spielman, who had back-to-back 68s before a final round even-par 70 for a 206 final tally. Everything changed on the 15th hole, when Claxton hit his second shot short of the green and would bogey the hole.
Connor Cassano of Shreveport, La., who was just one stroke back of Spielman going into the day, had a rough round and came in at 78 to finish 25th.
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