FIDLER VICTORIOUS IN FIRST START OF 2015
He Wins Charly Classic
STUDIO CITY – Having missed the season opener in January, P-Jay Fidler’s first tournament of his 10th year on the MGM Tour would have to wait until February, and he marked the occasion the best way possible: with a win. Saturday Fidler recorded his 4th career victory – first since 2012 – and first Charly win. “I’m really happy with the way I played. I just changed my grip and it seems to be helping. I’m real excited. I’m just happy I get to play in [the Tournament of Champions].” After going +5 thru the first 3 holes, Fidler turned his game around, shooting just +1 over the final 6. “First couple of holes my putting was way off, which I was surprised because [on the practice green] I was spot-on. I just made some adjustments, and then everything just felt good,” said Fidler after carding a new career best round at Whitsett.
2015 CHARLY CLASSIC FINAL SCORES
| PLACE | GOLFER | SCORES | HANDICAP | BONUS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 3 T4 T4 T6 T6 8 9 10 | Fidler Vaughan Witt D. Vargas Crump Bird Moawad Gordón Frost T. Joe | 33 34 40 32 34 35 37 40 44 50 | -12 -10 -18 -9 -8 -8 -7 -9 -11 -12 | -3 -3 0 0 -3 0 -3 0 -1 -3 | 18 21 22 23 23 27 27 31 32 35 |
QUOTABLE:
“It’s good. I’m glad because sometimes you do your best and you lose, and that’s a bummer. When you set a [personal] record and you still lose, that’s heartbreaking. But I’m glad this time it worked out in my favor, so I’m happy.”
-2015 Charly Classic winner P-Jay Fidler when asked how much more special it was to win having shot a career best round.
QUICK CHIPS
Leaders: Doug Vargas, Chris Moawad, Clint Crump, and Patrick Bird carded tournament-high, 4 pars… Personal bests: 3 golfers carded new Whitsett career best rounds: D. Vargas, 32 (34, in 2014), P-Jay Fidler 33 (34, in 2006), Martin Witt, 40 (42, in 2011); Witt also finished a Charly career-best 3rd… Personal Woes: Defending champion John Frost finished 9th out of 10. He was saved the indignity of last place thanks to Tim Joe’s Whitsett career-worst round 50… Streakin’: Fidler’s win ended a 17-tournament winless streak; Patrick Bird shot his 7th straight sub-40 round (35) at the Charly, the 2nd longest such streak (8, Grigorian)… Mini-Master: Chris Moawad’s 42 in mini golf tied the record low (John Mann, 2011)… Tweet-tweet: P-Jay Fidler (6th hole) had his hands on the entire birdie pool until Doug Vargas’s birdie on the 9th. They split the $10 pot… Milestones: Patrick Bird and Chris Moawad made their 85th career starts.
