ONE MOA TIME
Moawad Wins His 2nd Devil Ball
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ALTADENA – While a couple of newcomers on Tour have recently grabbed headlines, Chris Moawad showed he’s still to be counted among the best. Sunday, the now 17-time Tour winner, won his 2nd Devil Ball in the past 3 years. The win – his first in nearly 18 months – couldn’t have come sooner for a player accustomed to winning. “I don’t wait till the last minute on purpose. I’m glad I finally got one.” Moawad bucked a Devil Ball trend that has seen a player carry his team in the devil ball portion, only to be outdone in the championship round. He was the best from start to finish. His monster drives were the envy of his teammates and he was a solid plus-1 on each of the 6 championship round holes. With a spot at Terranea now awaiting him, Moawad summed up his better late than never victory: “When the [Tour] gets so large and everybody’s game is coming up, Ed’s on Tour, Nik’s on Tour, Walter’s back, it’s kind of to the point where, almost heading into the season, that’s my first goal, is get a win and if I only end up with one I’m happy.”
2016 DEVIL BALL FINAL RESULTS
| PLACE | GOLFER | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 2 3 4 | Moawad W. Vargas Vaughan Bird | 31 32 34 48 |
| T5 T5 7 8 | Frost E. Quiroz Witt Crump | 36 36 39 40 |
Team Portion:
1st: DESERT INN (Moawad, W. Vargas, Vaughan, Bird)
(+6) 53 Scramble
(+26) 73 Devil Ball
Total Score: 126
2nd: DUNES (Witt, Crump, Frost, E. Quiroz)
(+7) 54 Scramble
(+30) 77 Devil Ball
Total Score: 131
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QUICK CHIPS
Streak extended: Moawad’s victory in the 3rd to last tournament of the season extended his streak to 5 years of at least 1 win on Tour, a new personal best… Gizmo prize: there were no lost devil balls but defending champion Martin Witt suffered the ignominy of worst total score with the devil ball, and thus the “winner” of this year’s gizmo prize… Welcome to the club: Moawad joins Armen Grigorian and Patrick Bird as the only 2-time winners of the event… Birdie pool: unclaimed, $8 rolls over to the Tour Championship… Milestones: John Frost and Clint Crump made their 95th career starts on Tour, Walter Vargas his 85th.
