CRUMP-VARGAS REPEAT
Duo Picks Up Where They Left Off Pre-Covid
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRUMP / W. VARGAS | 25 = 8 + 17 |
| 2 | BIRD / T. JOE | 11 = 7 + 4 |
| 3 | WITT / STOLZ | -6 = 2 + <-8> |
CHIP SHOTS:
3-Peat: After winning the inaugural Hooters Clint Crump had to wait 15 years to win it again (2018). He’s now the tournament’s only 3-peat winner. Teammate Walter Vargas waited 13 years to win his 2nd in 2019 and is now 1 of 5 repeat Hooters champions… Wire to Wire: Crump/Vargas became the 10th first round leader in 16 editions, 5th in the last 6, to win. Made a 9-point improvement on the back-9 scoring on every hole. Improved their 2019 winning score by 2 points… Quatro club: Crump joins Chris Moawad, John Frost, and Armen Grigorian as the tournament’s 4-time winners, 1 behind leader Martin Witt (5)… Why you gotta be so negative?: Witt/Stolz -6 points, 2nd worst total in tournament history, only the 3rd time a team failed to score in the positive; their 2nd round -8 was the 2nd worst round in tournament history… Fresh Hooters: Saturday’s round was just the 3rd Hooters appearance for Eric Stolz. With 7 years of retirement and 2 editions lost to Covid, his last Hooters start was in 2008… Perfection: Patrick Bird continued his impressive streak (17 years) as the only golfer to play every edition of the Hooters… Milestones: Tim Joe made his Tour-leading 130th career start, Patrick Bird his 120th… 20 years: It took a while, but the MGM Tour finally landed at Heartwell for a tournament.
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