Josh Brock, of nearby Wilmington, N.C., en-
tered Saturday’s final round of the eGolf Tour’s
Championship at St. James Plantation trailing
54-hole leader Peter Malnati, of Dandridge,
Tenn., by one shot, following rounds of 71-
71-68. After the two traded shots for much of
the day, a late eagle by Brock gave the former
UNC-Wilmington star his first career eGolf Tour
title, and the $25,000 first-place prize.
The eagle highlighted a final-round 68 by
Brock on the Reserve Course in Southport,
N.C., who finished the 72-hole tournament at
10-under-par 278.
Malnati could do no better than even-par 72
the last day and dropped into a tie for second
place with Shawn Jasper (70) at 7-under 281.
Each earned $12,000.
“This win is huge for me. I got off to a rough
start this year and started to get down on my-
self,” said Brock, who missed four of five cuts
entering the week. “You start wondering, ‘What
am I doing out here?’ But, luckily, I kept things
together and kept working at it, and it paid off.”
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Tyrrell Hatton (Harleyford Golf Club) won
the final stage of Qualifying School for the 2012
888poker.com PGA EuroPro Tour at Frilford
Heath in Oxfordshire on Saturday.
Hatton carded a final round of 66 on the par-
72 course to finish on 18 under for the tourna-
ment, four shots ahead of second-placed Jack
Senior (Heysham Golf Club), who had been tied
for the lead with Hatton overnight.
The pair had played together several times
as amateurs and Hatton says that helped him
feel a little more relaxed on his final round.
“There’s always a bit of pressure on the
final day but I was looking forward to it,” he
explained.
“It felt like being an amateur again playing
with Jack and Paul (Cutler, who finished tied
third on 9 under) on the final round. We spent
a lot of last summer competing for Walker Cup
spots; they got in and I didn’t.”
Ruaidhri McGee (Golfhub) completed his
final round in 68, leaving him tied for third with
Cutler (Portstewart).
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