Calhoun County, AL – County champion shoots 63, passes a host of contenders for his first stroke play win on the County Tour; Clay edges Wigington for Player of the Year
| CALHOUN COUNTY LEADERBOARD |
| Andrew Brooks | 70 | 63 | 133 |
| Jeremy McGatha | 66 | 68 | 134 |
| Chad Calvert | 67 | 68 | 135 |
| Layton Bussey | 67 | 68 | 135 |
| Landon Straub | 69 | 66 | 135 |
By Al Muskewitz
With all the players in contention for the Calhoun County Championship and given his position on the overnight leaderboard, Andrew Brooks knew it would take a real good round, a whole lot of patience and, not that he wished ill on his fellow competitors, some stumbling by the field if he wanted to raise the trophy at the end of the day.
He got all of that Sunday at Anniston Municipal. Brooks did his part by shooting a smart 7-under-par 63 that came within a late double bogey of being even better and starting from near the bottom of the Championship B Flight weaved his way through a maze of 16 other players to win his first Calhoun County crown. It was his first win on the Calhoun County Tour in an individual stroke play event.
Helped by an advantageous starting position in the shotgun start, Brooks birdied all three of the par-5s he had in his closing stretch and finished at 7-under 133, one better than first-round leader Jeremy McGatha. It was McGatha’s ninth second-place finish in this event.
The race for Player of the Year was just as tight. Co-leaders Gary Wigington and Brennan Clay finished tied for sixth at 4-under 136, which left tied at the top of the points standings. The award went to Clay – for the fifth time – by virtue of his higher tournament finish among the events that didn’t count towards their best five. [*** read more]
