Dave Carich of The Bridgewater Club and Justin
Werkley of Harbour Trees GC headed into the final round of the Miller Golf
Sales Indiana PGA Team Championship with a one shot lead over Jeff Marsh of
Deer Track GC and Rob Knuckles of Dick’s Sporting Goods. After another solid day of tournament play at
Long Beach CC, Carich and Werkley were able to increase their lead and gain another
three shots on the field. The duo added
a best ball 4-under-par 68 to yesterday’s 65 for a two day total of 133,
11-under-par and a four shot victory over Marsh and Knuckles.
“We both played pretty steady and didn’t make any
real mistakes,” Werkley said. “We took
advantage of almost every opportunity both days.”
Carich and Werkley’s round consisted of four birdies
today, coming on the par 5, 1st, the par 3, 5th, the par
5, 6th, and the par 5, 18th. As a team they did not card a single bogey
during the 36 hole tournament.
This is Carich’s third win this season, with
previous wins coming at the Indiana PGA Pro-Assistant and the Indiana PGA
Senior Championship. This is also
Werkley’s first Indiana PGA Section win.
“It’s exciting to finally get my first section win,”
Werkley said. “It’s awesome to win with
Dave. He’s a lot of fun to be around and
a great teammate.”
Bill Schumaker of Crooked Lake GC and Todd Smith of
Rock Hollow GC finished alone in third with a two day total of 138, 6-uner-par.