Author: By Randy Dodson
Under some of the best weather St. George, Utah can produce the Red Rock Golf Trail Winter Classic presented by Under Armour was held at Sunbrook, SunRiver, and Bloomington Country Club as part of the week long Utah Section PGA Awards Banquet and Annual Meeting.
A Team Scramble kicked off the championship events at Sunbrook Golf Club with the team of Shawn Edwards (Hubbard Golf Club), Corey Badger (The Golf Lab), Jordan Brockbank (Riverside Country Club) and Mike Jurca (The Ledges Golf Club) taking a one-stroke victory of 15-under, 57 with 13 birdies and an eagle.
The 36-hole Winter Classic, a Modified Stableford Championship, crowned the following division champions:
Championship: Mark Owen scores of 66-68 to earn 93 points (picture)
Championship Senior: Steve Schneiter scores of 73-70 to earn 82 points
Championship Super Senior: Kim Thompson scores of 71-69 to earn 83 points
Championship Legend: Bruce Summerhays scores of 77-78 to earn 66 points
Championship Women: Darci Dehlin-Olsen scores of 84-73 to earn 62 points
The Utah Section PGA honored many members during the annual awards dinner following play of the opening Winter Classic Championship round. Bloomington Country Club hosted the dinner where the highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Professional of the Year award to Willow Creek Country Club Head Professional Eric Nielsen. For a complete list of Utah Section PGA 2017 Award winners please visit www.utahpga.com
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