Cruising at Buick: Woody Austin Takes 2nd; John Rollins 9th
July 1st, 2008 Posted in Sandler Training Golf Team
Sandler Training Golf Team stars Woody Austin (tied for second) and John Rollins (tied for ninth) played tenaciously at the 50th Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Mich. Both players received widespread national media attention and plaudits for their outstanding play.
Woody’s Buick Open performance marked his third top-five finish this year. This moved him up the ladder from 18th to ninth in the standings for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, where he was called “the heart and soul for the Americans at last year’s Presidents Cup team,” according to PGATOUR.COM.
At the Buick, Woody fired a six under par 66 on the opening round and wowed the crowds in Michigan with an eagle and 16 birdies in the tournament. “I’m hitting the ball where I’m supposed to,” he told PGATOUR.COM. “I hit the first eight greens in a row and had birdie chances on five of them…”
John Rollins’ ninth place finish was his best yet in the 2008 PGA Tour. He shot an eight under par 64 on the second day and seven under par 65 in the final round. “I made a bomb there, really from nowhere to kind of get me started,” he said of his sixth hole birdie on the last day.
PGATOUR.COM noted that Rollins “has enjoyed his two best weeks of the year in terms of Driving Accuracy. Rollins hit a season-best 53 of 72 fairways (73.61 percent) at last week’s Travelers Championship. This week, Rollins topped that by hitting 58 of 72 (80.6 percent) en route to his best finish of the year.”
