Kocher Wins 52nd SignArt North Carolina Open
6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - Sophomore David Kocher won the 52nd SignArt North Carolina Open Thursday at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, N.C.
Kocher, a Charlotte, N.C. native, started the second round of competition Thursday with a five-stroke lead after going 11-under in the first two rounds with a 131 (67-64) on the par-71 layout. He birdied the first two holes but took a tough double-bogey on the par-3 third hole after pulling a shot out of bounds.
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— Maryland Men's Golf (@GoTerpsGolf) June 9, 2016
Two holes later, Jerry Haas, PGA men's golf coach at Wake Forest, closed the gap to two strokes with an eagle on the par-4 fifth hole and a birdie on the par-5 sixth. However, that was as close as it got. Kocher was able to string enough solid holes together to eventually regain the original five- stroke. He went one-under with a 70 in the final four to finish with a 201 (-12).
Haas and amateur Tyler Lucas of Rock Hill, SC finished tied for second at 206 (-7).
Of the 168 competitors who represented the top- playing PGA Professionals and amateurs in North and South Carolina, 64 players survived the 36-hole cut at +5.
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