Breckin Taylor had not had a match cross back to the north side of route 5 (to the 16th hole) at Lake Shore and his domination continued in the finals as he defeated the defending champion, Mike Wolfe soundly 4&3.

Taylor opened the match with 2 birdies to go 2 up and then lost his first hole of the day when Wolfe birdied the par 3 fifth. Taylor’s lead would grow to three when Wolfe three-putted on both the sixth and seventh greens. Both players recorded birdies on both the 8th and 9th holes allowing Taylor the retain his 3 up lead heading to the back nine.

Taylor hit an errant shot to the left on 10, hitting a tree and ending up in the mounds on the left side. He then proceeded to extract his ball from a difficult lie to 4 feet on the back of the 10th green. That 4 up lead was quickly erased when he failed to get up and down from just off the front of the 11th. He left himself 5 feet for birdie on 12 to regain the 4 up lead but missed. Both players made birdie on the short par 4 13th and then both 2 putted for par on the 14th. With the match on the line Wolfe 30 foot birdie putt lipped the cup and sailed 6 feet by. Taylor had a 15 foot birdie putt to end the match, which he did not convert but Wolfe was then unable to make his comeback putt which ended the match.

Taylor, a student at Dayton University played the round in 5 under par for the 15 holes played leaving Wolfe’s 1 under par effort far short of what he needed to keep up with the young Taylor.

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