Otto Black shoots 63 to win Horton Smith Championship
Otto Black
DETROIT, Mich. — University of Toledo junior Otto Black shot a final-round 63 at Detroit Golf Club to win by six shots over Tom Werkmeister at the Horton Smith Championship.
Werkmeister, a semifinalist from last year's U.S. Mid-Amateur, also shot 63 on Saturday, but started the day six shots behind Black. He tied for second place alongside John Quigley, two shots in front of Anthony Sorentino.
Black, a native of Pinckney, Mich., opened with rounds of 68 and 66 on day one to lead by three over Evan Bowser, who tied for ninth place. Black then entered the final round with a three-shot lead over eventual fifth-place finisher James Piot after posting 72 in round three.
This 72-hole championship is played over three days at the 116-year old Detroit Golf Club.
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ABOUT THE
Michigan Medal Play at Detroit Golf Club
Formerly known as the Horton Smith Invitational,
this 72-hole
stroke play event, founded in 1964 by Bill Michaels,
began as an 18-hole invitational to honor the long
time Detroit Golf Club Head Professional who had a
rich playing career (he was the first Masters
champion and the last
person to defeat Bobby Jones in competition prior to
Jones' retirement in 1930)
In 1971, Detroit G.C. members Dennis Lenehan,
Tom Chisholm and Phil Wigle received approval to
merge
the Michigan Medal Play and Horton Smith
Invitational. This proved to solidify an immensely
talented field of participants each year. In 2020, the
tournament was
renamed the Michigan Medal Play.
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