Evan Bowser captures Horton Smith Championship
Evan Bowser was victorious by three at the 2016 Horton Smith Championship
(Detroit Golf Club Photo)
DETROIT, MI (May 7, 2016) - Recent Oakland University graduate Evan Bowser went wire-to-wire and won the Horton Smith Championship by three-strokes at Detroit Golf Club. The Horton Smith Championship was played over the course of three days with 36-holes being played on Thursday and then 18 more on both Friday and Saturday.
Bowser of Dearborn, MI opened up a 36-hole lead on Thursday with rounds of 73-67 to post 140 and lead by one. By leading at the midway point Bowser also captured the Peter Green Award, given each year to the 36-hole tournament leader.
On the weekend Bowser, a three-time first team All-Horizon League player, continued his strong play shooting scores of 74-65 to finish with a 72-hole total of 279. Bowser led by one-stroke heading into Saturday's final round but he was able to pull away during the final round and win by three.
Nick Park finished in second place, Josh Heinze was four off the lead in third while Jimmy Chestnut was fourth and a quartet of players were tied for fifth.
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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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