After a three hole playoff Ted Potter Jr made his mark on the PGA Tour by notching up his first win at the Greenbrier Classic.
Potter, three off the lead with two holes to play, eagled the 600 plus yard par five seventeenth to get within one of the leader. The PGA Tour rookie, in
FootJoy ICON Shoes, added another birdie on the par three finishing hole to take the clubhouse lead at 16 under par.
Rather than keeping loose on the range Potter Jr opted to watch the action unfold instead of staying loose on the range, Potter watched Kelly par his final two holes to tie him in the clubhouse.
With the playoff set against fellow FootJoy staffer Troy Kelly who wears
FootJoy DryJoy Tour Shoes. After heading back to the par three 18th where both players exchanged pars. Moving to the seventeenth, Potter narrowly missed a short birdie putt that would of sealed the deal on Kelly's chances, but Potter calmly tapped in his par and they headed to the par three last for the third time today. This time Potter stuck one into a few feet and made the birdie putt for the win.
After sinking his put on the third playoff hole Potter Jr said "Just a relief,Finally to win, I mean, I know it's my first year out here, but just to win, period, I mean, it was just a big relief."
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