Whitsett wins inaugural Patriot All-America Invitational

Whitsett closed with a five-under-par 66 to win the inaugural Patriot All-America Invitational on the Gold Course at The Wigwam in Litchfield Park, AZ. Whitsett’s three-round total of 14-under 199 was three strokes better than his college roommate at Alabama, Bobby Wyatt.

Austin Cook and Julian Suri tied for third at 4-under while Joe David and Paul McConnell shared fifth-place at 3-under 210. Johannes Veerman, Richy Werenski and Andrew Yun finished in a three-way tie for seventh with a total of 211 (-2). Evan Beck, Ben Klaus and Patrick Rodgers completed the top 10 at 1-under for tournament.

Each player in the field received a golf bag at the opening ceremony with the name and branch of service of a fallen or disabled military member whom they represented. The respective athletic departments of the student-athletes will auction these golf bags with all proceeds designated for the Folds of Honor Foundation.

“It’s great idea first of all, the event,” stated Whitsett. “Obviously nothing’s been done like this before. It’s awesome. They (United States Armed Forces) do so much for us. They’re the reason we’re here today and could compete. I’m just glad that we could help them anyway that we could.”

Top 10 Individual Results:
1. Cory Whitsett   69-64-66=199 (-14)
2. Bobby Wyatt 69-66-67=202 (-11)
T3. Austin Cook 70-70-69=209 (-4), Julian Suri  71-68-70=209 (-4)
T5. Joe David  72-67-71=210 (-3), Paul McConnell  76-65-69=210 (-3)
T7. Johannes Veerman 68-69-70=211 (-2), Richy Werenski  72-69-70=211 (-2), Andrew Yun 69-75-67=211 (-2)
T10. Evan Beck  72-68-72=212 (-1), Ben Klaus  73-67-72=212 (-1), Patrick Rodgers 73-69-70=212 (-1).

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