Alex Moon Crowned Byron Nelson Champion
Back Nine Run Leads to Victory
Alex Moon’s performance on the back nine at Lakewood Country Club during the final round of the EDS Byron Nelson Junior Championship will not soon be forgotten by anyone that witnessed it. Flying under the radar most of the day, Moon’s back nine four-under-par 31 vaulted him to victory in the first Texas Legends Junior Tour Major Championship of 2006.
With the first round leaders struggling coming out of the gate, Moon quietly put together a solid one-under-par 35 on the front nine to leap frog all the way to a share of the lead. Fueled by his jump up the leaderboard, Moon made no mistakes on his way in, and made four birdies on the back nine for a final round five under par 66. Moon made back-to-back birdies on holes #14 and #15, statistically two of the most difficult holes on the course.
Moon did not cruise to a victory, however, as Cody Gribble pressured Moon all day. Gribble started his day with 12 consecutive pars before a birdie at #13 and #15 put him within a stroke of the lead. Playing just behind Moon, and seeing the birdies he was making, Gribble matched each of Moon’s birdies on #15 and #17. Moon made a clutch up and down on #18 green and Gribble’s 20-footer to force a playoff fell off to the right. In the end, Moon’s play was simply just too much to overcome, and Alex Moon joins a prestigious list of champions of the event.
With his victory, Moon earned...participants in this years event used Pocket Pro Managing the Course booklets
Alex Moon’s performance on the back nine at Lakewood Country Club during the final round of the EDS Byron Nelson Junior Championship will not soon be forgotten by anyone that witnessed it. Flying under the radar most of the day, Moon’s back nine four-under-par 31 vaulted him to victory in the first Texas Legends Junior Tour Major Championship of 2006.
With the first round leaders struggling coming out of the gate, Moon quietly put together a solid one-under-par 35 on the front nine to leap frog all the way to a share of the lead. Fueled by his jump up the leaderboard, Moon made no mistakes on his way in, and made four birdies on the back nine for a final round five under par 66. Moon made back-to-back birdies on holes #14 and #15, statistically two of the most difficult holes on the course.
Moon did not cruise to a victory, however, as Cody Gribble pressured Moon all day. Gribble started his day with 12 consecutive pars before a birdie at #13 and #15 put him within a stroke of the lead. Playing just behind Moon, and seeing the birdies he was making, Gribble matched each of Moon’s birdies on #15 and #17. Moon made a clutch up and down on #18 green and Gribble’s 20-footer to force a playoff fell off to the right. In the end, Moon’s play was simply just too much to overcome, and Alex Moon joins a prestigious list of champions of the event.
With his victory, Moon earned...participants in this years event used Pocket Pro Managing the Course booklets
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