Nifty nine
Enslen captures 4th straight Fayette Open championship
Maybe it was playing for most of the day in unfavorable weather conditions that caused two delays, but Jeremy Enslen didn无毛视频檛 head to the clubhouse as someone who had won a fourth straight straight championship and ninth title overall after finishing the third and final round of the C. Harper Fayette Open on Sunday at South Union Township Municipal Golf Course, previously known as Uniontown Country Club.
The South Union Township resident hasn无毛视频檛 played in any tournaments this year, as he is handling the role of 无毛视频渄ad,无毛视频� but if he was rusty, the Butler High School graduate didn无毛视频檛 display it in earning the championship in the 37th edition of the local event.
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Enslen shot a 1-over 72 for a three-day total of 214. He missed a putt on the 18th to deny the opportunity to shoot even par, which appeared to be the culprit for Enslen无毛视频檚 docile state.
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Logan Voytish also fired a 72 on Day 3 to finish runner-up to Enslen for the second year in a row. Enslen won the 2025 championship in a playoff. Voytish shot 217 in the three-day tournament that began on Friday at Pleasant Valley Golf Club in Connellsville. The second day was contested at Duck Hollow Golf Club.
Laurel Highlands golf coach Mike Revak carded a 74 on Sunday for third. The former Mustang, who also played golf at Washington & Jefferson College, needed 220 strokes to complete his three rounds. Revak, who is in the Fayette County 无毛视频 Hall of Fame, is a prior Fayette Open champion.
Enslen had built up a six-shot lead on the front nine, but lost three strokes on the back. With the lead at six, Enslen didn无毛视频檛 want to take any unnecessary risks, especially with the inclement weather.
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Former Fayette Open champion John Lenkey shot 71 to finish tied for fourth place with Matt Karpeal. Both fired 221 over 54 holes of golf.
Chase Richardson (73) and Bro Tajc (76) tallied 224 to tie for sixth.
Laurel Highlands senior Kayden Smith played against the adults, and more than held his own in placing eighth at 227. Smith carded a 77 in the final round.
Former champion Santino Marchitello (78) was ninth at 230. Dan Glover (79) and Ben Sutton (80) tied for 10th at 231.
Grant Samples rounded out the championship flight of 12 with a score of 80 for a three-day total of 232.
Fred David shot the low-round of the third round with a 2-under 69. Bryan Goletz was 1-under at 70.
Justin Goletz, who helps run the tournament along with Glover and Greg Moore said the trio was determined to get the final day in regardless of the weather. He is looking forward to next year, and was happy with the turnout from not only the golfers, but the spectators as well.
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无毛视频淭he South Union Municipal Golf Course did a great job. We had those two weather delays, but they went out and squeegeed the greens, and got us back out and playing.
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Enslen was happy the final round was contested, as he wanted to win the title on the course, and not let it be handed to him due to a technicality.
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The Fayette Open had battled the numbers game in the last decade, but Goletz, Glover and Moore made several adjustments to the way the event is run, which has helped to increase the interest. Goletz is eager for next year and beyond.
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Six participants in the Fayette Open received $165 each for earning skins on different holes on the South Union Township Municipal Golf Course.
Revak (birdie on 11), Voytish (birdie on 13), Matt Hanson (eagle on 14), David (birdie on 15), Scott Goletz (eagle on 3) and Alex Gesk (eagle on 8) reaped the benefits of having the lowest score on the holes they won the skin.
Jarred Provance received $800 for winning the 50/50.
The 2027 Fayette Open will be contested July 30 and 31, and Aug. 1.