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The Lansing All-City Championship Golf Tournament came down to a dramatic finish on Aug. 2 at Forest Akers West Golf Course with the final grouping all starting under-par through two days.
Brad Phillips, Dan Ellis, and Justin Steinman were all within one stroke of each other entering the third and final day, with Phillips and Steinman tied for the lead.
Heading into the 18th hole, Phillips and Ellis were tied at 5-under-par, with Steinman one stroke back. All three golfers reached the green on the par-4 in two.
Phillips two-putted for a par and both Ellis and Steinman missed par putts, giving Phillips the championship.
"It's been a process for years to try to get here, and to finally come through, it feels great," Phillips said. "I've played this course many times, and I had seen that last putt before, so I was really confident in at least two-putting it. I almost put it in, but it just died on me."
Phillips, who finished fourth at the All-City Tournament last summer, shot a 6-under-par 66 at the West course in the first round, followed by an even-par 72 at the East course on Saturday. He then finished at 1-over-par 73 in Sunday's final round to finish the tournament at 5-under.
Phillips had a two-stroke lead over both Ellis and Steinman heading into the 16th hole, but Ellis would record back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17 to draw even with Phillips, with Steinman recording a birdie on the 17th to get within one stroke.
"Those two guys are accomplished golfers, much more than myself, so I knew it was going to be a tough task, but I just battled through," Phillips said. "I didn't even check the leaderboard until I was walking up 18 and I saw we were tied, so I just knew I had to hit a good one in that moment."
Phillips wins the $800 purse, with Ellis finishing in second ($600) at 4-under and Steinman in third ($500) at 3-under-par. Ethan Swenson and David Szymanski rounded out the top five, both finishing the tournament at 1-under.
Contact Nathaniel Bott at [email protected] and follow him on X @Nathaniel_Bott
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Brad Phillips wins All-City Golf Tournament in down-to-the-wire finish
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Brad Phillips, Dan Ellis, and Justin Steinman were all within one stroke of each other entering the third and final day, with Phillips and Steinman tied for the lead.
Heading into the 18th hole, Phillips and Ellis were tied at 5-under-par, with Steinman one stroke back. All three golfers reached the green on the par-4 in two.
Phillips two-putted for a par and both Ellis and Steinman missed par putts, giving Phillips the championship.
"It's been a process for years to try to get here, and to finally come through, it feels great," Phillips said. "I've played this course many times, and I had seen that last putt before, so I was really confident in at least two-putting it. I almost put it in, but it just died on me."
Phillips, who finished fourth at the All-City Tournament last summer, shot a 6-under-par 66 at the West course in the first round, followed by an even-par 72 at the East course on Saturday. He then finished at 1-over-par 73 in Sunday's final round to finish the tournament at 5-under.
Phillips had a two-stroke lead over both Ellis and Steinman heading into the 16th hole, but Ellis would record back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17 to draw even with Phillips, with Steinman recording a birdie on the 17th to get within one stroke.
"Those two guys are accomplished golfers, much more than myself, so I knew it was going to be a tough task, but I just battled through," Phillips said. "I didn't even check the leaderboard until I was walking up 18 and I saw we were tied, so I just knew I had to hit a good one in that moment."
Phillips wins the $800 purse, with Ellis finishing in second ($600) at 4-under and Steinman in third ($500) at 3-under-par. Ethan Swenson and David Szymanski rounded out the top five, both finishing the tournament at 1-under.
Contact Nathaniel Bott at [email protected] and follow him on X @Nathaniel_Bott
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Brad Phillips wins All-City Golf Tournament in down-to-the-wire finish
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