Tuesday, November 24, 2009 (Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania) – Posting a solid victory on the Hooters Tour’s Carolina Winter Series, Brian Bergstol, the touring pro who represents The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, already has his 2010 season off to a good start.
Bergstol won the third event of the series, finishing at 13 under par for 54 holes at Meadowlands Golf Club in Calabash, N.C. With rounds of 70-67-66, Bergstol shot 203 to win by three strokes.
“I am getting my confidence and putting together a full tournament,” said Bergstol, who said he plans to play in all of the remaining nine events in the series, which continues through February. The top five money leaders earn full exemptions to the 2010 Hooters Tour. Bergstol’s win was worth $3,500 and put him atop the series money list through two events.
Bergstol, who turns 25 in January, is home in Mount Bethel until he returns to the series next week. He recently missed advancing through the PGA Tour Qualifying School, but the young pro hopes to return the main Hooters Tour, gain more experience and make another run at Q School a year from now.
“Turning pro was a big thing for me,” said Bergstol, a small-school product who starred at Moravian College from 2004-2007. “I had to learn how to deal with the pressure and to focus on playing the game, not what the cut is going to be. I have to trust that I am good enough to compete. It takes time to adjust to all of that.”
Bergstol’s previous career highlight was qualifying for the 2008 U.S. Open Championship at Torrey Pines. |
