Men’s champion Tommy Wingert of Atsugi had to outlast three rivals who kept it close all the way to the last hole. (Photo by Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
TOKYO – If there is such a thing as playing leapfrog on the golf course, Sunday’s round at Tama Hills served as a prime example.
Tommy Wingert of Naval Air Facility Atsugi outlasted former three-time champion Chong Delisi, last year’s champion Patrick Bowman and Tyler Wickerham to win the U.S. Forces Japan interservice championship by one point.
How close was the outcome? A total of two points separated the top four finishers, in an event played by modified Stableford scoring rules.
“I made some good putts” in Sunday’s final round, said Wingert, 35, of Ogden, Utah, who served five years in the Air Force as a linguist before coming to Japan.
Wingert scored 35 points in Sunday’s second round, after opening with a 29 on Saturday at Camp Zama’s golf course under sunny skies. Sunday’s round was played in day-long on-and-off drizzle and rain.
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