Whitney Wade Wins Duramed Championship

Shooting a best-of-the-day final round of five under par, Glasgow, Kentucky native Whitney Wade charged to the top of the leader board Sunday to win the Third Annual Duramed Championship by one shot over playing partner Jean Reynolds at the Golf Center at Kings Island.

Wade, who was a collegiate golfer at the University of Georgia, was forced to make a birdie put on 18 to avoid a playoff with Reynolds, who tied Wade at 8-under par on 18 with a birdie putt of her own.

Wade, who had stuck her approach shot on 18 to within five feet of the hole, calmly sank the putt to claim her first victory on the Duramed FUTURES Tour with a nine under par 204 for the tournament.

“I had missed a couple of five footers earlier in the round,” said Wade, who won on Father’s Day with her own dad on her bag. “I figured that it was time for this one to go in, and it did.”

Wade also cashes the largest check of her professional career, $17,500. Reynolds, who was tied for fourth with Wade to start the round, ends the day with a four under 67, and an eight under par 205 for the tournament. Third was Misun Cho, at seven under for the tournament.

The leader going into the final round, Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg, struggled on the front nine with two bogies on her first two holes and ended the day with a four over 75. She tied for fourth with Cindy LaCrosse from the University of Louisville with a six under par 207 for the week.

The Duramed FUTURES Tour now heads to the Chicagoarea for the Horseshoe Casino Classic. The top five money winners at the end of the season receive full status to play in 2010 on the LPGA Tour.

Final Leaderboard

1	Whitney Wade	Glasgow, Kentucky	-9
2	Jean Reynolds	Newnan, Georgia	-8
3	Misun Cho	South Korea	-7
T4	Pernilla Lilndberg	Bollnas, Sweden	-6
T4	Cindy LaCrosse	Tampa, Florida	-6

A full rundown of results can be found at duramedfuturestour.com