Local Bellevue Man in U.S Senior Open Golf Tournament
Posted on 05 August 2010
It is exciting times in Sahalee with the Senior Open Golf Tournament being held there…and local Bellevue native Tom Brandes is giving it a go. After a rough first day at the U.S. at Sahalee Country Club, Bellevue’s Tom Brandes went into Friday’s second round with nothing to lose.
The highlight of the day for Brandes -came on the final hole of the tournament. His home course, the Rainier Golf and Country Club in Seattle, was sponsoring the hole – meaning there were hundreds of his supporters waiting near the green.
Brandes lifted a nice shot onto the green, and left himself a 25-foot putt attempt.
“I just was thinking “don’t mess this up in front of all of these people,’” he said. “I hit it solid, dropped it in, and the place errupted.”
“I’ll never forget the roar when that putt went in,” he added. “My knees went weak.”
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