Aug. 21—YPSILANTI — Winslow Robinson’s first name starts with the right three letters.
Or four, depending how you look at it. The last three work equally as well for golf.
The Traverse City West senior wins a lot, cementing a victory Wednesday with the tournament’s low round to claim the 2024 GAM Boys Championship at Washtenaw Golf Club in Ypsilanti.
Robinson shot a 2-under 69 to win the tourney by four shots.
Robinson, the only golfer in the field of 44 to shoot an under-par round the entire two-day tournament, came into the second day tied with Ada’s Mathieu Duflo and Ann Arbor’s Adam Thanaporn for the lead. Both of those golfers duplicated their first round with 73s, while Robinson improved by four strokes.
Robinson, who was the Record-Eagle 2024 Boys Co-Golfer of the Year, carded an eagle on No. 16 at the par-71 Washtenaw GC, also knocking in birdies on holes four, six and 13.
“I didn’t hit a great tee shot,” Robinson said. “I hit a 4-iron from the tee box into the trees.”
Only it went through the trees, landing about 85 yards from the green. The Titans senior used a 56-degree sand wedge for the eagle, rolling the last 20 feet into the cup.
Will Pollack of Grand Rapids moved into a second-place tie with Duflo and Thanaporn with an even-par 72 Wednesday.
Fellow TC West golfer Jason Parrish finished 31st with a two-day 163, shooting rounds of 81 and 82.
The new championship replaces the GAM Junior Kickoff tournament, which for five years hosted a competition for boys and girls to start the GAM tournament season. The first GAM Girls’ Championship was played in April, also at Washtenaw.
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