Photo by Kyle Coburn/NAPGT :: Story by Matt Byrne/ NAPGT

August 16, 2007 (Plymouth, MA)— Geoff Sisk came looking for a win and found it today during the final round of the Crosswinds Open, breezing past his competition by a margin of five strokes.

Sisk shot 71-67-68 for a total of 206, saying that after struggling with his putting during the first round, he conferred with his teacher, and worked out some of his issues. “I misread a lot of putts- I putted well, but I just misread everything,” he said.

Sisk said he knew the final round was a three man game; Rob Oppenheim and Dustin Cone were the only others under par going into the final round. “We had such a big lead over the fourth, fifth and sixth guys,” Sisk said.

Rob Oppenheim, whose stellar record-setting 66 gave him a commanding lead after the first round, managed to slip steadily down the leaderboard during the final eighteen holes.

After inking a confidence-shaking 9 on the fifth hole, he struggled to make headway. “I tried to make something out of nothing,” Oppenheim said of the round-breaking quadruple bogey. “I really never had anything after that.”

Sisk so far has been the model of restraint, playing conservative golf whenever he can, minimizing risks to maintain his lead.

Hitting 3-wood for the last few holes coming in was a strategic decision, Sisk said, trying not to land in any hazards and risk the win.

The mood was light during the presentation ceremony, with the ever-appreciative Sisk taking a little ribbing from a few of his fellow players and even tour president Brian Hebb, for his frustratingly-steady play.

“Geoffrey, this is getting old,” Hebb said with a laugh, handing over the second trophy of the year to the Marshfield, MA pro.
This victory brings Sisk’s total NAPGT earnings to $27,350 for the season, with every finish in the top ten. Sisk sits atop the money list, with Dustin Cone, his closest competition this week, trailing him by approximately $2000.