Ben Lanting of Bear Creek Golf Club rebounded from bogeys on holes 15 and 16 to birdie his last two at Saddle Rock Golf Course in Aurora and win the National Car Rental Colorado PGA Assistants Championship.
Lanting (left) shot the only round in the 60s on Tuesday — a 3-under-par 69 — to post a 4-under 140 total for two days, good for a two-stroke victory. He finished round 2 with five birdies and two bogeys.
First-round leader and three-time champion Caine Fitzgerald of Meadow Hills Golf Course bogeyed two of his last three holes and finished second at 142 after closing with a 74.
Taking third place was University of Colorado men’s assistant coach and 2016 champion Pat Grady, who carded back-to-back 72s.
The top four finishers — Lanting, Fitzgerald, Grady and Jordan Gibbs of Denver — qualified for the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship, set for Nov. 15-18 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
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