On the Tour With Kent State: Curtis Earns Second Straight Top 10 At British Open
7/21/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Mills captures his fourth top 20 performance of the season at U.S. Bank Championship
- Former Golden Flash All-American Ben Curtis continued his career success at the British Open earning his third overall and second consecutive top 10 finish at the prestigious event. The 2003 Open Champion, Curtis finished this year's championship in a nine way tie for seventh after carding a 12-over 292.
Following his eighth place showing at the storied Carnoustie Golf Links last season, the six-year PGA Tour veteran began play with a 78 on Thursday, but moved into contention with a one-under 69 on Friday and an even par 70 on Saturday. Standing in a tie for fifth heading into Sunday's final round, Curtis posted a 75 at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club. With $193,743 in prize money the 2000 Kent State grad brought his yearly earnings to $1,193,845, placing him 50th on the PGA Tour money list this season.
Back in the United States, fellow KSU All-American Jon Mills captured his fourth top 20 finish of the season at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Playing the Brown Deer Park course, the 2001 Mid-American Conference Medalist shot a two-under 68 in each of the first two rounds before equaling a third round field low with a six-under 64 to climb into a tie for third. An even-par 70 on Sunday dropped him into a tie for 19th but still earned him a $42,089 payday as he finished 10-under (270) for the tournament.
Now in his second full season on Tour (2006), Mills has made seven straight cuts and earned over $400,000 in prize money.
This week the Tour heads to Oakville, Ontario for the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club.
On the Nationwide Tour returns to action this week with both Bryan DeCorso and David Morland IV withdrew after the first round of play at the Price Cutter Charity Championship.
The duo will join Curtis and Mills at the RBC Canadian Open as four former Kent State golfers will participate n a PGA Tour event this weekend.
The Canadian Tour Players Cup on the Canadian Tour, featured three former Kent State golfers as Danny Sahl, Ryan Yip and Peter Laws all participated. Playing the Pine Ridge GC in Winnipeg, Manitoba, none of the three made the cut.
