Golf: Potter wins Greenbrier in playoff

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS: Ted Potter Jr. drained a four-foot birdie at the third hole of a sudden death playoff to edge Troy Kelly for a first USPGA tour win at the Greenbrier Classic. Potter, ranked 218th in the world, became the sixth first-time winner on the tour this season. It was quite a turnaround for the 28-year-old left-hander, who had missed five straight cuts coming into the tournaments. “When you’re missing cuts every week, you get down on yourself,” said Potter. “It’s hard to pick yourself back up. But the plus side for me is I was still young. I knew I had plenty of time and just had to be patient.” Potter became the second rookie to win on the US tour this season.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 10^th, 2012.