Sean O'Hair	Billy Dickinson Jr.

O’Hair 3^rd, Billy Dickinson 15^th in Delaware Open

O’Hair misses out on playoff by a single shot

            Newark, DE-Sean O’Hair might be allergic to any finish that is outside of the top five. Since early June, the Cleveland Golf Tour’s leading money winner has not completed a single tournament outside of that boundary.

            O’Hair was at it again this week. Following a tie for 5^th in the Cranston Open, O’Hair fired a final round of 4-under par 67 for a 6-under 207 total, which left him one shot out of a playoff eventually won by Chris Anderson.

            Billy Dickinson, a resident of Wilmington, Delaware, shot a final round of 1-under 71 for a 7-over 220 total, finishing in a tie for 15^th place.

            Over 85 amateurs and professionals competed in “The First State’s” Open, with the two-day cut coming at 149.

            It is a quick turn around for the Cleveland duo, as they now head to Sterling, MA for the next Cleveland event. The first round begins Monday at Sterling Country Club.

            With Canadian Tour stars Rob Oppenheim, Jim Salinetti and Tele Wightman set to join the Cleveland Tour for the remainder of the season, combined with the fact that high-profile amateurs Mike Welch (the two-time defending New England Amateur Champion), Jim Renner and Adam Carlucci are each receiving sponsor’s exemptions into Sterling, this coming week’s tournament figures to be one of the most hotly contested in the history of the tour.