Sam Weatherhead, of Hartford, claimed this year's Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open title at Blackwolf Run in Kohler on Wednesday, August 20. Weatherhead went into the final day in a four-way tie for the lead.
A 3-under-par 69 in the morning then helped him earn a one-shot, as he headed into the fourth and final round in the afternoon. However, Weatherhead had plenty of challengers throughout the 36-hole marathon finish, as five different golfers held the lead. Included in that bunch were two former champions, Harrison Ott and Cameron Huss.
When it mattered the most though, Weatherhead came up clutch during his final nine holes. After a challenging front nine, finishing with four bogeys in a five hole stretch, he made a huge 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 11th and then two more birdies after that point. The biggest birdie came on the 195-yard par-3 17th. While tied with Ott and Huss, he flushed an 8-iron from 195 yards to just a few feet. The birdie gave him the outright lead. He then sealed the deal with a great two-putt across a ridge on the difficult par-4 18th.

Weatherhead is the first Wisconsin PGA Associate to win the Wisconsin State Open title since Jim Schuman in 1996.

Information and photo provided by Wisconsin PGA Assistant Executive Director Chris Hoel.