Tommy Gainey Takes Bentonville Open
The NGA Tour Bentonville Open
Presented By Simmons Suites
Presented By Simmons Suites
Lost Springs Golf and Athletic Club
June 7-10, 2007
Rogers, AR (June 10, 2007)…Tommy “two gloves” Gainey (Bishopville, SC) carded a two-under par 69 in Sunday’s final round of the NGA Tour Bentonville Open presented by Simmons Suites over the 6903 yard, par 71 Lost Springs Golf and Athletic Club to earn his first career Hooters Tour title.“Being in this same position in the Nationwide event a few weeks ago and not playing well on the Sunday really helped me out today,” said Gainey. “I owe a lot to the Golf Channel and the Big Break show because once that camera is in your face the pressure is on, and out here I am just playing golf and having fun.”
The reigning Big Break winner fired rounds of 71-64-65-69 for a four day total of fifteen-under par 269 and three stroke victory over Gareth Maybin (Ballyclare, Northern Ireland). Maybin closed out his tournament with a three-under par 68 Sunday and finished at twelve-under par 272.
“The field this week was full of really good players and when you play against good players week in and week out you can only get better.” “This will really help my confidence.”
Blaine Peffley, a standout from the University of Maryland that turned pro early, finished all alone in third place at eleven-under par 273. Peffley fired bogey free rounds of 68 and 65 on the weekend.
Luke Bakke (Little Rock) headed up the Arkansas contingent in The NGA Tour Bentonville Open for the week after carding a final round five-under par 66 for a four day total of six-under par 278. Lost Springs head pro and Hooters member Todd Pinneo carded a two-over par 73 Sunday and finished the week at one-under par 283.
Gainey collects a Hooters Tour best $33,566 for his first career title, while Maybin takes home $16,639 for his runner-up finish.
The Hooters Tour heads across the border to Joplin, Missouri next week for The Loma Linda Resort Classic presented by the Zimmer Radio Group.