Brad McDougald Wins Quail Ridge Classic

Brad McDougald fired a one-under par 71 Sunday to overcome a 3-shot deficit and win the 4^th Annual Quail Ridge Classic this weekend at Quail Ridge Golf Club in Sanford.    McDougald, who shot 74 Saturday to trail leader Clint Fields of Siler City by three shots, birdied the 4^th & 5^th holes to move into a tie for the lead and battled Fields and 2-time winner Jonathan Hockaday the rest of the way.

McDougald and Fields were both even par for the tournament through 6 holes of Sunday’s round, and Hockaday – who won in 2019 & 2020 – was 5 back after a slow start for the 2^nd straight day.   But McDougald ran into trouble at the 8^th with a double-bogey and Fields missed from close range at 8 and followed with a bogey at 9.  Hockaday would birdie 7, 8, and 10 and when the 3 players stood on the 11^th tee, Hockaday & McDougald were +2 for the tournament, with Fields one shot ahead at +1.

Fields would par the 11^th but bogeyed 12 & 13 – Hockaday would bogey the 11^th and par the next two – and McDougald would birdie the 12^th and doubled the 13^th to put all 3 on the 14^th tee tied at +3. McDougald & Hockaday would birdie the 14th and par 15 and went to the 16^th tee with McDougald and Hockaday tied for the lead with Fields one back.  Fields would rifle two tee balls out-of-bounds to exit the battle and McDougald would take the lead for good with a 2-putt birdie at the 16^th.  

It was McDougald’s day to shine and his 2^nd shot at the 18^th finished close enough to shut the door and walk away with the event.  He was able to overcome two doubles in the round with 5 birdies and finish at 145 for the weekend.

Brad McDougald     74-71-145

Jonathan Hockaday     74-73-147

Dylan Kennedy     75-74-149

Jack Radley     77-73-150