The season ended at Cedar Irons on October 3 with twenty players, ten two-man teams and a scorecard that belonged to Tanor Johnson.
Tanor shot 76 for low gross, two clear of Chris Tank’s 78. He then took a share of low net as well: his 70 matched Tank’s, and each collected $775,000. Todd Kibbee’s 80 was third gross and his 73 fourth net, and his team finished last on the skins sheet at zero. Jon Hayenga’s 81 was fourth gross.
Jeff Johnson’s 72 was third net, a clear stroke ahead of Kibbee. Rick Haughian and Rick Loya shot 74 for a share of fifth. George Siemens shot 87 gross and 76 net, eighth in gross and seventh in net.
The skins went to Warren Berger and Tanor Johnson, who finished with 4.5 and $180. Tanor was a busy man. Pat Bangasser and Chris Tank were second at 3.5. Three teams tied for third at two skins apiece: Trevor Johnson and Haughian, Steve Tarr and Jeff Johnson, and Loya and Fred Miller.
| Place | Team | Skins | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berger / Tanor Johnson | 4.5 | $180 |
| 2 | Bangasser / Tank | 3.5 | $140 |
| T3 | Trevor Johnson / Haughian | 2 | $80 |
| T3 | Tarr / Jeff Johnson | 2 | $80 |
| T3 | Loya / Miller | 2 | $80 |
| 6 | Sikma / Mahaffey | 1.5 | $60 |
| T7 | Siemens / Morgan | 1 | $40 |
| T7 | Hayenga / McCarson | 1 | $40 |
| 9 | Quaeck / M. Uhlar | 0.5 | $20 |
| 10 | Kibbee / Thoreson | 0 | $0 |
Hayenga won two KPs, No. 4 at 12 feet, 3 inches and No. 6 at 8 feet, 1 inch. Bill Morgan won No. 13 at 15 feet, 11 inches, and Tom Mahaffey won No. 16 at 19 feet, 1 inch. Hayenga’s net 77 was worth $475,000, a payday that turned out to matter.
The Green Jacket was settled by the Sony Rankings as of October 4. Hayenga finished the season at $4,390,000 in net, passing Chris Clogston ($4,237,500) and defending champion Tank ($4,367,500, just $22,500 short). Clogston, who was not in the Cedar Irons field, also won the Match Play championship and his third straight Commissioner’s Cup, finishing at $5,600,000 gross. Pat Bangasser was named the Iron Man, having played every event.
Thanks to Pat for the results, and to everyone for another season of good people, bad golf. See you in 2027, the league’s thirty-first.
— T.