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event as he won day one…he would be the

winner. Throughout the day Davis

remained focused and composed…until the
last hole of the tournament – of which he

aced and released his composed

exhilaration with the tears of a champion.
Davis had only one bogey during the

th
tournament, hole 18 of the 6 round. The
same hole he

would ace to

finish and win
the

tournament.

Palm had no bogeys. It was a matter of
making the most aces with the fewest

mistakes – Davis mastered the quest, and

it was his first major title. Interestingly,
Davis and Palm returned to the sport after

a hiatus due to personal reasons. But both

have become reinvigorated with the
excitement of competition and ready to test their skills against the

pros. In the PPA Division of the 2021 National Invitational, Davis would
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have placed 5 , and Palm would have placed 16 .
In the PPA Division, most players started the sunny second day of

competition with low scoring. Rutledge and Ward each scored a 26;
however, Terry Phillips surged to the lead with a 21. Then the heat

arrived. Once again, many players found their shots inches short of the