Jordan Russell Comes From 4 Back to Capture Metropolitan Open
The 13th Metropolitan Open at the Country Club of St. Albans came to a close Friday evening after Jordan Russell, from Bryan, Texas, posted a tournament score of 10-under.
He went into the day -6 after shooting 66 and 70 the first two days. He battled all day with Barrett Kelpin, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, who finished runner-up at -8. Justin Bryant who led the event after the first two rounds struggled on the day as he shot +5 to bring his championship total to -5.
Russell said he has been coming to the Open for five years now and said this year was one of the best he has been to. “A lot of great players come to this thing,” Russell said. “Barrett, I knew he was a tough guy to battle down the stretch. We’ve been coming for five years and the field has gotten better and better with the word getting out about this tournament.” Russell will be taking home the $25,000 first prize back to Texas.
Kelpin said he had a lot of fun and that he knew he would have to shoot a good score to put himself in a position to win. “I played great,” Kelpin said. “I just came a couple short of Jordan. Jordan played great, he’s a great guy and he definitely earned every bit of his victory.”
During the championship, four amateurs made the cut for the final day of the Open, but one stood out among the rest on the final day. Kyle Szyhowski, from St. Charles, Missouri, finished the tournament +3 and shot a 2-over 73 in the final round.
Szyhowski (pictured left) said perseverance was the key after he struggled to start the championship. “Today my goal was just to go out and have fun,” Szyhowski said. “Next thing you know they tell me I’m low amateur.”
The Championship paid out the highest purse in history at $105,000. Thank you to the Country Club of St. Albans and its members who have made this partnership with MAGA and the Open a huge success.
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