Derek Gillespie Wins Big Break P.E.I.
Old friends returned to cheer on the competitors Derek Gillespie and Blair O’Neal as they played the final 9 holes of the series at the Rodd Mill River Resort Prince Edward Island.
Here is what happened:
Derek Started by missing a birdie putt on the 10th by a whisker and finished the hole with a par, meanwhile Blair shot a birdie and done a fist pump which may have aggrevated Derek at the start. Meaning after one hole Blair had a one stroke lead at -1.
On the 11th hole, Blair and Derek’s drives both rolled off the green and onto the fringe on the par 3. Derek made a good par and blair made a bogey to mean both players were at Even after 2 holes.
Hole 12: Derek started with an excellent tee shot, and Blair’s was also perfect straight down the middle. Second shot, Derek made an excellent lob wedge approach as did Blair but, she missed her birdie putt and made par, and Derek made a perfect putt to make a birdie to take a one shot lead.
13th hole, Derek makes a solid tee shot and Blair ended up on the rough. on the 2nd shot, Derek was lucky to not find the water when his golf ball looked like it was heading to the pond, and Blair made the fairway, she then made the green on her next shot. Derek put his approach shot within 3 feet of the hole. Putting: Blair missed her 30 footer for birdie and ended the hole with a par and Derek made his 3 foot putt to make birdie and go to -2 with Blair at even par.
14th: derek killed his tee shot. Blair ended up in the rough. Second shot: blair hit it very close to the hole and dereks rolled off and onto the fringe. derek made a good roll and finished the hole with a par and blair missed her birdie putt to also make par.
On the 15th: Blair found the rough and had a terrible lie then ended up in a sand bunker meaning she would finish the hole with a bogey. Derek looked to be in trouble but got to the green in 2 strokes to make a par on the par 4 and take a 3 shot lead.
Hole 16: Derek and Blair both ended up in the rough from the tee. Derek’s second hooked round the trees and ended up missing the green, Blair’s golf ball hit the trees and fell down into a sand bunker and she only just made the green playing out of the trap. Derek made a fairly good shot and placed the ball around 20 feet from the hole for his par putt, but he missed it meaning he would make bogey. Blairs par putt overshot the hole by quite a distance meaning her putt for bogey would be very difficult but she made it.
The scores heading into the final 2 holes were:
Derek at -1
Blair at +2 meaning she would need Derek to make a big mistake, a Hole-in-one on the 17th, and maybe even an eagle on the 18th hole.
The 17th hole par 3: Derek and Blair both hit the green and both players made par.
The Final hole of Big Break Prince Edward Island: The winner was obviously decided meaning Derek Gillespie would win $100,000, a $10,000 shopping spree at Dick’s Sporting Goods, and an endorsment contract worth $10,000 from Adams Golf and access to all of the Adams Golf Clubs and Equipment. Blair obviously knew she couldn’t defeat Derek on the final hole but showed her sporting compassion by finishing the hole with a smile on her face. Blair who finished 2nd won a 5 night vacation to a Rodd golf resort for 5 nights.
So with the series decided and Derek the winner we hope to see him out on the larger tours very soon. as for the other competitors, we can only hope that one day soon they will get there very own Big Break.
Derek said: I didn’t know how to react. i’ve never won $100,000 before
