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In a showdown between a pair of former IUP golfers, Dan Thompson edged Sean Knapp on the second playoff hole to claim the championship of the 103rd West Penn Open on Tuesday at the Nemacolin Woodlands Golf Club in Uniontown.
Thompson had rallied from a three-shot deficit after Knapp birdied five of his first 10 holes during the second round. His comeback was highlighted by an eagle at the 16th hole and a key par save at No. 18 to force the playoff. Thompson was an all-conference and all-region player at IUP in 2004 and 2005 after transferring from Potomac State. He is currently the second assistant pro at the Indiana Country Club. Knapp, a 2001 inductee into the IUP Athletic Hall of Fame, was seeking his eighth West Penn title. He graduated from IUP in 1984.
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Thompson
(right) and Knapp matched rounds of 70 and 69 to take 5-under par scores
into the playoff. On the second hole of the playoff, Thompson recorded
a par while Knapp bogeyed to give Thompson the title.