By
Aaron Graf,
After shooting 72 in the Palmer Hills Amateur Saturday, Davenport native
Greg Rios was able to make up lost ground Sunday to finish at 141, earning his
second win of year in the National City Bank Amateur Golf Tournament.
The 37-year-old teacher and golf coach at
``I really had no idea where I stood while we were out there,'' Rios
admitted. ``I put one in the water on 10 and figured I was pretty much out of
it.''
Despite that setback, Rios was able to make up for the watery mishap by
charging through the final eight holes. He birdied the 16th and 17th holes to
keep himself what he thought was in contention, but actually was in the lead..
``I played with a pretty good group, and I knew a 69 might keep me in
contention,'' Rios said,``I
knew where Tom (Miler) was, but at the turn, he was up three and I was down
three, so it didn't look to good.''
Miler said Rios' performance shouldn't come as much of a suprise.
``Greg's a good player,'' Miler said. ``He didn't let the trouble on 10 get
to him and he got the bad stuff out of his mind. That let him make a lot good
shots.''
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