Winner Lunde says year out from golf

has given him new perspective

Bill Lunde holed a 30ft chip for a last-hole birdie to win the US Nationwide Tour's Children
Hospital Invitational tournament at Columbus, Ohio on Sunday.
On a last day when nobody seemed capable of mounting and sustaining a winning charge from behind, Lunde signed off with a two-over-par round of 73 for a five-under total of 279 over the Scarlet Course at Ohio University. It earned him $135,000.
Lunde took a year out from golf last year and he says it has worked wonders for him.
“The time I took away from golf gave me a new perspective on working, and how fortunate we are to play golf for a living,” he said. “It’s a special thing we get to do so I appreciate it a lot more than I used to.”
Dustin Bray (69) finished a shot back at 280 and Tommy Tolles (69) was in a three-way tie at 281 with Skip Kendall and Brendon De Jonge.
Lunde entered the final round with a one-shot lead over Scott Gardiner and Josh Broadway, who both shot 75s to fall out of contention.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4 x 71) 7,455yd Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio.
279 Bill Lunde 67 7267 73 $135,000.
280 Dustin Bray 69 70 72 69 $81,000.
281 Tommy Tolles 69 70 73 69, Skip Kendall 72 72 66 71, Brendon De jonge 70 69 69 73 ($39,000 each).
282 Michael Putnam 69 72 71 70, Alex Prugh 72 72 68 70, Garth Mulroy 71 73 67 71, Peter Tomasulo 70 67 72 73, Scott Gardiner 68 71 68 75, Josh Broadway 74 66 67 75 ($22,688 each), Sihwan Kim (amateur) 72 71 70 69.
283 Keith Nolan 71 7172 69, Oskar Bergman 70 72 70 71, Steve Wheatcroft 73 70 69 71, Darron Stiles 69 72 69 73 ($15,188 each).