With a number of professional players near the top of the leaderboard at the Outlaw Tour’s TPC Champions Classic in Scottsdale, former Major League Baseball pitcher Barry Enright would certainly fold in his first-ever pro golf event, right?
Not so fast.
Enright outlasted former Northwestern star Sam Triplett — the son of 17-time PGA Tour winner Kirk Triplett — by hanging on through a lengthy playoff in the Arizona heat to capture the title on Thursday.
Enright, who hails from Stockton and played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels, shot a 66 in the first round on Tuesday, then followed with a 69 on Wednesday. During Thursday’s final round, he faltered on the back nine, posting bogeys on two of the final three holes, forcing a playoff with Triplett and tournament favorite Dylan Wu.
Wu fell out of the playoff after the first hole, and Enright and Triplett continued to battle until Triplett bogeyed the sixth playoff hole.
Jake Byrum of Scottsdale finished fourth while a large group finished tied for fifth that included Andrew Funk, Nick Mason, Chris Korte, Colton Yates and Eddie Olson.
