AFTON – Despite dropping 10 shots from his opening-round score, Brandon O’Brien had enough game left in a three-hole playoff to defeat Josh Hitchcock for the men’s scratch championship at Afton Golf Club Sunday.

O’Brien was red-hot in his opening round Saturday shooting an 8-under-par 64 to create a four-shot lead over Tom McCarthy, who placed third overall one shot back. O’Brien had seven birdies, and added eagles on the par-five seventh and ninth holes to create the early lead.

Hitchcock made up a six-shot deficit with the low round Sunday notching a 4-under-par 68.

Lori Shelley ran away with the women’s scratch title shooting a two-round total of 8-over-par to beat runner-up Donna Palmatier by 21 strokes. Roger Barr was a winner in the super seniors division beating second-place Phil Livingston by two shots. Eric Juliussen captured the men’s handicap title by just one shot topping Jason Panek. Juliussen finished a net 8-under-par over the two-day event.

Results

(Afton G.C., par-72)

Men’s Scratch

*Brandon O’Brien 64-74-138

Josh Hitchcock 70-68-138

Tom McCarthy 68-71-139

Dave Riley 71-75-146

Keith Roughgarden 71-76-147

Carl Carlson 74-73-147

Dave Cottell 74-77-151

Lars Updale 80-72-152