After putting poorly for the first three rounds of 84th KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, England’s Richard Bland put his putter “Gamer” on notice.
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BENTONHARBOR,Mich.—Afterputtingpoorlyforthefirstthreeroundsof84th KitchenAidSeniorPGAChampionship,England’sRichardBlandputhisputter“Gamer”onnotice.
SundayatHarborShores,“Gamer”delivered,andBland,amemberoftheLIVTourwhowasinthefieldonaspecialexemptionfromthePGAofAmerica,shottheday’sbestroundatthepar-71,6,744-yardJackNicklausdesignedcoursebyLakeMichigan—aneight-under-par63—tocapturehisdebutseniormajorbythreestrokes.
RichardBlandkisseshistrophyafterwinningthe2024KitchenAidSeniorPGAChampionshipatHarborShoresGolfClubonSunday,May26,2024,inBentonHarbor,MI.The51-year-oldBland,whoearned$630,000withthevictoryoverAustralianlefthanderRichardGreen,wasthinkingaboutchangingputtersafterheshotathree-over74Saturday.Instead,hekept“Gamer”inhisbag,andithelpedhimsurvive