Chad Pfeifer, Ryanne Jackson and Eli Villanueva were repeat winners Wednesday in the seventh PING USDGA Championship Presented by PGA of America.
No surprise there.
What was shocking was the 8-under 63 Villanueva shot on the Ryder Course at PGA Golf Club to win the Senior Division for the second time in three years. That’s correct, a disabled golfer shot an 8-under 63 to win by 14 shots.
“I’m speechless,” said Villanueva, a 58-year-old Fayetteville, N.C. resident who injured his left elbow in a paratrooping accident 30 years ago. “Nothing went wrong. I made short putts, long putts. That’s the best I’ve ever hit the ball in my life.”…