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December 18th 2015 - PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.—After making seven consecutive pars Friday, Jim Troy knew he needed a birdie if he was going to avoid a playoff.
Troy got that birdie, draining a 10-footer on the 17th hole, to win Event No. 6 of the PGA Tournament Series by a shot over Ben Polland. Troy's only birdie on the par-5, followed by a clutch up-and-down on the last hole, helped him shoot 3-under 69 and finish at 10-under 134.
"I got word on No. 17 that 9 (under) was low, and I made an awesome birdie putt," said Tory, a PGA Teaching Professional at Milham Park Golf Club in Michigan. "I exploded a wedge over the green at 18, but I hit a great chip to 2 feet."
Polland (67) made three consecutive birdies twice in his round and he closed with a birdie to make a late run at Troy. Polland won Event No. 2 of the Series, was runner-up to Matt Dobyns in the PGA Professional Championship and also was second to Dobyns in the Series' money list at $9,515.
"I played really well; I just wish I could have had two putts back early in the round," said Polland, a PGA Assistant Professional at Deepdale Golf Club in Manhasset, N.Y. "It's been the best year ever. I got to play in the PGA Championship and the PGA Cup and all of the Club Pro stuff."
Rod Perry of Port Orange, Fla., fired a 67 and finished tied for third at 136 with first-round leader Jon Mansfield (71).
Dobyns, who won his first OMEGA PGA Professional Player of the Year Award, topped the money list at $9,840. Perry ($8,631) was third and Troy ($8,336) fourth.
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Friday's final-round scores from Event No. 6 in the PGA Tournament Series on the par-72 Ryder Course at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.:
| Place | Player | Score | Winnings |
| 1 | Jim Troy, Portage, Mich. | 65-69-134 | $5,000.00 |
| 2 | Ben Polland, Manhasset, N.Y. | 68-67-135 | $3,635.00 |
| T3 | Rod Perry, Port Orange, Fla. | 70-66-136 | $2,085.00 |
| T3 | Jonathan Mansfield, Clearwater, Fla. | 64-72-136 | $2,085.00 |
| T5 | Adam Rainaud, South Hadley, Mass. | 70-67-137 | $1,426.66 |
| T5 | Brett Melton, Washington, Ind. | 66-71-137 | $1,426.66 |
| T5 | Frank Dully, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 68-69-137 | $1,426.66 |
| T8 | Dwayne Randall, Clymer, N.Y. | 73-65-138 | $978.00 |
| T8 | Charles Meola, Mamaroneck, N.Y. | 70-68-138 | $978.00 |
| T8 | Frank Bensel, Jupiter, Fla. | 70-68-138 | $978.00 |
| T8 | Rob Corcoran, Melbourne, Fla. | 69-69-138 | $978.00 |
| T8 | Mark Mielke, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 68-70-138 | $978.00 |
| T13 | Bob Sowards, Dublin, Ohio | 70-69-139 | $790.00 |
| T13 | Rick Schuller, Chester, Va. | 70-69-139 | $790.00 |
| T13 | Jeff Wells, Redondo Beach, Calif. | 69-70-139 | $790.00 |
| 16 | Joshua Rackley, Jupiter, Fla. | 73-67-140 | $720.00 |
| T17 | Yong Joo, Bristow, Va. | 73-68-141 | $649.00 |
| T17 | Scott Berliner, Queensbury, N.Y. | 71-70-141 | $649.00 |
| T17 | Ari Papadopoulos, Steamboat, Colo. | 71-70-141 | $649.00 |
| T17 | Kirk Hanefeld, Acton, Mass. | 70-71-141 | $649.00 |
| T17 | Jeff Sorenson, Blaine, Minn. | 69-72-141 | $649.00 |
| T22 | Jason Martin, Wheeling, W. Va. | 72-70-142 | $119.00 |
| T22 | Mark Summerville, Jupiter, Fla. | 71-71-142 | $119.00 |
| T22 | Eric Smith, Plano, Texas | 71-71-142 | $119.00 |
| T22 | Brian Cairns, Walled Lake, Mich. | 74-68-142 | $119.00 |
| T22 | Wyatt Worthington, Reynoldsburg, Ohio | 75-67-142 | $119.00 |
| T22 | Mike Vance, Jackson, Tenn. | 75-67-142 | $119.00 |
| T22 | Peter Ballo, Jupiter, Fla. | 70-72-142 | $119.00 |
| T22 | John Guyton, Rockville Centre, N.Y. | 70-72-142 | $119.00 |
| T22 | Kirk Oguri, Mineola, N.Y. | 70-72-142 | $119.00 |
| T22 | Troy Pare, Seekonk, Mass. | 66-76-142 | $119.00 |
| T32 | Ryan Kalista, Greenwich, Conn. | 72-71-143 |
| T32 | Carl Cooper, Humble, Texas | 69-74-143 |
| T34 | Tim Puetz, West Palm Beach, Fla. | 73-71-144 |
| T34 | Ted Kimmel, Greenwich, Conn. | 73-71-144 |
| T34 | Kyle Higgins, Massapequa, N.Y. | 73-71-144 |
| T34 | Shaun Powers, Greenwich, Conn. | 75-69-144 |
| T34 | Ed Kirby, Wakefield, R.I. | 75-69-144 |
| T34 | Adam Decker, Mechanicsville, Va. | 76-68-144 |
| T40 | Dan Olsen, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. | 73-72-145 |
| T40 | James Giampaolo, Torrington, Conn. | 73-72-145 |
| T40 | Daniel Augustine, Castle Pines, Colo. | 74-71-145 |
| T40 | Jeffrey Schmid, Columbia, Mo. | 70-75-145 |
| T40 | Dakun Chang, Long Grove, Ill. | 74-71-145 |
| T40 | Shawn Warren, Cape Elizabeth, Maine | 70-75-145 |
| T40 | Brian Norman, The Colony, Texas | 70-75-145 |
| T40 | JC Anderson, O'Fallon, Mo. | 77-68-145 |
| 48 | Chip Johnson, Hingham, Mass. | 72-74-146 |
| T49 | Andrew Shiflet, Asheboro, N.C. | 73-74-147 |
| T49 | Richard Kelly, Oceanside, N.Y. | 73-74-147 |
| T49 | Joshua Fritz, Port St. Lucie, Fla. | 74-73-147 |
| T49 | Matthew Sheperd, Nantucket, Mass. | 76-71-147 |
| T53 | Danny Lewis, Morrow, Ohio | 74-74-148 |
| T53 | Daniel Powers, Stamford, Conn. | 71-77-148 |
| T53 | Matthew McAdow, Woodmere, N.Y. | 75-73-148 |
| T53 | Pete Catanzaro, Stamford, Conn. | 75-73-148 |
| T53 | Gregg Richbourg, Orlando, Fla. | 76-72-148 |
| T53 | Michael Meisenzahl, Medford, N.J. | 76-72-148 |
| T53 | Michael Sweeney, Floral Park, N.Y. | 77-71-148 |
| T60 | Ryan McClintock, Bettendorf, Iowa | 74-75-149 |
| T60 | Tim Katanski, Ann Arbor, Mich. | 75-74-149 |
| T60 | Bill Harvey, Albuquerque, N.M. | 76-73-149 |
| T60 | Mike Larkin, Harrison, N.Y. | 76-73-149 |
| T60 | John Cleary, Golden Valley, Minn. | 76-73-149 |
| T60 | Mark Brown, Glen Head, N.Y. | 69-80-149 |
| T66 | Gregory McClimans, Clearwater, Fla. | 77-73-150 |
| T66 | Adam Kolloff, Hoboken, N.J. | 78-72-150 |
| T68 | Shane Kowal, Woodstock, Ga. | 73-78-151 |
| T68 | Mark Faulkner, Marion, Ill. | 75-76-151 |
| T68 | Robert McMillan, Colleyville, Texas | 77-74-151 |
| 71 | Mike Furey, Summit Hill, Pa. | 76-76-152 |
| T72 | Daniel Urban, Howell, Mich. | 70-83-153 |
| T72 | Tyler Lower, Norwalk, Conn. | 79-74-153 |
| 74 | Peter Kampmann, Riverside, Conn. | 74-80-154 |
| 75 | Daniel Callahan, Chaska, Minn. | 81-77-158 |
| 76 | Justin Roberto, Williamsburg, Va. | 83-79-162 |
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