Balin Wins Preserve Open, $20,000 Prize
Friday, June 23, 2017
Danny Balin won the 2017 Preserve Open on Thursday afternoon at the Preserve at Boulder Hills.
With the win, Balin takes home a first place prize of $20,000.
Chris Wiatr and Mark Purrington finished in a tie for second.
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Balin is a PGA Tour professional out of Rockville, Maryland.
In 2016, Balin played in three events on the Web.com Tour and made just one the cut.
Playing in Europe, his best finish in the 2016 season was a tie for 24th in the Argentina Classic and San Luis Championship.
Balin turned pro in 2005 after a college career at Penn State.
Preserve Fall Tournament
The Preserve will host a fall tournament on September 26 called “The Preserve 18."
There will be a $1 million prize on every hole for a hole-in-one.
The Preserve, a private sporting community "dedicated to providing extraordinary experiences for the select families who call it their own private getaway."
Located in Wyoming, Rhode Island just minutes from interstate 95. With private airports just miles away and a helipad onsite, the four season property is a "second home." In spans more than 3000 acres and offers hiking, cross-country skiing, fly fishing, golf, and clay and grass court tennis. The Preserve hosts six fly fishing ponds, bird hunting fields, beautiful waterfalls, two zip line towers, rock climbing, mountain biking, nature walking, and a beautiful, but challenging 18 hole golf course carefully carved out of the natural landscape.
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