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Article: 42ND PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP; SMALL COMES UP BIG.(Sports)
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- The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
- Article date:
- July 2, 2009
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Byline: TOMMY TRUJILLO
SANTA ANA PUEBLO -- Mike Small peeled back a banana, took a huge chunk of a bite and got driven to the driving range.
And right when he got there, he immediately had to turn around.
Instead of having to be at a playoff, which he was thinking, Small had to be at a trophy presentation, which he wasn't, as he came from behind to capture the 42nd PGA Professional National Championship on Wednesday.
Small was thinking playoff after he and Mark Sheftic were at 7 under on the final hole. Small, in the second-to-last group, finished with par at the 472-yard 18th. He waited around to watch Sheftic's approach, then took ...