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Tacoma Golf & Country Club's Chris Griffin Wins Sterling Bank Washington Open Invitational
The assistant pro at the Lakewood golf course finished the tournament 8-under en route to a $6,000 victory.
Chris Griffin, the assistant pro at Tacoma Golf & Country Club, captured a two-stroke victory at the Sterling Bank Washington Open Invitational.
Representing the Lakewood golf course, Griffin shot a 68 on Wednesday to finish 8-under for the three-day tournament at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent.
With the win, Griffin won $6,000. His caddy reportedly was his wife of eight months.
Griffin is the shortest golfer on the course at 5-foot-4, according to The Seattle Times.
But height didn't matter, as Griffin captured the biggest tournament win of his career.
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