Aaron Cockerill Finishes Runner-Up After Playoff in Japan
(Omitama, JAPAN) – Canada’s Aaron Cockerill was just millimeters away from winning his first professional golf tournament over the weekend but it wasn’t meant to be as his putt on the 1st playoff hole at the ISPS Handa Championship caught the edge and lipped out.
Australian Lucas Herbert took the title on the 2nd playoff hole, taking advantage of a great bounce out of the trees and knocking his wedge shot in tight to make birdie.
With the finish Cockerill moves up to 25th position on the Race to Dubai season long points list and makes a big jump up the Official World Golf Rankings to sit in 250th (moving up nearly 130 places).
Highlights from Cockerill’s week include:
Two birdies in three holes for @A_Cockerill. He joins Herbert in the lead 📈
Four holes to play.#ISPSHandaChampionship pic.twitter.com/ZGhqHYHGqK
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) April 23, 2023
🚨 Play-off 🚨@A_Cockerill recovers in superb fashion on 18 to force a play-off with @lhgolf5 🏆
Back to 18 we go…#ISPSHandaChampionship pic.twitter.com/9mW3Vw764x
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) April 23, 2023
A valiant effort from @A_Cockerill today 👏
Class act.#ISPSHandaChampionship pic.twitter.com/SZNSiQKnl8
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) April 23, 2023
After nearly holing-out his bunker shot for the win on 18, Aaron Cockerill of Stony Mountain, Manitoba barely misses this birdie putt for the win on the first playoff hole. He would finish runner-up at the ISPS Handa Championship. pic.twitter.com/vqKvpJp2oI
— Bill Cooney (@BillCooney) April 23, 2023
To partner with Aaron Cockerill contact:
Jeff Dykeman
One Eleven Management Group
www.oneelevenmg.com
