Luckily for Zac Oakley, he had a short memory.
The 44-year-old King of Prussia resident had an unusual second round at the 110th Annual Pennsylvania Open on Tuesday.
He finished his round with a triple-bogey 8 on No. 18 after earlier recording his third career hole-in-one, his first in 23 years.
But he put the finish behind him and played well enough Wednesday at Laurel Valley Golf Club to claim his first Pennsylvania Open title.
The Delaware native has won two Delaware Open titles.
“The competition is a lot stronger in Pennsylvania,” Oakley said after winning the title with a par on a second playoff hole to edge 23-year-old Jake Haberstumpf of Bethlehem.
“Winning this means a lot. To win it at such a prestigious and challenging golf course is special. When I got here on Saturday, I could tell this was a special place. It is a big deal to see my name on the cup.”
Oakley began his final round two shots behind Haberstumpf, Talon Kriebel, Tim Peters and Braden Shattuck.
An eagle on No. 6 kick-started his round. He added a birdie on No. 9 to go 3-under-par on the front.
He birdied No. 11 but bogeyed No. 13 to maintain a one-shot lead.
He had an opportunity to ice the title on No. 18, but he just missed a birdie putt from 15 feet.
Haberstumpf came to the final hole needing a birdie to tie or an eagle to win. His 20-foot eagle attempt ended up three inches short, sending the duo to a playoff Oakley won on the second playoff hole.
“I hung in there all day,” Haberstumpf said. “I played steady. I made a poor swing on the second playoff hole. This was a great venue.”
Austin Lemieux, son of Mario Lemieux, finished tied for third with Davis Conaway. Both finished at 6-under.
Tying for fifth were Greensburg’s Mark Goetz, Peters Township’s Alex Stopperich, Patrick Sheehan, J.D. Hughes and Riley Wheelden at 5-under.
Goetz said he was pleased with his three rounds.
“I played OK,” Goetz said. “There is no place on the planet that I’d rather play than here. Playing here is special.
“I got to compete against Nicky (Turowski) and K-Dog (Kevin Fajt), which was cool.”
Kriebel and Peters at 4-under tied for 10th.
Tying for 12th were Harrison City’s Turowski, Pittsburgh’s Mike Van Sickle and Fox Chapel’s Amani D’Ambrosio at 3-under.
“I played solid,” Turowski said. “I did some good stuff, and I made some poor mistakes. I must be better with my course management.”
The West Virginia junior headed to Morgantown after the tournament to prepare for team qualifying Thursday.