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Reno's Stuart Smith Finishes 20th at PGA Professional

Posted: 6:40 PM Jun 27, 2012
Reporter: AP

SEASIDE, Calif. (AP) - Matt Dobyns completed a runaway victory
Wednesday in the PGA Professional National Championship, closing
with a 2-under 70 on the Bayonet course for an eight-stroke margin.

The 34-year-old Dobyns, the PGA head professional at Fresh Meadow Country Club in Lake Success, N.Y., finished at 13-under
275. The former University of Texas player shot a 68 at Black Horse on Sunday, and followed with rounds of 68 and 69 at Bayonet to take a six-stroke lead into the final round.

The top 20 earned spots in the PGA Championship in August at
Kiawah Island. Dobyns also received $75,000 and six PGA Tour
exemptions over a 12-month period.

Rod Perry, the PGA head professional at Crane Lakes Golf Course in Port Orange, Fla., and Kelly Mitchum, a PGA assistant professional at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort, tied for second. Perry shot a 69, and Mitchum had a 71.

Somersett's Stuart Smith shot a two-over 74 in the final round. He finished tied for 20th at three-over par.