"Talkin' Jim"
Closest to the Pin Contest
| A closest to the pin
contest is held at the Corning Classic, each year on the 15th hole,
during Tuesday's practice round. It is open to the tour caddies
only.
For $5.00 a shot (maximum 2) each looper gets to show his skills. The closest ball to the hole wins a spot in the following year's Dresser-Rand Pro-Am held on Monday of the tournament week. All proceeds help defer the cost of the spot. This event was dedicated to the memory of "Talkin' Jim" Wilkinson who was tragically taken from us by an auto accident Nov. 14, 1998. |