Tiilila Takes the North Shore Shootout with a Clutch Eagle Finish

Tournament Summary

• Event: North Shore Shootout | PARennial Cup 2026 | Net Stroke Play, 1 Round
• Course: North Shore Preserve, Tee 2 (Par 72) | March 1 - 15, 2026
• Field: 32 registered, 14 finalized | 25,000 PARennial Rewards prize pool
• Winner: Tatu Tiilila (-2 net, 70 gross) — 12,500 rewards + 100 points
• Runner-up: Mitch Baker (-1 net, 70 gross) — 7,500 rewards + 80 points
• Third: Alec Winston (E net, 68 gross / low gross) — 5,000 rewards + 65 points

Key Stats

• Winning margin: 1 stroke (Tiilila -2 net over Baker -1 net)
• Field scoring avg: 79.286 gross (+7.286), front nine 38.857 (+2.857), back nine 40.429 (+4.429)
• Players under par (net): 2 of 14 | Even par: 2 | Over par: 10
• Eagles: 4 — Tiilila (hole 18), Baker (hole 4), Best (hole 3), Hickman (hole 12)
• Low gross round: Alec Winston, 68 (-4) — 2 strokes clear of the next-best gross scores
• Best nine-hole stretch: Winston's back nine of 32 gross (4 birdies in the final 9)
• Best net nine: Jared Dalrymple's front nine of 33 net — he was the net leader at the turn
• Easiest hole: No. 4 (par 5) — 4.714 stroke avg (-0.286), the only hole that played under par
• Hardest hole: No. 2 (par 4) — 5.000 stroke avg (+1.000), 0 birdies from 14 players
• Second hardest: No. 10 (par 5) — 5.929 stroke avg (+0.929), only 1 par from 14 players
• Most consistent round: Tatu Tiilila — two 6-hole par streaks (holes 4-9 and 12-17), only 2 over-par holes on 18
• Most volatile round: Joel Yeomans — 5 birdies but also multiple big numbers; closed birdie-birdie to leap from +3 to +1 net
• Biggest collapse: Sean Looney — 4 birdies through 15 holes, then back-to-back double bogeys on 16-17
• Best comeback: Brandon Best — was -2 net through 9, quintuple bogey 10 on hole 10 swung him to +2 net, played the final 8 holes in -2 net to finish even
• Three-way tie at +2 net: Looney, Kevin Sur, and Dalrymple (T-6)

Storylines

• Tatu Tiilila birdied holes 1 and 3 to start strong despite a bogey on 2, then settled into six consecutive pars (holes 4-9). A birdie on 10 was offset by a double bogey on 11, but six more pars (holes 12-17) kept him steady before an eagle on 18 sealed the win at -2 net.
• Mitch Baker opened with a bogey but recovered with a birdie on 3 and an eagle on the par-5 4th for a front nine of 34. Five consecutive pars (holes 5-9) anchored the middle of his round, and a birdie on 10 kept him in contention. A bogey on the par-3 13th proved to be the difference.
• Alec Winston shot the low gross round of the tournament at 68 (-4) with six birdies, including four on the back nine (10, 13, 15, 18). His back nine of 32 gross was the best nine-hole stretch of the tournament by anyone. But a -4 handicap adjustment pushed his net to even par and third place.
• Brandon Best absorbed a quintuple bogey 10 on the par-5 10th hole and still finished at even par net, thanks to an eagle on the par-5 3rd, birdies on 12 and 15, and a course handicap of 7 that held his card together.
• Joel Yeomans closed birdie-birdie on 17-18 to surge into solo fifth at +1 net after sitting at +3 through 16 holes. Five birdies overall made for a volatile but exciting round.
• Sean Looney fired four birdies through 15 holes but gave them all back with consecutive double bogeys on 16 and 17.
• Jared Dalrymple turned in a net 33 on the front nine, the best net nine of the tournament, before a rough back nine of 41 net dropped him to T-6 net.

Tiilila Takes the North Shore Shootout with a Clutch Eagle Finish

Tatu Tiilila closed with an eagle on the 72nd hole to win the season opener by one stroke over Mitch Baker.

The 2026 PARennial Cup has its first champion. Tatu Tiilila posted a final net score of 70, two under par, to win the North Shore Shootout at North Shore Preserve and collect 12,500 PARennial Rewards and 100 points. It was a finish that almost did not happen, decided on the final swing of his round with an eagle three on the par-5 18th.

Tiilila set the tone early. A birdie on the opening hole and another on the par-5 3rd put him at two under through three, despite a bogey on the 2nd. From there he settled into a rhythm, reeling off six consecutive pars from holes 4 through 9. A birdie on the par-5 10th pushed him to three under, but a double bogey on the par-3 11th pulled him back to one under. Tiilila never let the mistake compound. He parred the next six holes in a row, keeping himself within striking distance.

Then came 18. The par-5 closer, with a stroke index of 8, is reachable for players in Tiilila's class, and he took full advantage. An eagle three vaulted him to two under net, a score no one else in the field could match. It was one of four eagles recorded in the tournament, but the only one that decided the outcome.

Mitch Baker, playing off a scratch-equivalent course handicap of negative one, turned in one of the cleanest scorecards of the day. His front nine of 34 gross featured a birdie on the par-5 3rd and an eagle on the par-5 4th, recovering from an opening-hole bogey. Five consecutive pars from holes 5 through 9 anchored the middle of his round, and a birdie on the par-5 10th briefly pushed him to three under gross. A bogey on the par-3 13th was his only other blemish on the card. Baker finished at one under net for solo second, collecting 7,500 PARennial Rewards and 80 points.

The low gross round belonged to Alec Winston, and it was not close. Winston's 68, four under par on the card, was two strokes better than both Tiilila and Baker in raw scoring. His back nine of 32 was the best nine-hole stretch anyone produced, fueled by birdies on 10, 13, 15, and 18. Winston played the final six holes in three under gross, a closing surge that in most formats would have run away with the tournament. But in net competition, his plus-4 handicap adjustment (a course handicap of negative four reflecting his 3.1 index) pushed his net total to even par, landing him in a tie for third.

That tie at even par net included Brandon Best, who took an entirely different path to get there. Best, playing with a course handicap of 7, absorbed what might have been the tournament's most dramatic single hole: a quintuple bogey 10 on the par-5 10th. A five-over hole in a one-round net event is usually fatal. But Best had banked an eagle on the par-5 3rd earlier in the round, and his handicap strokes kept the damage on 10 to net nine. He answered with birdies on 12 and 15 down the stretch. To card even par net after posting a 10 on a single hole speaks to genuine resilience.

Joel Yeomans made the most dramatic late move of the day. Through 16 holes, Yeomans sat at three over net and appeared headed for an anonymous mid-pack finish. Then he birdied the par-4 17th and the par-5 18th in succession to leap into solo fifth at one over net. It was the kind of closing burst that makes match play coaches take notice, and his five total birdies were second only to Winston's six in the field.

Sean Looney's round was a tale of two stretches. Through 15 holes, Looney had four birdies against just one bogey, sitting at three under gross and firmly in contention for the win. Then the par-4 16th and par-4 17th delivered consecutive double bogeys that turned a potential podium finish into a tie for sixth at two over net. The collapse was sudden and complete, two holes undoing fifteen holes of strong play.

Jared Dalrymple produced the best net nine of the tournament on the front side. Playing with a course handicap of 6, Dalrymple posted a net 33 through nine holes, highlighted by a birdie on the par-4 9th. He was the net leader at the turn. But the back nine told a different story. Six bogeys and a double bogey on 15 ballooned his inward net to 41, and he finished tied for sixth at two over net.

The three-way tie at two over net between Looney, Kevin Sur, and Dalrymple added depth to the middle of the leaderboard. Sur navigated a steady round with two birdies and a double bogey on the par-5 3rd, finishing at 77 gross and 74 net. All three players earned between 25 and 37 points, which could matter as the standings take shape over the coming months.

North Shore Preserve showed its teeth in spots. The par-4 2nd hole played at a 5.000 stroke average, a full stroke over par and the toughest hole on the course with zero birdies from 14 players. The par-5 10th was not far behind at 5.929 (+0.929), the site of Best's quintuple bogey — despite five birdies, the hole also produced four double bogeys or worse, yielding only one par in the entire field. On the other end, the par-5 4th was the only hole that played under par at 4.714 (-0.286), with three birdies and one eagle. The par-5 18th played at 5.071 (+0.071), nearly to par on average, but it was the scene of the tournament's decisive moment.

With 25,000 PARennial Rewards distributed across the top three finishers and points awarded to all 14 finalists, the North Shore Shootout set the tone for the 2026 PARennial Cup. Tiilila leads the standings with 100 points, Baker sits at 80, and Winston holds third with 65. Twenty-two regular-season events remain before the top 16 advance to the playoff bracket beginning November 1.

The next event on the schedule, The Albany GC Challenge, is already in progress.

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