A breakthrough victory at number 3!

It's New Years Eve! Which means we're only one day away from number 1! But first we have to get numbers 3 and 2 out of the way. Before we get into it, here's a recap:

14: Team Titleist takes the Four-Ball
13: Dave Houghton proves that age is just a number
12: Colin Brennan's auspicious professional debut
11: A marathon playoff at the Senior Four-Ball
10: Two unbeatable families
9: Graham DeLaet joins our juniors for an ice bath

8: Jack O'Donnell's playoff bomb

7: Matt Naumec's come from behind victory

6: A very exciting Mid-Am finish

5: A brand new MGA Championship

4: Celebrating the past and the future at the MGHOF gala

How about number 3!

Didn't we say that Herbie Aikens would make another appearance on this countdown? Well he checks in at number 3 with his breakthrough victory at the MGA Amateur Public Links Championship in August.

We all knew Herbie was a great player, but he could never seem to capture that elusive first individual championship. Well he must have been eating his Wheaties down in Harwich because he posted an impressive 8-under par 136 to edge out Billy Van Stratum by one stroke. 

The last few holes of the final round were pretty exciting, and 18 was made even more exciting by this masterful shot:

In front of a gallery of all his friends, with his dad on the bag, Herbie sank the putt and finally claimed that elusive first individual championship!

Click here to read the final round recap!

This definitely opened the proverbial floodgates for Aikens, as just a month later he captured his second straight MGA Championship!

Check back later today for number 2!