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The PODS Championship was help this past weekend in Tampa, Florida and three golfers from the area finished near the top.

• Ryuji Imada shot a final round 68 to finish two under for the tournament and grab a share of the second place prize pool. This marks twice that he’s finished second in a 2008 tournament. Imada turned pro in 1999 after leading the Georgia Bulldogs to a NCAA title.
• Troy Matteson shot a final round 69 to finish two under and also tie for second place. This is his best finish of the young 2008 schedule. Matteson was a 2003 graduate from the Georgia Tech golf team.
• Stewart Cink came into Sunday’s final round with the lead, but shot a 74 and finished tied for second. This also marks twice for Cink to finish in second place in 2008. Cink is a 1995 graduate of the Georgia Tech golf team.

Each of these three golfers took home $294,591 and change for their second place finish.

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