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It was more than the play on the course that had golf tournament officials impressed.

In the end, American Mark Anguiano would fire a sizzling 24-under par 260 to capture the title at Ambassador Golf Course. With it, the 25-year-old from California claimed the $36,000 top prize and became the first player to raise the championship cup after Sunday’s final round of play at the inaugural Windsor Championship stop on the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada schedule.

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The event marked the return of professional golf for the first time since 2012 and Anguiano said he never would have guessed it had left.

“If you would have told me this place and this tournament was going on for 30 years, I would not have been surprised,” Anguiano said. “Everything was run so smoothly.”

Photo by Nick Brancaccio / Windsor Star

Marty Komsa, who is president of the host organization, could only smile on Sunday as he looked out at the sea of fans lining the course.

“Some doubted we could pull this off,” Komsa said. “The average on the tour, for an established event, is 3,000 to 5,000 (fans).