Rod Spittle Ties for Second at the Allianz Championship

(BOCA RATON, FLORIDA) February 13, 2011: Canadian PGA member Rod Spittle tied for second with Jeff Sluman at the Allianz Championship on Sunday as Tom Lehman birdied the final hole to finish at 13 under par to win the tournament.

Spittle, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, who spent 25 years in the insurance business before turning pro in 2004, went into fan mode after he missed his 7-foot putt on the 18th.

"I have the best seat in the house," said Spittle, who won his first Champions Tour title at the AT&T Championships last year. "If I can't make my putt on 18, I'm cheering for Tom to make his."

Spittle is coached and mentored by Canadian PGA legend and Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Bob Panasik of Windsor, ON who speaks to Rod over the phone on a weekly basis.

"I've been working with Rod on things that have absolutely nothing to do with the mechanics of the golf swing," said Panasik, who finished 8th in last year's Mr. Lube - Canadian PGA Seniors' Championship at nearly 70 years of age. "We work on controlling his breathing, staying connected to the target and his starting point behind the ball."

Spittle will tee it up again this week on the Champions Tour in Naples, FL in the Ace Group Classic and Panasik believes his high level of play won't slow down anytime soon.

"Our goal this year is for Rod to win again on the Champions Tour. If he does that, all of the other goals will fall into place," stated an always energetic Panasik.

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