NEW ORLEANS — Kevin McCoy erased a two-stroke deficit after the opening round and never looked back, closing out the 2026 Pot of Gold sponsored by MVP Disc Sports with a wire-to-wire run through the final two rounds to claim the Mixed Pro 50+ title Sunday at New Orleans.
McCoy, a Senoia, Georgia, professional ranked fourth in the Global Masters Series, finished 18-under par across three rounds at Parc des Familles and City Park — the kind of sustained performance that has defined his 32-year career. The win pushed his 2026 MP50 earnings to $1,350 and his career total past $191,000 in 623 professional events.
It was Illinois pro Keo Sabengsy who set the early pace Friday, firing a 10-under 58 on the Parc des Familles White Tees layout to stake a two-shot lead over the field. McCoy and Shane Seal of Vancleave, Mississippi, were knotted two strokes back at 8-under, while Todd Rowell of Satsuma, Alabama, sat one shot off their pace at -9.
The tournament turned Saturday. McCoy answered the Round 2 pressure of the Blue Tees layout with a steady 5-under 63 to surge to 13-under overall and take sole possession of first place. Sabengsy, by contrast, struggled on the longer layout, carding a +3 round that dropped him into a tie for third at -7 alongside Rowell, who had stumbled to a +2 Saturday. Seal played the most consistent golf of the round, shooting 2-under to move into second at -10.
Sunday’s finale at City Park’s Concrete to Gold Baskets course shook up the back half of the leaderboard but only confirmed what the standings already suggested. McCoy was sharp again, going 5-under on the par-59 layout for a final-round 54. His three-round total of -18 left the field well behind. Sabengsy bounced back with the round of the day — a 7-under 52 — to close at -14 and secure second place. Seal finished third at -11 after a steady final round.
Rowell, who entered the weekend having won the Fairhope Jubilee in January, could not recover from his Saturday troubles and finished fourth at -3.
The cash line cut at eight players. Dwight Legrand rounded out the top five at -2, followed by Roger Skarin at even par. Mike Brown and the tandem of Michael Kernan and Jon G. Fox settled into the final cash positions.
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