There were no dramatic shots or amazing saves during the final round of the 120th annual West Penn Open on Wednesday at Edgewood Country Club.

No, Beau Titsworth, who began the final round with a two-shot lead, played a steady final round and walked away with his second title after finishing with a 2-under-par 68 for a total of 9-under 201.

He also won in 2019 at Valley Brook.

After somewhat of a slow start, following back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 3 and 4, the Tampa, Fla., native whose parents live in Pittsburgh played catch-me-if-you-can with the field after consecutive birdies on Nos. 8 and 9 to expand his lead by more than three shots over Wexford pro Michael Van Sickle and Wexford native and Penn State/Central Catholic golfer Jimmy Meyers.

“I hit it well enough to give Beau a run,” Van Sickle said. “Unfortunately, my putter didn’t show up. I missed a couple early birdie opportunities, which could have made it interesting. But after the sixth hole, I knew he would be difficult to catch.”

Van Sickle, who was paired with Titsworth, and Meyers, playing in the group in front of them, had trouble on No. 9. Both recorded bogeys. Van Sickle was was 3-over-par on the front. He four-putted on No. 9.

“I went from putting for eagle to making a bogey,” Van Sickle said.

Titsworth said he could feel the tide turning following Van Sickle’s struggles on the green.

“I felt it, too, when Mike missed those early birdie attempts,” Titsworth said. “I saw them struggle a little; so I stuck with my game plan.

“Even though I had a comfortable lead, I still played aggressive. My coach told me play like you’re not in the lead. I know in golf anything can happen. You saw what happened on No. 18.”

Titsworth stumbled on the final hole with a double-bogey six.

Meyers bogeyed three of his first five holes to start his back nine to take himself out of contention.

“I just didn’t play my best,” Meyers said. “I started missing the greens with my wedge and put myself in bad positions. I was leaving myself with 35- to 40-foot putts.”

Titsworth put the tournament away with consecutive birdies on Nos. 15, 16 and 17.

“When you play in these events, you have to hit below the cup,” Titsworth said. “I tried not to let my mind wonder.

“I didn’t want to limp it home. I was able to birdie 8 and 9 and sealed the deal with a couple more birdies on the back. Winning a golf tournament is hard. Winning this a second time makes it special.”

Van Sickle birdied Nos. 13, 14 and 17 to finish strong. He finished third, shooting a 3-over 73 and ending up with a 2-under 208.

Meyers finished fifth. He shot a 4-over 74 and ended up at even par 210.

J.F. Aber shot a 4-under 31 on the back nine and finished his final round with a 2-under 68. He ended up low amateur and runner-up at 3-under 207.

“When I birdied No. 9, I knew I had a chance to climb the leaderboard,” Aber said. “I knew catching Beau was impossible the way he was playing. It seemed every time I did something good, he was better.

“But I feel good about the way I finished. I really played well over the final nine holes.”

Jason Li finished fourth at 1-under 209.

The 2022 champion, Neal Shipley, did not defend his title but recently finished second at the Sunnehanna Amateur.

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