GORDONSVILLE - In the past three days, Matt Davidson has probably seen enough variety. Davidson started the Tarheel Tour Championship at Spring Creek with warm weather. On Friday, he endured the wet conditions at Stoney Creek, only to return for the third and final round back at Spring Creek to play in the cold wind.

Yet while each day he played was at a different venue in a different environment, the one bit of consistency for Davidson was his play. Coming into the final 18 holes in a tie at 10-under for the tournament, Davidson fought off Jeff Curl to win by two strokes.

“These last few days have been pretty tough,” Davidson said. “You’re wearing a bunch of layers of clothing and you can’t quite hit the ball as far as you want. I thought it was more of a placement game and just getting the ball up and down and putting well.”

Saturday was the toughest day of golf for nearly the entire field as only six players managed to shoot under par. Kurt Barnes had the low score on the day with his 2-under 70.

Davidson, who shot rounds of 66 and 68 in the two previous days, kept things simple this time around. With the weather all but eliminating the opportunity to play aggressive, Davidson picked his spots, and as a result had just one bogey to go with his birdie.

“I drove the ball well and didn’t miss many fairways, and that was key,” Davidson said. “If you’re missing the fairways out here, you’re in for a pretty hard time.”

This is Davidson’s first win on this tour, something he’s been waiting on for a while now.

“This is something I thought I’d have by now,” Davidson said. “You’ve got to play three really good rounds because someone else is going to play well for three straight days. It’s something I just hadn’t put together and it means a lot. Playing in some tough competition down the stretch, it should give me a lot of confidence.”

While Davidson will undoubtedly relish the win, not to mention the $200,000 check that comes with it, the golf season is far from over, as PGA qualifying school is on the horizon.

“Hopefully I’ll get some rest,” Davidson said. “It’s a pretty grueling couple of weeks for me.”

There should be some familiar faces this year. A handful of players from the tour, including Curl, will also be working hard to earn their PGA Tour card. It’s the ultimate goal for any golfer, but Curl says that it’s important to stick to your game and ignore the pressure.

“As much as it’s a big event, you have to treat it just like it’s anything other event,” Curl said. “If you don’t you’ll just end up beating yourself. It’s a four-day marathon and at Q-school, it always comes down to one shot. ”

The co-leader coming in, Curl shot 2-over 74 to take second place. Curl - who is the son of long time PGA golfer Rod Curl - was hoping to pick up back to back wins after winning at Walnut Creek last week, but considering his health, was satisfied with his play in the Championship.

“If you’d have given me second place teeing off the way I felt three days ago I’d have taken it. In the last three days, I’ve had two massages and a chiropractor,” Curl said. “Today my body just wouldn’t let me take the swings I needed to take.”