Brown - Connors Win 2006 Team Championship
Thursday
December 21,
2006
STUART, Fla. - Team Tam O' Shanter, Mark Brown and Michael
Connors won the 2006 Minor League Golf Tour Team Championship
by a shot over Justin Hicks and Pleasant Hughes on Thursday
at The Florida Club.
The team championship format was 9 holes scramble followed by
9 holes best ball.
Mark Brown, the Director of Golf at Tam O' Shanter in NY,
teamed up with his assistant Michael Connors to shoot a
12-under par 60. Connors and Brown blistered the front
nine carding an 8-under par 28 in the scramble format.
The team of Justin Hicks and Pleasant Hughes birdied 15, 16
and 17 to pull within a shot with one hole to play, but Hicks
birdie attempt on 18 missed just right of the hole.
Frank Dully and Frank Bensel finished third at 9-under par 63
and JC Deacon and Paul Scaletta finished solo fourth at
8-under par 64. Seven teams finished at 7-under par 65.
Event Results
Each of the 26 teams put $40 in the skins pot resulting in
the largest skins pot $1,040 and skin in tour history.
The Anderson-Grills Team finished 2 shots out of the money at 4-under par 68,
but their birdie on 18 was the only skin of the day.
Congrats!
Tuesday
December 19,
2006
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Justin Peters won
for the second day in a row with a five under par 67 on
Tuesday at Ocean Breeze Golf and Country Club. In was
his third with in just six event since September.
James Hockman carded a three under par 69 to finish solo
second and Ryan Howison's two under par 70 put him in third.
Five players shot 1 under par 71. Event Results
There was $190 in the skins pot. Ryan Howison eagled
the par 5 first hole, Terry Howison birdied the par 3 third,
Janus Anton made 2 on eight, Frank Tanguay birdied the par 3
eleventh, Mike Capolongo birdied the par 3 fourteenth hole
and Michael Connors birdied the par 4 seventeenth hole. Each skin was
worth $31.67.
Monday
December 11,
2006
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. - Justin Hicks
birdied the first two playoff holes to win a four man playoff
Monday at Madison Green. It was Justin's first event on
The Minor League Golf Tour since he had to withdraw due to a
hand injury during the Madison Green Major in October.
Ryan Howison, Michael Brice, Pleasant Hughes and Hicks all
finished the event at 1-under par 71. Justin and
Pleasant both birdied the par 4 first hole and Hicks won the
event with a 20 foot birdie putt on the par 5 second hole.
Ryan Kalista earned $275 with an even par 72, and Marc-Andre
Roy, Mike Pasquini and Amateur Billy Hemstock ended up
in a three way tie for 6th at 1 over par 73.
Event Results
The skins pot had $200 in it and there were six skins out
worth $33.33 each.
Joey Jones made 2 on the par 3 sixth hole, Sam Spector had an
eagle on the par 5 eight hole, Ryan Kalista made birdie on the
par 4 ninth hole, Pleasant Hughes birdied the difficult 10th
hole and Justin Hicks made birdie on #13 and eagle on #14.
The 2006
Tour Championship Winner
ADAM FOX
Friday
December 15,
2006
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The 2006 Minor
League Golf Tour Championship was reduced from a 36 hole
tournament to an 18 hole shootout due to the weather
conditions. Adam Fox finished at 6-under par 66 to win
by 2 shots over Derrick Bohannon. It was the second win
for Adam on The Minor League Golf Tour and at PGA Estates,
his other victory was the November "Little Buddy" Major.
Rusty Bacigalupi, Matt LeConche and Mark Maundrell finished
in a three way tie for third at three under par 69.
Adam White, David Inglis and Sun Kim (who made the only skin
with an eagle on the par 5 eighteenth hole) all shot two
under par 70. Event Results
The second Annual Minor League Golf Tour Championship had
$2,000 added in money, up from $1,200 last year.
It is our way of rewarding those who qualified and competed
in the event and saying thank you for playing The Minor
League Golf Tour.
We appreciate your patronage.
Monday
December 18,
2006
WESTON, Fla. - Justin Peters won for
the second straight time at Bonaventure Country Club on
Monday. Back in November Justin won the 2-Day Impulsion
Golf Major by six shots-----today he needed to birdie the
first playoff hole to win after finishing tied with Robert
Lenkey at three under par 69.
Lenkey, a professional at Bonaventure, almost turned the home
court advantage into his first victory on The Minor League
Golf Tour.
Justin Hicks and Todd Sims both ended up one shot back at two
under par 70. Event Results
There was $220 in the skins pot. Todd Sims birdied the
par 4 ninth hole, Justin Peters birdied number 11, Kevin
Clark birdied number 12 and Hector Zapata was the only player
to birdie the par 4 eighteenth hole. Each skin was
worth $55.
PGA TOUR
Qualifying School
Nick Malinowski finishes first at
Second Stage
Sunday November 19, 2006
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla -
Nick Malinowski,
a three time winner on The Minor League Golf Tour, finished
atop the field at Hobre Golf Club in Panama City Beach to move
on to the final stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School.
Howison and Turnesa advance to
Final Stage
Saturday November 18, 2006
DADE CITY, Fla -
Ryan Howison and
Marc Turnesa moved on to the final stage of PGA Tour
Qualifying after finishing in the top twenty during second
stage at Lake Jovita Country Club.
Howison, who shot 76 in the first round, shot 68, 68, 66 to
qualify on the number.
www.RyanHowison.com
Kyle McCarthy of Gulfport, Florida qualified for final
stage at Deerwood Golf Club in Kingwood, Texas.
Congratulations and Good Luck!
In 2005,
five players
made it all the way to the final stage and ended up with status
on the Nationwide Tour.
Monday December
4, 2006
PALM CITY, Fla. – Kyle Dobbs of
Tequesta birdied his last three holes Monday for a four under
par 68 at Hammock Creek Golf Club to earn his first win on the
Minor League Golf Tour.
Richard Terga, who won the event on Friday, finished 1
back at three under par 69.
Masi Saari and Derrik Bohannon finished T3 at even par 72,
while Randy Leen and Brannon Sawyer finished in a tie for fifth
at one over par 73. JC Deacon, Mike McNerney, and Rusty Bacigalupi
finished in a three way tie for seventh, moving Rusty into the
top spot on The
Minor League Golf Tour career money list
Congratulations Rusty!
Results
The skins pot had $250 in it and David Patterson's three on the
par 4 fourth hole was the only skin out---a $250 birdie!
Thursday
December
7, 2006
STUART, Fla. - Derrick Bohannon of Stuart fired a closing
round of five under par 67 on Thursday at the Florida Club to
earn his third Minor League Golf Tour victory in the past
four months.
Finishing at 9-under par 135, Bohannon outlasted Kyle Dobbs
of Tequesta by two strokes. Dobbs, the MLGT winner
Monday at nearby Hammock Creek, finished two back at 7-under
par 137.
Rusty Bacigalupi and JC Deacon finished tied for third at
6-under par.
Event Results
Day 2 Skins.
The skins pot had $130 in it and there were four skins out
worth $32.50 each.
Scott Turner made birdie on number 2, Kyle Dobbs made birdie on
the par 4 ninth, Adam Fox had an eagle on the par 5 thirteenth
hole and Bill Link made 3 on the par 4 eighteenth hole.
Day 1 Skins.
There was $130 in the skins pot with five skins out.
Each Skin was worth $26.
Randy Leen birdied number 1,
Sam Spector made 2 on the par 3 third hole,
Kyle Dobbs eagled #13 and birdied #18 and
JC Deacon eagled the par 4 sixteenth hole.
Terga - Hockman Playoff
Friday
December 1, 2006
LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Richard Terga of Miami and James Hockman of
Norfolk, VA tied at three under par 69 on Friday at Atlantis
Country Club. Terga won the playoff on the second playoff
hole.
It was Terga’s seventh MLGT victory, his fifth this year.
In regulation, he made six birdies, a bogey and a double
bogey and earned $440 from the $1,956 purse. Hockman,
still looking for his first MLGT win, had four birdies and a
bogey, receiving $350.
Sam Spector and Rusty Bacigalupi finished a shot back at two
under par 70. The T3 finish moved Bacigalupi within $75
of moving past Jusin Hicks for the top spot on the
MLGT career money list.
Ryan Kalista finished solo fifth at 1-under par 71.
Results
The skins pot had $130 in it and there were three skins out
worth $43.33 each. Richard Terga birdied the par4 sixth
hole, Joe Jones made 2 on the par 3 tenth, and Dan Trager
birdied the par 5 twelfth hole.
Matt Abbott Shoots 62!
Thursday November
30, 2006
STUART, Fla. -
Matt Abbott of Jupiter fired a
sizzling 10 under par 62 on Friday at the Florida Club to score
his first Minor League Golf Tour victory. Abbott eagled the
par-5 fourth hole and made birdies on hole numbers 1, 5, 6, 10,
12, 14, 15 and 16. He did not make a bogey. The
victory was worth $500 from the $2,750 purse.
Results
Matt's 62 tied the tour scoring record set last month by Alan
Morin on the Martin Downs Osprey Creek course.
Kyle Dobbs shot a 7-under par 65 to finish second, Michael
Brice carded a 5-under par 67 for third place and Richard Terga
finished fourth at 3-under par 69
There was $260 in the skins pot,
with six skins out worth $37.14 each. Matt Abbott had a
birdie on 1 and 12, Richard Terga made birdies on 3 and 18,
Klye Dobbs eagled the par-5 eighth hole and Pleasant Hughes
birdied the par-4 ninth hole.
A Tour Record 50 Players
Monday November
27, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Ryan McClintock and Todd Peluso both
shot five under par 67 on Monday at The PGA National Estates
Course to finish atop the largest Minor League Golf Tour field
yet---50 players. On the first playoff hole Todd hit his
approach shot within six feet, then rolled in the putt for
birdie and the win.
Richard Terga carded a four under par 68 to take solo third,
while Justin Goodhue, Marvin King, Derrick Bohannon and Amateur
Billy Hemstock finished T-4 at three under par 69.
Joe Kern and Paul Scaletta both shot 70 with JC Deacan rounding
out the top 10 at one under par 71.
Results
The skins pot had $360 in it and there were only two skins out.
AJ Walker made a 2 on the par 4 seventeenth hole and Marvin
King made eagle 3 on the par 5 eighteenth hole. Each skin was worth $180.
PGA TOUR
Qualifying School
21 PLAYERS MOVE ON!
A total of twenty-one players with Minor League Golf Tour
experience have moved on to second stage.
Congratulations and Good Luck!
Five of of the twenty eight players who moved on to second
stage from The
Grasslands Golf and Country Club in Lakeland, Florida have
played in at least one event during this past month.
Twenty five percent of the Grasslands qualifiers (7/28) have
Minor League Golf Tour Experience.
In 2005,
five players
made it all the way to the final stage and ended up with status
on the Nationwide Tour.
Thursday November
16, 2006
Weston, Fla. - Justin Peters was firing on all cylinders this
week as he rolled to a six shot victory over Hoyt McGarity in
the Impulsion Golf Major at Bonaventure Country Club.
Peters shot 67-68 for a nine under par 135 total and the $1,000
winners check. McGarity matched Justin's first round 67
but was not able to stay with Peters who finished the
tournament with birdies on the last three holes.
Scott Campbell (playing his first event as a professional) and
Steve Krawczewski finished tied for third at 146.
Results
Day 1 Skins. Pot $120, 8 skins out worth $15 each.
Justin Peters made birdies on 11, 14 and 18. Robert
Lenkey had birdies on 4 and 8, Hector Zapata birdied 3, AJ
Walker birdied 16 and Hoyt McGarity made birdie on 5.
Day 2 Skins. Pot $120, 3 skins out worth $40 each.
Todd Sims birdied 9, Herb Smith made birdie on 12 and Justin
Peters birdied 17.
Monday
November
27, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Ryan McClintock and Todd Peluso both
shot five under par 67 on Monday at The PGA National Estates
Course to finish atop the largest Minor League Golf Tour field
yet---50 players. On the first playoff hole Todd hit his
approach shot within six feet, then rolled in the putt for
birdie and the win.
Richard Terga carded a four under par 68 to take solo third,
while Justin Goodhue, Marvin King, Derrick Bohannon and Amateur
Billy Hemstock finished T-4 at three under par 69.
Joe Kern and Paul Scaletta both shot 70 with JC Deacan rounding
out the top 10 at one under par 71.
Results
The skins pot had $360 in it and there were only two skins out.
AJ Walker made a 2 on the par 4 seventeenth hole and Marvin
King made eagle 3 on the par 5 eighteenth hole. Each skin was worth $180.
Monday
November
6, 2006
STUART, Fla. - Derrick Bohannon posted a pair of 34's on his
way to a four under par 68 on Monday at The Florida Club.
Derrick offset his lone bogey with five birdies to win by a
shot over Ryan Howison who has a couple of second place
finishes in as many events. Howison, who lives in
Jupiter, is playing three events to keep sharp for second stage
of PGA Tour Qualifying School.
Steve Krawczewski shot 71 to finish solo third while Brett
Burton, Rusty Bacigalupi, Tommy Balderston and Brannon Sawyer
all finished at even par. Matt Lemma rebounded with an
under par back nine to finish at 73.
Results
There was $110 in the skins pot with five skins out.
Chris Rooney made birdie on two, AJ Walker on three, Troy
Tingberg birdied number seven, Sam Spector birdied nine and
Scott Turner made 2 on the par 3 seventeenth hole.
Each skin was worth $22
Thursday
November
9, 2006
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Adam Fox of Stuart earned his first
Minor League Golf Tour victory Thursday, closing with four
birdies on the last eight holes on the Estates course at PGA
National.
Fox birdied the 11th, 12th, 15th and 18th holes for a back nine
total of 32. Finishing at 137, (69-68) he beat Rob Schulz
of Dade City, who closed with 69 to end up two back at 139.
Fox earned $1,400, Schulz $1,100 from the $8,320 purse.
Kyle Dobbs and Ryan Howison tied for third at 142, with Brannon
Sawyer and Randy Cochran finishing T5 at 143. Sawyer's
$700 check moved him into position to make a run for the
2006 MLGT Money List
Title.
Results
There were a bunch on skins out on Day 1. Matt LeConche
birdied #2, Mark Zanotti #3, Matt Lemma #6, Louis de Kerillis
#7, Adam Fox #8 and #17, Jimbo Fuller #12 and #14, and Sam
Spector birdied #16. The $210 skins pot was carved up
into nine $23.34 skins.
Day 2 was a different story. The skins pot was $220 and
Josh McCumber's birdie on #2 and Angel Monguzzi's birdie on #3
were the only skins out---each one worth $110.
Monday
November
13, 2006
PALM CITY, Fla. - Ryan Howsion of Jupiter
won the event at Hammock Creek on Monday by a shot over a hard
charging Louis de Kerillis and Kyle Roberts who both finished
at five under par 67.
Howison, who has status on the Nationwide Tour, played in four
events during the past 10 days finishing 2nd, 2nd, T-3 and 1st
as he prepared for second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying.
www.RyanHowison.com
There was $180 in the skins pot and five skins worth $36 each.
Kyle Roberts birdied #1 and eagled #17, Adam White birdied #10,
Adam McDaid birdied #11 and Louis de Kerillis birdied 18.
Monday
October 30, 2006
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Paul Scaletta, who got into the
tournament on less than two hours notice, fired a nine under
par 63 for the victory Monday in a Minor League Golf Tour event
on the Estates course at PGA National.
Scaletta, an instructor at the Golf Digest School on the main
campus at PGA National, birdied the first three holes, the
fifth, eagled the par-4 sixth, then made eight consecutive pars
before finishing with birdies on the three of the last four
holes.
It was Scaletta's first MLGT appearance. He earned $500
from the $2,633 purse.
Brannon Sawyer finished second with a four under par 68,
followed by Rusty Bacigalupi and Brandon Brown at 69.
Results
There was $240 in the skins pot with five skins out.
Michael Brice birdied the par 4 fourth hole, Paul Scaletta's
eagle 2 on the par 4 sixth hole, Randy Grills birdie on the par
4 seventh, Matt Lemma's 2 on the par 3 tenth hole and
David Bartlett made 3 on the par 4 twelfth hole. Each skin was worth $48.
Walker - Iturbide Playoff!
Wednesday November
1, 2006
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - A.J. Walker of Fort Lauderdale became the
first amateur to win twice on the Minor League Golf Tour,
beating Lucas Iturbide of Miami Beach on the first playoff hole
Wednesday at Miami Shores Country Club.
After they tied at six under par 65, Walker sank a 12 footer
for par at the long first hole for the win. Moments earlier,
Iturbide missed a 20-foot par putt. Walker also won a MLGT
tournament Oct. 12 at Deer Creek Golf Club in Deerfield Beach.
This was the sixth win by an amateur in 165 MLGT tournaments
over three seasons, including 72 this year. Walker earned
a $360 merchandise certificate, Iturbide $300 from the $1,640
purse.
Amateur Daniel Candon, a member at Miami Shores, finished solo
third with a 68.
Results
There was $190 in the skins pot with five skins out.
Kevin Dorsch made 2 on the par 3 eighth hole, and AJ Walker
claimed the rest with birdies on #3, #11, #14 and an
eagle 3 on the par 5 thirteenth hole.
Horrobin survived the 36 hole cut and is playing the
weekend
Friday
November
3, 2006
ATLANTIS, Fla. - Rusty Bacigalupi of Delray Beach birdied the
eighteen hole for a one shot victory over his playing partner
Ryan Howsion.
Bacigalupi, who birdied 6 of his last 7 holes, shot 65 carding
a 30 on in the inward nine.
Howison had about 8 feet for
birdie on the last when Bacigalupi made a 30 footer to ensure
Howison could not catch him. It was Rusty's third win
since June.
Ivo Leao and Steve Krawczewski both shot 68, while Andres
Victorano and Bobby Jackson finished at three under par 69.
Results
There was $120 in the skins pot with six skins out.
Ivo Leao birdied the par 4 second hole, Louis de Kerillis made
2 on the par 3 eighth hole and Tommy Balderson and Bobby
Jackson had two skins each. Balderson on the par 3 fifth
and par 5 eighteenth, and Jackson on the par 4 thirteenth and
fourteenth holes.
Each skin was worth $20
Monday
October 23, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla - Justin Hicks added to his 2006 Money
List Lead on Monday with a six under par 66 at PGA National's
Estates course. Hicks started his round with three
birdies on the first three holes and finished with three in a
row starting on fifteen. Derrick Bohannon, Lloyd Warwick,
Todd Peluso and Dean Prowse all finished at three under par 69.
Amateur Lindy Duncan, a semi-finalist in this years US Woman's
Amateur, finished in a four way tie for sixth at two under par.
Results
There was $260 in the Skins Pot, two held up. Ron Rose
made eagle on the par 5 ninth hole and Adam Adams made a two on
the par three fourteenth hole. Each skin was worth $130.
Thursday
October 26, 2006
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla - Nathan Smith of Santa Cruz, Calif.,
birdied the 16th and 17th holes Thursday to pull out his first
victory on the Minor League Golf Tour at the Links at Madison
Green. Smith earned a MLGT record $1,500 first prize from
the $8,320 purse.
A final round of three under par 69 gave Smith a two-day total
of 139 and a one-stroke margin over three players tied for
second at 140. Matt Abbott of Jupiter (72-68), Michael
Brice of Palm Beach Gardens (71-69) and Shannon Sykora of
Davie (68-72) each received $966.67
There was $270 in the skins pot with three skins out.
Adam Fox
made eagle on the par 5 eight hole, Craig Matheson birdied the
par 4 tenth hole and Matt Abbott Adam made a two on
the par 4 twelfth hole. Each skin was worth $90.
October is Range
Finder Trial Month!
JUPITER, FLA –
Essentially we are going
to put to the test the
United States
Golf Associations
decision 14-3/0.5 which permits the use of distance measuring
devices as a local rule.
The decision to not allow them has been based upon the
following. They are not allowed on the Nationwide or PGA
Tours (which is where most of you are training to advance to)
and that it potentially gives the player with a device an
advantage over one who does not have a device.
The valid arguments by players which have caused us to revisit
our position is PGA and Nationwide Tour Players have yardage
books and caddies that provide them with similar information to
what can be obtained with a device---information that is not
reasonably available on many of the courses we play.
The
second argument is that if better, legal equipment is
available, be it a new driver, new ball or distance measuring
device, that it is each players choice to decide if it works
for them.
So----we are going to give it a try. Issues that arise,
such as how sharing devices may negatively effect pace of play,
are going to be closely observed and evaluated to help us
figure out if distance measuring devices work for our tour.
Alan Morin Shoots a Tour Record 62!
Monday
October 16, 2006
PALM CITY, Fla - In what had to be the most competitive event
in Minor League Golf Tour history, Alan Morin carded the lowest
round ever shot on our tour. His ten under par 62
was a couple better than Marc Turnesa's 64, which had tied the
previous tour record shared by a handful of players.
Justin Hicks shot 65 to finish solo third.
Eight players who broke 70 (the 3 above) plus Derrick Bohannan
and Lee Stroever who finished at five under par 67, Justin
Peters carded a four under par 68, and Mike McNerney and Tim
Turpen both shot three under par 69.
Results
Four of the seven skins were eagles. Jeff McCammon made
eagle on both of the front nine par 5's, Stroever holed out for
eagle on the par 4 fifteenth hole, and Justin Hicks made three
on the par five seventeenth hole. The other three skins
were Adam Fox's birdie on two, Hicks birdie on seven, and John
Burke III birdie on sixteen.
They were worth $38.57 each.
Tuesday
October 17, 2006
JUPITER, Fla - After shooting an eight under par 64 on Monday,
Marc Turnesa carded a seven under par 65 on Tuesday to win by
two over Justin Hicks. Marc made seven birdies and had no
bogeys for the second straight event. Justin Hicks
finished second at five under par and Monday's winner Alan
Morin ended up third.
Results
For the first time in over 160 events all of the skins were
halved. The $320 skins pot was awarded to the two holes
that had ONLY two birdies on them, #13 and #8. Each
player received $80.
Thursday
October 19, 2006
PALM CITY, Fla - Pleasant Hughes of West Palm Beach
birdied the fifth extra hole Thursday at Hammock Creek Golf
Club to outlast Matt Abbott of Jupiter for his first victory in
his first start on the Minor League Golf Tour.
After Hughes and Abbott tied at 10 under par 134, they halved
the par-4 first, third and fourth holes with pars and the par-5
second with birdies. At the par-4 fifth, Hughes hit his second
shot to within a foot for a tap-in birdie and the victory.
Hughes, who won three times in the Grey Goose Gateway Tour this
year, posted a pair of 67s, earning $1,400 from the $9,010
purse. Abbott shot 68-66 and received $1,000 for second among
36 starters.
Results
On Thursday the skins pot was $270. Tommy Balderston #2
and Hiroshi Matsuo #9 each eagled a front nine par five, while
Brannon Sawyer #8 and Justin Hicks #12 each made birdie 2 on
Hammock Creek's most difficult par 3 holes. The skins
were worth $67.50 each.
Tuesday
October 3, 2006
JUPITER, Fla. -
Brannon Sawyer shot a three under par 69 Tuesday at Abacoa Golf
Club to win by two over Lloyd Warwick.
Sawyer managed the rain showers and wind exceptionally as he
played his way around the 7200 yard layout with only one bogey.
Lee Stroever finished solo third at even par and Mike
McNerney's 73 left him alone in fourth.
Results
Monday
October 9, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH - Brannon Sawyer of Palm Beach Gardens birdied
the first two holes Monday and went on to score his second
consecutive victory on the Minor League Golf Tour at six under
par 66 on the Links course at Bear Lakes Country Club.
Sawyer bested the largest field in MLGT history, 45 players. He
added birdies at Nos. 6, 7, 12 and 17 and did not make a bogey.
Sawyer won last Tuesday at Abacoa and on Sept. 8 at Hammock
Creek.
He earned $750 from the $4,500 purse. This was the 64th
tournament of the MLGT's third season and 157th event overall.
Sawyer also won a swing trainer from the tournament sponsor,
Little Buddy.
Amateur Scott Turner finished solo second with a four under par
68 and Patrick Hawkins, Nick Duffy, and Matt LeConche all shot
69 to finish tied third. Mike McNerney and Little Buddy
inventor Jim Karr finished T6 at two under par 70.
Results
Thursday
October 12, 2006
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla - Amateur A.J. Walker survived flu like
symptoms to go on to win his first Minor League Golf Tour
Title. Walker was about to dial the phone to withdraw due
to sickness when he decided to try to play anyway. After
a first hole double bogey it didn't seem like A.J. made the
right decision----but he would make 10 pars and 7 birdies the
rest of the day on his way to a five under par 67.
Justin Peters shot 69 to finish solo second and Steve Burns
carded a two under par 70 for third place. Adam Fox, Lee
Stroever, Matt LeConche and Marty Stanovich all finished tied
fourth at 71.
Results
Thursday
September 21, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rusty Bacigalupi shot a three under par
69 at The Breakers West Rees Jones Course on Thursday to win by
a shot over Charlie Gantz, Lee Strover and Anthony Figlia.
Bacigalupi kicked it into high gear on the back nine with
birdies on 11,12,14,15 and 16 to surge to victory.
On the eighth hole we spotted this trio of North American
Otters---a rare sight at The Breakers West Rees Jones Course
Dean Prowse shot even par to finish solo fifth, while Mike
Santangelo and Herb Smith tied for sixth at one over par 73.
Results
Tuesday
September 26, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Hector Zapata Brannon Sawyer and
Amateur Scott Turner all finished the 36-hole September Major
at four under par.
On the first playoff hole Turner rolled his twenty foot birdie
attempt to tap in distance and Sawyer made his par putt from
about six feet---seconds before Zapata would miss his birdie
try from a foot closer. Zapata's putter would let him
down again on the next hole when he was eliminated with a three
putt bogey.
Brannon's birdie attempts on the second and third playoff holes
holes were agonizingly close to going in, and on the fourth
hole his 35 foot birdie attempt would finish a couple inches
past the hole. Scott would make a four foot par putt to
continue the playoff.
Sawyer hit a perfect tee ball on the par five fifth hole, with
his second ending up a few feet left of the green. After
losing his tee shot right Turner would hit a 200+ yard shot
from the rough with a hybrid that flew under a pine tree and
skipped once before ending up just short of the greenside
bunker. Turner would get up and down for birdie and
the win.
Since Scott Turner is an amateur, the USGA allows for up to a
maximum of $750 per event in winnings in the form of
merchandise or gift certificate. The remaining $250 of
the $1,000 first place allotment was divided between Brannon Sawyer
and Hector Zapata.
Results
Friday
September 29, 2006
PALM CITY, Fla. -
Marvin King shot a bogey free 66 on Friday that included a four
in-a-row birdie stretch on holes 5,6,7 and 8. His 31 on
the front nine included only 10 putts. Brett Burton got
within two of King after a birdie on the thirteenth hole, but
that was as close as he would get--finishing at four under par
68.
Nicholas Ayala and Amateur Scott Turner both finished at two
under par 70.
Results
PGA TOUR
Qualifying School
Ten players with Minor League Golf Tour experience moved on to
first stage including
Lloyd Warwick
who shot a five under par 66 in his final round to get under
the number by two and
David Smith
who fired a 68 Friday to advance comfortably.
They will be joined by a handful of others who are exempt into
the first and second stages.
In 2005,
five players
made it all the way to the final stage and ended up with status
on the Nationwide Tour.
Tuesday
September 12, 2006
STUART, Fla. - Justin Peters of Plantation, Florida shot a six
under par 66 to win by two shots over Marvin King and Friday's
Co-Champion Angel Monguzzi on Monday at The Florida Club.
Peters had
five birdies and an eagle, with only 3's and 4's on his entire
card.
Adam Fox and Lloyd Warwick finished joint fourth at three under
par 69 and Marty Stanovich and Matt LeConche both shot 70 to
tie for 6th place.
Justin Hicks and Derrick Bohannon both followed up their 71's
on Monday with 66's on Tuesday to lead the Grey Goose
Event.
Results
Justin Hicks Wins
Grey Goose Tour Event
with a final round 66
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA – Justin Hicks opened
and closed with 66 to win The Grey Goose Tour event by a shot.
Hicks birdied 16 and 17 to give him a two shot lead going into
the last hole. His winners check was worth $25,513. It
was the first four day event on the GGT since July.
Friday
September 15, 2006
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. - After tying at four under par 68,
Marlon Gisi birdied the 2nd playoff hole to win a sudden death
playoff over Rusty Bacigalupi.
Bacigalupi and Gisi both eagled the par five eleventh hole,
with Rusty shooting 32 and Marlon carding a 33 on the inward
nine.
Gisi credits part of his success to the new ball he recently
starting playing due to the wet summer conditions. The
"magic ball" is none other than the $18 for 15, Pinnacle Gold.
Lloyd Warwick birdied eighteen to finish solo third at three
under par 69 and Steve Krawczewski ended up in fourth place
with a one under 71.
Results
Monday
September 18, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Mike Adamson, Will Burnitz, Marvin
King, Brannon Sawyer and Todd Sims all shot three under par on
Monday at The PGA National Estates Course.
Todd Sims hit his approach shot inside two feet on the first
playoff hole and after the other players missed their birdie
attempts--Sims tapped in for his first victory on The Minor
League Golf Tour.
Peter Horrobin finished a shot back at two under par 70 and
Todd Daniel and Amateur Scott Turner both finished at one under
par 71.
Adamson, Daniel and King used the event as a warm up for the
$300,000 US Pro Golf Tour Event in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Results
Tuesday August
29, 2006
PALM CITY, Fla. - Lloyd Warwick followed up his first round 71
with a four under par 68 on Tuesday to catch first round leader Justin Hicks
who shot the same scores in reverse.
Playoffs are usually good experience and drama but
with Tropical Storm Ernesto set to arrive early Wednesday,
Warwick and Hicks were declared co-champions and awarded $1,125
each.
During the 36 hole event Justin Hicks had six birdies and an
eagle, playing the first three holes at Hammock Creek six under
par while Lloyd Warwick spread his 10 birdies evenly throughout
the course.
Greg Douglas and Brannon Sawyer finished third and fourth
respectively, followed by Mark Zanotti and Lee Stroever who
tied for fifth. A thumb injury has sidelined Stroever for
about a year---hopefully his solid play in his first event back
is a indication that he is well on his way to a complete
recovery.
Results
Philippe
Gasnier Wins Tar Heal Tour Event By Four Shots
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Philipe Gasnier, a past
champion on The Minor League Golf Tour, won the Tar Heel Tour
Kannapolis Open in
grand fashion with a final round
64 to win by four shots over his nearest competitor.
VonHoffmann Monday Qualifies for
Nationwide Tour Event
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS,
Ohio - David vonHoffmann shot 68 and survived a playoff to get
into the Nationwide Legend Financial Group Classic. His
rounds of 71 and 72 were one shot shy of making it to the
weekend.
Friday
September 8, 2006
PALM CITY, Fla. - Angel Monguzzi and Brannon Sawyer didn't have
to look at the leaderboard to see if anyone was was playing
well on Friday at Hammock Creek. Monguzzi landed the
first punch with a birdie on the first hole and it was on.
Both would birdie the second hole and Sawyer joined Monguzzi at
two under par with his birdie on the fifth hole. Angel
immediately answered with a birdie on six, Brannon countered
with a birdie on the eighth and Monguzzi would finish the front
with a birdie on the ninth hole and a four under par 32, with
Sawyer one back at three under par 33.
Both players cooled off a bit on the back nine and were tied
for three holes until Monguzzi birdied fifteen. Sawyer
answered with a birdie on seventeen and they ended up tied at
three under par 69, the only two players in the field of
thirty-one to break 70.
Adam Fox and Lloyd Warwick finished a shot back at two under
par.
Results
Brad Adamonis Shoots 65 to Lead by 3 in Nationwide Tour
Event
August 18,
2006
MOOSIC, PA -
Brad Adamonis followed up his first round 66 with a
65 Friday to take a three shot lead into the weekend of the
Northeast Pennsylvania Classic.
Story on PGA Tour.com
Adamonis, a two time winner on The Minor League Golf Tour,
already has two 2006 top five Nationwide Tour finishes.
Friday August
25, 2006
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Ross Goodson was under par all by himself on
Friday at The Club of Emerald Hills. Goodson, who had six
birdies on his card, posted a two under par 70 to win by two
over Angel Monguzzi and Steve Krawczewski who both shot even
par 72.
The course, which has hosted the qualifiers for The Ford
Championship at Doral and The Honda Classic for the past ten
years, played much longer than the 7100 yards it was set up at
due to the very wet conditions.
Marvin King, Lloyd Warwick, Amateur Jimmy Lytle and David
vonHoffmann all finished tied for fourth at one over par 73.
The T4 $212.50 check edged vonHoffmann past Justin Hicks
atop the
2006 Money
List. Both players now have over $5,000 in
earnings this year.
Results
Jimmy Jones Joins Tour Staff
August 25,
2006
Jimmy Jones
JUPITER, Fla - With
12 wins and his name atop the Career Money List,
Jimmy Jones will still be the #1 man on tour, but in a new
way. Starting in October, Jimmy will be on the other side
of the ropes. As our new Tour Director, Jones will help
continue to grow the Minor League Golf Tour as we expand our
schedule to include two "2-Day Majors" each month.
Jimmy Jones is from Philadelphia, PA and currently resides in
West Palm Beach. He has played on many pro tours such as
The Golden Bear Tour,
New
England Pro Golf Tour,
Tar Heel
Tour and has attended PGA Tour Q-School four times.
Jones played College Golf at Methodist College (NCAA D3) in
North Carolina and was part of the 1990-1991 National
Championship Team. He went on to graduate from Temple
University in 1995 with a degree in Finance and Business
Administration.
For the next five years Jimmy worked as an Assistant Golf
Professional at
Torresdale-Frankford
CC, a Donald Ross gem in his hometown of Philadelphia.
During that time, Jones played in four Nike Tour Events while
maintaining a high playing profile within the Philadelphia PGA
Section Tournaments, accumulating more than 10 victories.
Monday,
August 14, 2006
STUART,
FLA. - Doug Wade of Lima, Ohio, birdied the first two
holes and went on to earn $500 and his first Minor League Golf
Tour Title Monday at The Florida Club. Wade edged David
Smith of Ruston, La., 68-69. Coincidentally, both eagled
the par-5 13th hole.
Brett Burton, Will Burnitz, Mike Adamson and David vonHoffmann
all shot two under par 70 to finish in a four way tie for
third. The $206.25 check moved vonHoffman within $63 of
overtaking Justin Hicks on the top spot on the 2006 Money List.
Results
Friday August
18, 2006
PALM BEACH GARDENS - Marvin King of Deerfield Beach birdied two
playoff holes to earn his second Minor League Golf Tour title
Friday on the Estate course at PGA National.
King, Brett Burton of Stuart and Justin Hicks of Royal Palm
Beach tied at four under par 68. In regulation, King had five
birdies and a bogey, Burton made four birdies and Hicks scored
six birdies and two bogies. Hicks was eliminated with par on
the first extra hole.
David Inglis, Rusty Bacigalupi and Will Burnitz all shot three
under par 69.
Amateur Tommy Baldertson of Boca Raton made the first
hole-in-one in MLGT history, acing the 170-yard 10th hole with
a 7-iron.
Results
Monday August 21, 2006
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. - Co-champions were declared Monday when
early delays caused by lightning prevented a late afternoon
playoff in the Minor League Golf Tour event at Deer Creek Golf
Club. Marvin King of Deerfield Beach and Roger Beames of
Scotland matched two under par 70's. Marvin King, finished
on top for the second straight event after winning a playoff
Friday on the Estate course at PGA National.
David vonHoffmann and Greg Kopt tied for third, one shot back
at one under par 71 and Amateur Clayton Gamber III and Mike
Adamson both shot even par.
Results
Two Minor League Golf Tour
Winners to Play in the PGA Championship at Medinah
County Club
VERONA,
N.Y. - Minor League Golf Tour winners
Mark Brown and
Lee Rinker are going to be teeing it up at the PGA
Championship later this month.
Both players qualified to play in the 88th
PGA Championship at Medina Country Club based upon their
top 20 finishes in the PGA Professional National
Championship.
Congratulations and good luck!
Two New Venues!
Breakers Rees Jones
Miami Shores Country Club
Special thanks to Minor League Golf Tour Players
Charlie Gantz and
Kevin Dorsch for helping add a couple of great courses to
our schedule. If you have contacts at a challenging
course that may be interested in hosting a Minor League Golf
Tour Event, Please contact us
@
(561) 319-8460
Monday,
August 7, 2006
ROYAL PALM BEACH,
FLA. - Kodi Merrell of West Palm Beach made four birdies
on the inward nine enroute to a two under par 70 and a victory
Monday at the Links at Madison Green.
A red-shirt sophomore golfer at Flagler College in St.
Augustine, Merrell is the fifth amateur to win on the MLGT, the
second in eight days following Bill Griffith's victory at Miami
Shores Country Club on July 31. Kodi received a
merchandise gift certificate of $400.
Jason Hrynkiw of Jupiter, who made four consecutive
birdies on the back nine, finished solo second with a one under
par 71, followed by David vonHoffmann who carded an even par
72.
This was the 49th event of the year for the MLGT, which has
staged more than 140 tournaments since 2004.
Results
Friday August 11, 2006
PALM CITY,
FLA. - Tim Turpen pounded Hammock Creek with nine birdies
on Friday to win his first Minor League Golf Tour event.
Tim birdied his first two holes and never looked back on his
way to a seven under par 65.
Greg Douglas continued his assent up the 2006 Money List with a
three under par 69 and a solo second place finish. Ian
Benedict and Amateur Jimmy Lytle finished tied for third at two
under par 70.
Results
Friday July 28, 2006 WEST PALM BEACH,
FLA. - Patrick Hawkins definitely had his 'A' game Friday
at The Breakers Rees Jones course. His 7 birdies and 2
bogies amidst windy conditions was a masterful -5 under par
performance that earned him $550 and his first Minor League
Golf Tour title.
Will Burnitz and Amateur Nick Cupper finished tied for second
at -3 under par 69 with Del Ponchock carding a 71 for a solo
fourth place finish.
Tim Turpen and Mark Zanotti both shot even par 72 to finish
tied for fifth. After hitting his tee shot on the par
three eleventh in the water---Zanotti made the best par of his
life by re-teeing and holing his 2nd ball for a "hole in one"
par.
Thirty seven players competed for the $3,032 purse.
Results
Monday July 31, 2006
MIAMI SHORES,
FLA. - Club champion Bill Griffith turned local knowledge
into a victory Monday by posting a five under par 66 to win the
Minor League Golf Tour event at Miami Shores Country Club.
Bill had seven birdies, including four in a row starting at the
par-3 eighth hole. His scores in that stretch were 2, 2,
3, 3. The fourth amateur to win a MLGT tournament,
Griffith received a merchandise certificate for $350.
Greg Kopf of Bar Harbor Island was the low pro with 68, second
overall. Greg Douglas finished solo third at 72 and
Amateur's Scott Jacobs and Andrew Pressentin finished tied for
fourth place at two over par 73.
Results
Friday August 4, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH,
FLA. - Derrick Bohannon shot an eight under par 64 on
Friday but only 60 of his shots counted. The event was
shortened to 17 holes after two groups were unable to finish
the last hole due to lightning and heavy rain.
Bohannon who had a birdie and an eagle on the front
nine---finished with six consecutive birdies, including a chip
in on 17. (pictured above)
After a two hour delay and a failed attempt to get back out on
the course, David vonHoffman had to settle for a tie for second
with Justin Hicks. David was heading back out on the
course for the 225 yard second shot he had left into the par
five 18th hole when the event was officially called.
Rob Schulz finished solo fourth at -3 and Brannon Sawyer and
Lloyd Warwick both shot -2 to end up in a tie for fifth.
Results
Monday July 17, 2006
STUART,
FLA. - Jason Powell shot a tour record 30 on the back
nine to claim his 3rd victory on The Minor League Golf Tour.
After carding a 34 on the front, Powell started the back nine
with three birdies and an eagle.
Greg Douglas fired a bogey free 66 for solo 2nd and Rusty
Bacigalupi shot -4 under par 68 to finish 3rd. Brannon
Sawyer and Charlie Gantz both shot 69 to round out the top 5.
With 5 players in the 60's and 10 players at par or better we
may have to start calling it The "Major League" Golf Tour.
Results
Friday July 21, 2006
ROYAL PALM BEACH,
FLA. - Only 4 days after Jason Powell shot a tour record
30 on the back nine at The Florida Club, Justin Hicks broke the
record when he carded a 29 on the front nine on Friday at The
Links of Madison Green.
Justin's eight under par 64 matched the course record he
previously set in 2004. Hicks birdied the first two holes
and then started a streak of five in a row--- making birdies on
5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. He was on the eleventh hole when
lightning suspended play for almost 3 hours. After the
delay, Justin played the last 8 holes one under par to earn the
$500 first place check.
Lloyd Warwick finished at three under par 69, Jason Powell at
two under par 70 and Mike Adamson rounded out the top four at
one under par 71.
A tour record thirty-eight players entered the event.
Results
Jimbo Fuller finishes
-10 under par to win
$25,691
July 14, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. -
After opening with a 64 and finishing with a 68,
Jimbo Fuller won The Grey Goose event at PGA National in a
playoff. Jimbo, who has a win and a second place finish
on The Minor
League Golf Tour this season, moved up to 6th on the Beach
series money list.
June 19, 2006
West Palm Beach, Fla. - Chad Kurmel shot a three under par 69
and earned $400 on Monday at PGA Estates to win by a shot over
David vonHoffman and Jason Powell. The T2 finish moved
vonhoffman moved into 2nd place on the 2006 Money List.
It was the fifth straight event with 69 as the winning score.
Charlie Gantz carded a 1-under par 71 to finish fourth and
Lloyd Warwick's even par 72 rounded out the top 5.
Kurmel had five birdies and two bogeys in his first Minor
League Tour Event.
Results,
Press Release
July 10, 2006
PALM CITY, Fla. - Mike Adamson of Waynesburg, Pa., parred seven
straight holes Monday before finally outlasting Matt Doyle of
West Simsbury, Conn., for the victory in a Minor League Golf
Tour playoff at Hammock Creek Golf Club.
After they tied at three under par 69, Adamson and Doyle halved
the first six holes on the back nine with pars before Doyle
missed the green and could not make another save at the par-4
16th hole.
In regulation, Adamson had six birdies and three bogies while
Doyle carded four birdies and one bogey. Adamson got into
contention with four consecutive birdies starting at the first
hole, his 10th of the day. Adamson earned $500.
Paul Antenucci finished solo 3rd at -2 under par 70 and Greg
Douglas and Jason Powell both shot -1 under par 71.
Results
Friday July 14, 2006
PALM BEACH GARDENS - Lloyd Warwick of Miami birdied the second
playoff hole Friday to earn his first victory on the Minor
League Golf Tour. Warwick and Mike Adamson of Waynesburg,
Pa., tied at three under par 69s on the Estate course at PGA
National.
It was the seven straight MLGT tournament in which the winning
score has been 69.
After they halved the first hole of the playoff with par-4s,
Warwick and Adamson returned to the first tee and Warwick made
birdie for the win.
Scott Simmons, Paul Atenucci, and Marty Stanovich tied for
third at -1 under par 71.
Klapprott and Adamonis tie for fifth in Nationwide Tour
Event
June 4, 2006
RALEIGH, N.C. -
Brad Klapprott and
Brad Adamonis, both 2 time winners on The Minor
League Golf Tour, finished in a tie for fifth place at
The Nationwide Tour's Rex Hospital Open in Raleigh, North
Carolina. Klapprott carded 4 rounds in the 60's
while Adamonis finished with a 6 under par round of 65 on
the Tournament Players Club at Wakefield Plantation.
Brad Adamonis shoots -22 under par in Nationwide Tour
Event
June 25, 2006
CHATTANOOGA, T.N. -
Brad Adamonis finished tied for fifth in a Nationwide
Tour event for the second time THIS MONTH! His -22
under par total in the Chattanooga Classic at the Black
Creek Club earned him $17,337.50. Adamonis, a two time winner on The Minor
League Golf Tour, also finished in a tie for fifth place at
The Nationwide Tour's Rex Hospital Open in Raleigh, North
Carolina on June 5th.
Nick Malinowski, a three time
winner on The Minor League Golf Tour also playing in the
event, earned $5,985. Nick shot a second round 64 on
his way to a -18 under par, Top 20 Finish.
Nick Malinowski finishes T8 in Nationwide Event
July 2, 2006
FINDLEY LAKE, N.Y. -
Nick Malinowski, a three time
winner on The Minor League Golf Tour carded a -3 under par
69 Sunday to finish at 281, four shots out of a playoff.
Malinowski has been
playing great golf the last two weeks. The Top 10 Finish
this week and last week in Chattanooga Nick shot a second round 64 on
his way to a -18 under par, Top 20 Finish.
June 9, 2006
Will Burnitz shot a -3 under par 69 on Friday at PGA National's
Estates course to win by 1 shot over a half dozen players who
finished at -2 under par 70.
Burnitz who earned $400 for his victory, got off to a fast
start making birdies on four of his first six holes. Todd
Sims, Derrick Bohannan, Mark Maundrell and Marvin King all had
a chance to win or tie with a birdie on 18, while Jerry Tucker
and Marty Stanovich birdied the 525 yard par 5 eighteenth hole
to get to 2 under par.
Peter Horrobin (73) finished solo 9th between Amateurs Brandon
Smith (71) and Michael Davenport (73) of England.
Results
June 12, 2006 Rusty Bacigalupi shot a -3 under par 69 on Monday at
Atlantis to win by one over Friday's winner Will Burnitz.
Tropical Storm Alberto made for cloudy, windy conditions,
but did not significantly impact the playing of the event.
Rusty managed a bogey free round with two 2's on the
scorecard. Joe Shaktman finished birdie-birdie to secure
solo 3rd place at even par, 1 shot better then Mark Wagner,
Kris Lim and Kevin Steakin who finished at 1 over par 73.
Results
June 16, 2006
Royal Palm Beach, Fla. - Whit Staples shot a three under par 69
and earned $350 on Friday at The Links of Madison Green to win
by two over Richard Terga. Staples, who had six
birdies---started his day by making three in a row.
Tour Money Leader Richard Terga finished solo 2nd with a one
under par 71 and increased his 2006 earning to over $4,000.
Tug Maude and Brannon Sawyer finished tied for third at even
par 72.
Results,
Press Release
May 25, 2006 Russell Killough won his first event as a
professional on Thursday at The Florida Club AND set a new Minor
League Golf scoring record. His 12 under par total was 2 shots
better then the previous best 36 hole total.
Mike Adamson had a chance to join Killough at 11 under, but his
birdie putt on 18 lipped out. Russell, who had 2-putts
from 9 feet to win--only needed one as he made his 15th birdie of
the tournament to win by 2.
Peter Horrobin shot 69 to finish solo third at 7-under par and Rolf Remus finished fourth at 5-under par.
June 2, 2006
Mike McNerney
shot 66-69 to win the June Invitational by 2 over Jimbo Fuller. Mike's
birdie on the 4th hole pulled him even with Jimbo at -8 under par. At
the 6th hole McNerney would take the lead, which would fluctuate between 1
and 2 shots for the duration of the day.
Fuller's (65-72) 137 total lowered his Minor League Golf Tour Leading Scoring
Average to a sub-70, 69.40!
David vonHoffman moved up to third on the
2006 Money List with his solo 3rd place
finish at -5 under par 139.
17 of 29 players competing earned a share of the $7,250 purse.
Results
June 5, 2006
Greg Douglas made 5 birdies on a difficult Monday at The
Florida Club in Stuart. His front nine included eight 4's
and a 2 on the par three 6th hole. Todd Daniel, who was
playing with Douglas, got within a shot with a birdie on the
16th hole--but both players made pars on the final 2 holes to
give Douglas the 1 shot victory.
It was Greg's first win on The Minor League Golf Tour.
Tim Vickers finished solo third with a -1 under par 71 and
Marvin King and Mike McNerney tied for fourth at even par 72.
Results
May 17, 2006 Jimbo Fuller, playing in first Minor League Golf Tour Event, shot a 1-under par 71 on Wednesday to win by a shot over
Richard Terga and Rolf Remus-who both made bogey on the par four
18th hole. Fuller played his last eight holes 3-under par in
difficult windy conditions at The Links of Madison Green.
May 10, 2006 Marvin King won again on Wednesday at Atlantis
Country Club. It was his first tournament back since his last
victory 12 days ago. King's bogey free -5 under par 67 was
good for a two shot victory over Todd Daniel who finished solo
second with a -3 under par 69. During the last two months
Marvin has earned almost $2,000 and moved up to 4th on the Minor
League Golf Tour money list.
Tim Vickers and Al Giebler both shot even par 72 to finish tied for
third.
Results
May 5, 2006 Jeff McCammon (pictured above watching his long
birdie putt fall on the ninth hole) shot a 4 under par 68 Friday at
PGA Estates to win by two over Richard Terga. It was McCammons
4th Minor League Golf Tour victory.
Terga, who finished solo
2nd, recaptured the top spot on the 2006 Money
List.
Matt LeConche carded a 1-under par 71 to
finish 3rd and Greg Douglas shot even par to finish alone in fourth.
Results
May 1, 2006 Justin Hicks made 7 birdies on his way to a four under par 68 and 1 shot
victory over Michael Welch. Welch had a bogey free 69 on
a windy Monday at Hammock Creek. The victory inched
Hicks past Richard Terga into first place on the
2006 Minor League Golf Tour Money List.
Scott Hawley, Matt Torrance and Neil O'Reilly all shot even
par 72 to end up in a three way tie for third.
Results
April 28, 2006 Marvin King and Jim Salinetti both shot 4-under
par 68 on Friday at Winston Trails. In the playoff both
players made pars on 1, 2, and 3, they birdied 4, then Marvin King
won with a birdie on the fifth extra hole.
Mike Pasquini finished solo third with a three under par 69.
Rolf Remus, Jon Mansfield, David Spitz and Amateur Robbie Wight all
shot 70.
Results,
Press Release
April 24, 2006 Justin Hicks fired a 2-under par 70 Monday at
Madison Green to win by a shot over Marvin King and by 2 over
Richard Terga.
Hicks victory increased his earnings to over $3,000 for the year and
moved him within $280 of leading money winner Richard Terga.
Results
April 21, 2006 Todd Daniel and Louis de kerillis tied Friday at
Atlantis Country Club, just south of Lake Worth. Daniel,
playing in his 1st Minor League Golf Tour Event, was flirting with
the course record at 6 under through 13 holes---but that was as
close as he would get. Louis de Kerillis, who won here
last November, is 2 for 2 at Atlantis.
Richard Terga, Eric Barlow, and Jim Salinetti all shot 1 under par
71 to finish in a 3-way tie for third.
Results
April 18, 2006 Jay Westerlund shot a bogey free 67 on Tuesday to tie for
the lead with Justin Hicks after 36 holes of regulation play.
Hicks, who played his last five holes five under par, captured
The April Major at PGA Estates on the second playoff hole late
Tuesday afternoon.
Matt Donovan finished solo 3rd at even par (72-72) 144.
Richard Terga and first round leader Adam Hanson finished tied
for 4th at 146.
Results, Press Release
April 13, 2006 Randy Leen came out to Inverarry Thursday to tune
up his game for the Nationwide Tour and carded a 4-under par 68 to
win by a shot over Mike Adamson and by 2 over Jim Salinetti.
In December Randy played 3 Minor League Golf Tour events before he
captured the Grey Goose Tour Championship and the $110,000 winners
check.
April 10, 2006 Richard Terga put on a masterful performance in
extreme conditions Monday at Hammock Creek. His $300 winners
check moved him into the first position on the
2006 Money List.
The victory was Terga's 6th since October and 4th of the year.
His 68 included 5 birdies and an eagle as the strong and gusty winds
relentlessly removed players from contention.
Eric Barlow put up a solid fight until the end, finishing with a
1-under par 71.
Results, Press Release
April 7, 2006 Michael Capalongo used a new putting routine to help him capture a 3 shot
victory at Madison Green. His 6 birdies included three 2's and
three consecutive birdies on holes 6,7, & 8. Mike's 1-under
par 71 was the only sub-par round on a very windy Friday.
Mike Adamson finished solo 2nd with a 74. Terry Hatch, Craig
Smith and Matt Torrance finished in a 3-way tie for third at 75.
Results
April 3, 2006 Richard Terga used 7 birdies including 3 in a row
on the back nine to shoot 67 and capture his 5th Minor League Golf
Title. Terga's $350 1st place check moved him into 2nd place
on the
2006 Money List.
Michael Brice and Mike Adamson both finished 1 back with 4-under par
68's. Roy Wegerly who had 5 birdies on the back 9 in a six
hole stretch finished solo 4th with a 3-under par 69.
Results, Press Release
March 27, 2006
Nick Cook made 6 birdies on his way to a 4-under
par 68 and a two shot victory Monday at PGA Estates over Mike Austin
and Brian Varsey. Austin moved into the lead with an eagle on
the par five 14th hole, but Cook birdied 2 of the last 4 holes to
secure the victory.
March 17, 2006 Brad Adamonis played text book golf Friday as he dissected the east course
at Inverrary. Brad had 14 pars, 3 birdies and 1 bogey on his
way to a two-under par 70.
Brett Williams made a two on the par 3 12th hole to pull into a tie
with Adamonis but ended up in a two way tie for 2nd at even par 72
with Lucas Iturbide. Iturbide eagled 11 and birdied 12 to pick
up 3 shots on par in just 2 holes.
Results
March 14, 2006 Jason Powell shot 31 on the front nine Tuesday on
his way to a four shot victory in the March Major at Hammock Creek.
Powell's six under par 138 (71-67) total earned him the $1,000 first
place check. Marvin King finished solo 2nd at 2-under par 142
(70-72). Matt Johnson finished third at 143 and Richard Terga
finished solo 4th at 146. Results,
Press Release
March 10, 2006 Kyle Vasel shot 69 on a windy Friday at Winston Trails to win by a shot
over David vonHoffmann.
Vasel, who was 2 over after 3 holes, made birdies on 5 of his next 6
holes to turn at 3-under par 33.
Marvin King and Will Burnitz finished tied for 3rd at even par 72. Results
March 6, 2006 Jimmy Jones shot 68, with only 32 shots on the back nine Monday to win the
event at PGA Estates by 4 over a foursome at even par
72.
Jason Hrynkiw, Will Burnitz, Jim Salinetti and Amateur Martin
Carre finished in a four-way tie for 2nd place.
Frank Dully and Kevin Lawrence each had an eagle Monday, Frank
eagled the par 5 first hole and Kevin eagled the par 5
fourteenth hole.
Results
March 3, 2006
Michael Brice of Jacksonville birdied the first hole and went on to
post a 68 and win The Minor League Golf Tour event Friday at the
Florida Club.
Given an hour's notice after a cancellation in the 31-player field,
Brice made the half-hour drive north on Interstate 95 from Palm
Beach Gardens and scored his second MLGT victory, earning $340 from
the $2,210 purse. He added birdies at the 8th, 11th, 13th and
14th holes before closing with a bogey at No. 18 to win by two
strokes.
Brett Jones finished solo 2nd with a 2-under par 70 that included an
eagle on the par 5 13th hole.
Brett Burton, David vonHoffmann, Jason Hrynkiw and Tom Knapp all
finished tied for 3rd on 71.
Results,
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Hal Jacobs qualifies for The Honda Classic!
February 2006 The
PGA of America has two qualifying tournaments for PGA members,
one for the Ford Championship at Doral and one for The Honda
Classic. The top two players from each qualifier earn a spot.
On February 10th Hal Jacobs shot a 1-under par 71 in The Ford
Championship qualifier, tying for the second spot before
losing in a playoff. (He is the 1st Alternate)
On February 17th Hal shot a 4-under par 68 to secure a spot in
The Honda Classic. Congratulation Hal!
February 28, 2006 David vonHoffman, pictured above reacting to the go ahead birdie on 14,
won his first Minor League Golf Tour event on Tuesday at
Inverrary.
The February Major played like one....a very difficult course
setup combined with windy conditions made par a good score.
During the final round there were three different leaders and
the top six positions were rotating all day.
Don Paul Corbin and Brian Varsey finished tied for 2nd two
shots back.
Results
February 24, 2006 When you start the back nine 3-3-3-3-2, you should win....and that is
exactly what Richard Terga did. It was his 3 victory at Hammock Creek
and his 4th on The Minor League Golf Tour. Richard's 69 edged out Brian
Varsey and amateur Robbie Wight by a shot. Wight who was playing with
Terga, birdied 16 and 17 to make it interesting.
Alan Morin, Don Paul Corbin, Mike Larkin and Justin Goodhue finished in a
4-way tie for 3rd. Results,
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So far in 2006 we have averaged more than 20 players per
event.
February 20, 2006 Mark Brown won his 2nd Minor League Golf Tour event Monday at The Florida
Club by a shot over Brian Varsey. Varsey and Brown, playing in the same
group, dueled the entire day. Both players shot even par on the front
nine and had 4 birdies on the back nine. The lone back nine
bogey on 18 was the difference, letting Mark Brown win at the wire.
Adam Thomarios, who eagled the par 5 fourth hole, Brett Burton and Matt
Torrance finished in a three way tie for third at 1 under par 71.
Results
February 17, 2006 Justin Goodhue shot 32 on the back nine Friday at PGA
National's Estates course to better Justin Hicks by 2. Goodhue
shot 68 to capture his 2nd Minor League Golf Tour Victory of the
year.
Roy Wegerle who finished solo third at 1-under par 71, proved
once again that he is a one in a million kind of guy.
His double eagle 2 on the par 5 first hole is a 1 in 1,000,000
shot according to
Dean Knuth, the former senior director of the handicap
department at the USGA from 1981 to 1997 and now a Golf
Digest contributing editor.
To put it in perspective, the odds of a tour pro making a hole in
one are 3,700 to 1.
Since 1970 (36 years) there have been only 82 double eagles recorded
on the PGA Tour--an average of just over 2 per year by the best of
the best playing tens of thousands of rounds. Results
Roy Wegerle proved once again that
he is a one in a million kind of guy.
Shot of the Day
His double eagle 2 on the par 5 first hole is a 1 in 1,000,000 shot according
to Dean Knuth, the
former senior director of the handicap department at the USGA from 1981 to
1997 and now a Golf Digest contributing editor.
To put it in perspective, the odds of a tour pro making a hole in
one are 3,700 to 1.
Since 1970 (36 years) there have been only 82 double eagles recorded
on the PGA Tour--an average of just over 2 per year by the best of
the best playing tens of thousands of rounds.
Shot of the Day
Whoops! Brett Burton looses the handle on
this one.....
He still made par.
February 13, 2006 Mark Brown outlasted the field on a treacherous
Monday at Madison Green. Windy conditions, cold temperatures
and fast greens tested players will to persevere.
Kyle Vasel,
Ron Faria and Marvin King finished in a three-way tie for 2nd. Results
February 10, 2006 Brian Varsey won his 2nd Minor League Golf Tour
event of the week Friday at Winston Trails. His 3-under par 69
was good enough for a two shot win over Way Ismail.
Brian started his day with 4 birdies on the first 5 holes and finished with
birdie on 18. Matt Torrance and Andy Chung (playing his 1st event
as a professional) finished tied for third with even par 72's. Results
February 6, 2006 Brian Varsey of Cleveland, OH won his 1st Minor League Golf Tour
event at Atlantis Country Club on Monday by a shot over Steve Scott.
Varsey who was playing with Scott shot 32 on the front nine to lead
by 1 at the turn. After a few lead changes on the back nine,
Brian ended up on top at the finish with a 3-under par 69.
Brian Anderson and Ron Faria tied for third, they both shot 1-under
par 71.Results
February 3, 2006
Don Paul Corbin was 5-under par during a six hole stretch on the
back nine Friday at The Florida Club. Don Paul's back nine 31
paved the way for his 1st Minor League Golf Tour victory over a tour
best field of 31 players.
Tug Maude had 7 birdies and an eagle on his way to a solo 2nd place
finish at 3-under par 69.
Mike Tucker, who finished third at 2-under par 70, had
an eagle and 3 birdies on the front nine where he, like Don Paul,
also carded a 31. Prior to today, only one player had ever
shot 31 for nine holes in over 100 Minor League Golf Tour events.
Results
January 31, 2006
Sam Spector birdied the final hole Tuesday at PGA Estates to pull
into a tie with Justin Hicks.
After halving the first playoff hole with birdies and the second
with pars, Hicks birdied the third extra hole to claim the title and
$1,040 First Place Check. Sam Spector earned $900 for his
effort.
Jason Powell finished 2 shots back in solo third with at 4-under par
effort and after an ice cold 9-over par through 11 holes start,
Steve Scott blistered the final 25 holes---playing them 11 under par
to finish solo fourth at 2-under par 142. Results,
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Shot of the Day
Sam Spector hit a Spectacular
shot on the 15th hole at Atlantis Country Club. click for big version
January 27, 2006
G.W. Cable birdied his last two holes to shoot even par
and tie Jeff McCammon on a very windy Friday at Inverrary Country
Club near Ft. Lauderdale.
Whit Staples finished a shot back in solo 3rd and Justin Hicks and
Jimmy Jones rounded out the top 5 with a pair of two-over par 74's.
Results
January 23, 2006
Steve Scott offset his lone bogey with four birdies on his way
to a 3-under par 69 on a beautiful but windy Monday at Winston
Trails.
Justin Hicks and Blake Ellison finished a couple back with a pair of
1-under par 71's. Jimmy Jones shot even par 72 for solo 4th
and Masi Saari carded a 73 to finish fifth. Results,
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January 20, 2006
Richard Terga had five of his six birdies on the front
nine on a very windy Friday at Hammock Creek. His 31 was the
lowest nine holes in Minor League Golf Tour History. Terga
shot 67 for a 3 shot victory over Ryan Kalista who finished solo 2nd
due to a birdie-birdie finish.
Louis de Kerillis, Ryan Howison, Michael "Mic" Smith and Amateur Tim
Stieren all finished at 1-under par 71.
Results
January 16, 2006
Jimmy Jones shot a 67 Monday at PGA Estates to
hold off Don Paul Corbin by 2. Playing in his first Minor
League Golf Tour event since last summer--Jimmy picked up where he
left off by winning his 11th Minor League Golf Tour Title.
Richard Terga finished solo third at even par and
Amateur Ira Saltzman finished in a 3-way tie for fourth with a 1
over par 73. Results,
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January 13, 2006
Hal Jacobs and Ryan Howison both shot 3-under par 69 on Friday
the 13th at The Florida Club. Howison birdied 4 of his 1st five holes
while Jacobs birdied 4 of his first six. Between the two of them they
had 13 birdies. Hal Jacobs won the playoff on the first extra hole.
David M. Smith finished 1 back at 2-under par and Matt Donovan shot an even
par 72. Results
January 9, 2006
Justin Goodhue shot 33 on the front and made 2
birdies on the back nine Monday at Madison Green to card a 2-under
par 70. Rusty Bacigalupi finished solo 2nd for the second
straight event with an even par 72.
Joe Cunningham (73) finished third by himself, one shot better
than Masi Saari and TJ Jones.
Results
January 4, 2006
Brett Jones had and eagle and two 2's on his way to a 71 and a
3 shot victory Wednesday at Sandridge Golf Club in Vero Beach.
Rusty Bacigalupi finished solo 2nd with a 2 over par 74.
Sam Spector, Mic Smith and Brett Burton finished tied for
third at 76.
Results
