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The Minor League Golf Tour News - 2009
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Final Round 66 Propels Eric Cole To Tour Championship Victory

Cole birded 15, 16, and 17 to win the Tour Championship by 1 shot over first round co-leaders Steve LeBrun and Johnny Bloomfield
Q-School Contest winner Justin Peters fires 2nd round 66 to finish solo fourth

JUPITER, Fla. – Eric Cole of Orlando became the fifth winner in the five years of  the Minor League Golf Tour’s Tour Championship, succeeding by one stroke Wednesday at Abacoa Golf Club.

Cole posted 71-66—137, finishing with birdies at the 15th, 16th and 17th holes and a par at the 450-yard 18th which played into a strong headwind.  In 36 holes, he made 12 birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey, at the par-4 seventh hole.

It was Cole’s second MLGT victory following a win on Sept. 2 at the Breakers Rees Jones course in West Palm Beach. The son of prominent golfers Bobby Cole and Laura Baugh Cole, Eric earned $2,750 from the $19,200 purse.
 
Tied for second at 138 were Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach and Johnny Bloomfield of Aventura, each on rounds of 68-70. LeBrun carded 11 birdies and five bogeys, Bloomfield 12 birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey. LeBrun parred 18 each day. Bloomfield finished with birdie Tuesday and bogey Wednesday.  


Tour Director Jimmy Jones presents Eric Cole winner's check

The MLGT’s sixth season ends with its Team Championship Friday at the Links at Madison Green in Royal Palm Beach. There will be an 11 a.m. shotgun start playing a scramble on holes 1-9 and four-ball stroke play on 10 through 18. It will be the MLGT’s 145th tournament of the year.  Event Results

$310 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins out worth $155 each.  Pierre-Henri Soero eagle the par-4 eleventh hole and Alex Messicqua made eagle 2 on the par-4 twelfth hole.


Steve LeBrun and Johnny Bloomfield tied for lead at 4-under par 68 after the first round of The Minor League Golf Tour Championship
Scott Berliner and Defending Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle are a shot back, Catalioto fifth with 70
December 15, 2009

$320 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $80 each.  Justin Peters birdied the first hole, Daniel Balin made 2 on the par-3 eighth hole, Mike Salerno made 2 (eagle) on the par-4 eleventh hole and Martin Catalioto eagled the par-4 fourteenth hole.
 

The 5th Annual
Minor League Golf Tour Championship
The Minor League Golf Tour Championship is being played at Abacoa Golf Club
December 15, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. -  Fifty-five players will tee it up on Tuesday and Wednesday at Abacoa Golf Club in the fifth annual Minor League Golf Tour Championship, trying to add their name to this list of past
 


champions.  2005 winner Mike Adamson and defending champion Jimmy Lytle are in the field, as well as 2009 Q-School Contest winner Justin Peters.



Jeremy Pope Fires 5-under par 67 to win by 1 over LeBrun
Adam Fuchs and David Johnson tie for third with 69, Brian Mackey 5th with 71
December 14, 2009
 
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Jeremy Pope of Pawleys Island, S.C., played bogey-free golf Monday for a five under par 67 to win on the Minor League Golf Tour at the Santa Lucia River Club.  Pope edged Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach by a stroke. LeBrun made six birdies and two bogeys for 68.  Pope’s birdies were at Nos. 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12.  It was Pope’s second MLGT title, the first coming Feb. 18, 2008, at Hammock Creek GC in Palm City.   He earned $750 from the $4,245 purse. LeBrun has 13 Minor League victories.

Adam Fuchs and David Johnson tied for third place at three under par 69.  
Event Results

$200 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins out worth $66.67 each.  Sam Boyd made 2 on the par-3 ninth hole, Mike Banzhoff birdied thirteen and Kyle Moore made 2 on the par-3 seventeenth hole.


Battle of the Brian's - Anderson and Lamberti Playoff
After firing five under par 67's Brian Anderson birdied the par-5 second hole to win
December 10, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Brian Anderson of Rochester, Ill., birdied the second playoff hole Thursday at Abacoa Golf Club to score his fifth Minor League Golf Tour victory, his third in the last three weeks.

Anderson edged Brian Lamberti of Granite Springs, N.Y., after they tied at five under par 67.  After they halved the first hole with par-4s, Anderson two-putted from 30 feet to birdie at the par-5 second. Moments later, Lamberti missed an 18-foot birdie putt that would have extended the playoff.

In regulation, Anderson had nine birdies and four bogeys, Lamberti seven birdies and a double bogey at the first hole. On Abacoa’s last five holes, Anderson made four birdies and a bogey at the par-4 16th hole. Anderson received $1,000, Lamberti $625, from the $7,870 purse.

JC Deacon, Zac Oakley, and Johnny Bloomfield, tied for third at four under par 68.  Bloomfield won his third Jamacia Open Title Saturday with a final round 69.

There were 65 starters for the MLGT’s 142nd tournament this year.  
Event Results

$400 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins out worth $200 each.  Eric Murphy made 2 on the par-3 eighth hole and Steve LeBrun made eagle on the par-5 seventeenth hole.


Steve LeBrun, David Johnson and Tim Turpen Playoff
All three players birdied the first playoff hole, Turpen wins with a birdie at the second (see below)
December 8, 2009


PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Tim Turpen of West Palm Beach birdied the second extra hole Tuesday to earn a Minor League Golf Tour victory on the Estate course at PGA National.  After Turpen, Steve LeBrun, also of West Palm Beach, and David Johnson of Palm Bay tied at six under par 66, they halved the par-4 first hole with birdies and Turpen sank a six footer for birdie and the win at the par-4 second.  LeBrun and Johnson
parred the hole. In regulation, Turpen had seven birdies and a bogey, LeBrun and Johnson six birdies apiece. All of Turpen’s birdies were in an eight-hole span starting at No. 5.

It was Turpen’s 10th MLGT victory, his sixth this year but first since July 27. LeBrun has 13 MLGT titles while Johnson is still looking for his first. Turpen earned $925 from the $6,175 purse, LeBrun and Johnson $575 apiece.

David Smith from Ruston, La. and Florence Luscher of Switzerland tied for fourth at four under par 68.  Luscher has played in over 40 European Ladies Tour events.  
Event Results

$290 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins out worth $96.67 each.  Kyle Hartlaub made 2 on the par-3 fourteenth, Florence Luscher made the only birdie at the par-5 fifteenth and Hugo Lauzon had the only eagle at eighteen.


Mike Adamson wins solo, Fires 6-under par 66
Adamson won the Golfsmith Team event on Friday with Vince Ramagli
December 7, 2009


BOCA RATON, Fla. – Mike Adamson of Waynesburg, Pa., fired a six under par 66 to win The Minor League Golf Tour event Monday at Ocean Breeze Golf Club. Adamson made seven birdies (Nos. 1, 4, 9, 13, 14, 15 and 18) and bogeyed the par-4 17th hole.   He earned $850 from the $4,921 purse.

Adamson fished two ahead of Gavin Dear who shot 32 on the front nine, then birdied 10, 16 and 18 on the back nine.  The only blemish on the card for Dear was a costly double bogey at seventeen.  Christopher Davis and Amateur Juan C. Perello tied for third at 3-under par 69 followed by Martin Catalioto in solo fifth with 70. 
Event Results

$240 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $60 each.  Victor Leoni eagled the par-5 first hole, Joel Gibbons made 2 on the par-3 sixth, Craig Matheson made eagle 3 on thirteen, and Gavin Dear was the only player to birdie the long par-4 sixteenth hole.

The Golfsmith Par-3 Team Trilogy
 

Event sponsor Golfsmith gave all players a $10 cash card and a dozen high end golf balls to Dustin Cone (left) and Chris Belair (right) who won the two closest to the pin contests. 
Derby hit his shot 4 inches!



Mike Adamson and Vince Ramagli Win 3-Team Playoff
Mike Auterson & Sam Arnold tie for 2nd with Steven Taylor and PGA Tour bound Tom Gillis
December 4, 2009
 


     Mike Auterson                     Sam Arnold

           Tom Gillis               Steven Taylor

JUPITER, Fla. – Vince Ramagli of Mount Laurel, N.J., birdied the second playoff hole Friday  (see below) as he teamed with Mike Adamson of Waynesburg, Pa., to win The Golfsmith Par-3 Team Triliogy tournament at Jupiter Dunes, a par-54 course where the longest hole is about 170 yards.



Ramagli and Adamson posted a 14 under par 67 for 27 holes: a scramble score of 22 on the back nine, an alternate shots total of 23 on the front and a four-ball stroke play tally of 22 upon returning to the back side.

They tied with Michigan pros Tom Gillis and Stephen Taylor, 26-21-20, and Mike Auterson, Milford, Ohio, and Sam Arnold, Jupiter, 21-23-23.  Ramagli and Adamson earned $705 apiece. Gillis-Taylor and Auterson-Arnold, tied for second among 29 teams, received $475 each. 

Tom Gillis is headed back to the PGA Tour in 2010 after a successful season on the Nationwide Tour (5th on the money list) which included a win and 8 top tens.  The top 25 Nationwide Tour players get promoted to the PGA Tour each year.
 Event Results

All payouts are listed by Team
14 under par 67

Mike Adamson-Vince Ramagli, 22-23-22. $1,410
Tom Gillis-Stephen Taylor, 26-21-20. $950
Mike Auterson-Sam Arnold, 21-23-23. $950

13 under par 68
David Johnson-Jhared Hack, 22-22-24. $800

12 under par 69
Braden List-Michael Thompson, 22-24-23. $700

10 under par 71
Dustin Cone-Justin Goodhue, 23-24-24. $550
Matheiu Rivard-Christopher Belair, 23-24-24. $550

9 under par 72
Nick Kenney-J.C. Deacon, 24-24-24. $230
Brett Bergeron-Matt Springer, 21-26-25. $230
Brian Anderson-Clint Jensen, 23-25-24. $230
Randy Leen-Ryan Armour, 24-26-22. $230
Jonathan Orchin-Chris Derby, 22-26-23. $230
Andrew Giulani-Brian Mackey, 22-24-26. $230
   
8 under par 73
Steve LeBrun-Alan LeBrun, 24-25-24. $100
Chris Damiano-Michael Connors, 23-23-27. $100
Kyle Moore-David Smith, 23-26-24. $100. $100


There were 28 teams and $1,120 in the skins pot.  When all holes are tied, MLGT policy is to distribute the skins money to the least halved hole(s).   There were 3 holes halved 4 ways, resulting in 12 team skins worth $93.34, so each player receives $46.67 per skin.

Hole #10 Scramble Format (1st hole of the day)
Kyle Moore-David Smith
Dustin Cone-Justin Goodhue
Daniel Candon-Ronnie Davis
Greg O'Mahony-Peter Kolosvary (a)

Hole #3 in the Alternate Shot Format
Tom Gillis-Steven Taylor
Braden List-Michael Thompson
Mike Auterson-Sam Arnold
Brian Anderson-Clint Jensen

Hole #8 in the Alternate Shot Format
Tom Gillis-Steven Taylor
Braden List-Michael Thompson
David Johnson-Jhared Hack
Nick Kenney-J.C. Deacon

  12 Players with MLGT Experience, Including Sunny Kim, Alan Morin, and Minor League Golf Tour Q-School Contest Winner Justin Peters
Advance to Finals at Bear Lakes

Justin Peters, Sunny Kim, Alan Morin, Nick Malinowski, Nathan Smith and Ted Brown have all won on the MLGT  
November 21, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Q-School Contest 2 winner Justin Peters, who is number 1 in career wins (26) and number 2 in career earnings ($49,312) on The Minor League Golf Tour, finished fourth at the second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying in Panama City Beach, Florida. 

His final round 67, highlighted by a hole-in-one on the par-3 eleventh hole (a 1-hop 8-Iron), combined with opening rounds of 68-67-72 ensured that he will advance to the final stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School next month at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach. 

Before Peters teed off in his final round he realized that an even par round of 72 would most likely be good enough to get him into the final stage, but pushed that though out of his mind.  "I kept telling myself that this is just like a Minor League Golf Tour event where I have to shoot 4-under par to make some grocery money."
His caddie, James Middleton, who occasionally plays the MLGT,
 


Justin Peters
 

was in on the plan and after turning at 2-under par, kept Peters focused on earning some MLGT grocery money.
 


Sunny Kim






 
Peters will be joined by four time MLGT winner Sunny Kim.

Sunny, who is 6th on the 2009 MLGT money list and 13th in MLGT career earnings ($26,976) turned professional three years ago at the age of 17. 

Everyone who plays on The Minor League Golf Tour knows who he is; now this young star will shine on a bigger stage.
Alan Morin, a PGA Professional from the Falls Country Club in Lake Worth, has 5 MLGT victories, including a 62 at Martin Downs for his first MLGT win.  Since 1998 Morin has qualified for 16 PGA Tour events, including 4 PGA Championships and 2 US Opens.

Also advancing to final stage are: 
MLGT winners Nick Malinowski, Nathan Smith and Ted Brown, 
as well as Chris Wilson, Hugo Leon, Jess Daley, Rick Price, Keven Fortin-Simard and Ken Duke who finished 2nd twice on the MLGT during the 2009 FedEx cup.
 



Alan Morin

Congratulations, and good luck!


                    Justin Peters (left)         Jimmy Jones (middle)          Jay Slazinski (right)     



Brian Anderson Fires a 5-under par 67 for Fourth MLGT Win!
David Smith tied for second with Ryan Armour & Randy Leen who where in a playoff Monday
December 2, 2009


PALM CITY, Fla. – Brian Anderson of Rochester, Ill., fired a five under par 67 Wednesday for his fourth Minor League Golf Tour victory, his second in less than two weeks. After birdies at Nos. 1, 9 and 13, Anderson eagled the par-5 17th hole to take the lead at Hammock Creek Golf Club, hitting a monster drive with the wind at his back. The ball
hit a cart path which crosses the fairway and bounded even farther.

David Smith finished tied for second at 4-under par 68.  He shared that position with Ryan Armour and Randy Leen, who both also shot 68 on Monday at Abacoa resulting in a first place tie that was won by Armour in a playoff.

Frank Dully and David Johnson tied for fifth place at 2-under par 70, followed by 6 players at 1-under par 71.

Anderson was declared co-champion of a MLGT tournament Nov. 19 at Abacoa GC, about 20 miles and four exits on I-95 south in Jupiter when darkness prevented a playoff with Q-School Contest winner Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, Louisiana. 
 Event Results

$360 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins out worth $180 each. 

Chad Clark birdied the par-4 seventh hole and Ray Matsubara made 3 at the par-4 eighteenth hole.

Ryan Armour wins Playoff over Randy Leen, is now 2 for 2
Armour & Leen shoot 4-under par 68, Armour has won both MLGT events he has played
November 30, 2009

 
  JUPITER, Fla. – Ryan Armour of Silver Lake, Ohio, made par on the first playoff hole Monday to earn his second Minor League Golf Tour title in as many tries. Armour outlasted Randy Leen of Dayton, Ohio, at Abacoa Golf Club after they tied at four under par 68.

In the playoff, at the par-4 first hole, neither player reached the green in regulation. Leen putted from the fringe but then missed a six footer for par. Armour had been 25 yards short of the green, chipped down to two feet and made the par.

It was Armour’s second MLGT victory, the first coming Nov. 5 at Fountains Country Club near Lake Worth. Leen has three MLGT titles.  Each player had six birdies and two bogeys. Armour earned $910, Leen $625, from the $6,817 purse.

Four players, Mike Adamson, Brian Anderson, Chris Damiano and Jimmy Lytle shot 69 to tie for third place.

Winner Ryan Armour also won 13 grips of his choice from the WholesaleGRIPS.com website.  Everyone else can save $10 on any website purchase of $25 or more by typing in the code MLGTSAVE  at checkout.  The code is valid through Thursday December 3rd, 2009.  Results

$380 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $95 each. 
All skins were tied today.  All the other holes besides 12 and 13 had at least 3 birdies or eagles.  When all holes are tied, MLGT policy is to distribute the skins money to the least halved hole(s).  Paul Bondeson and Peter Laws birdied the par-4 twelfth hole and Ryan Armour and Timt Turpen made birdie 2 on the par-3 thirteenth hole.

2010 is going to be Groovey....?
The PGA Tour, European Tour, Champions, LPGA and Nationwide Tours are implementing the USGA's new rule for expert players in 2010
Posted November 26, 2009 by Jay Slazinski

It has been the leading after round topic of 2009 and soon, we will all get to see who is right.  Are certain top players (who bomb and gouge) going to free fall down the PGA TOUR money list as David Toms, Tim Clark and Brian Gay move up into the top 10?  Is Tiger (who supposedly has been playing the new grooves during most of 2009) going to separate himself from the pack even more?  Personally, I think that the average scores will go up slightly, players will spend a lot of time evaluating new wedges and softer golf balls, and professional golf tours and club manufacturers will be left to administer the new requirements the USGA has given us.  (see paragraph below)

The revisions to the Rules of Golf, which place new restrictions on golf club grooves, will go into effect starting Jan. 1, 2010.  The regulations control the cross-sectional area of grooves on all clubs, with the exception of drivers and putters, and limit groove edge sharpness on clubs with lofts equal to or greater than 25 degrees, usually a 4 or 5-iron.

   

So what does all of this mean?

 
  • The new (currently optional) rule, may be adopted as a condition of the competition starting January 1, 2010, just like in 2006 when the USGA decided to allow distance measuring devices as a condition of the competition. 
     
  • It is recommended that this condition of competition be adopted only for competitions involving the highest level of expert player.
     
  • By 2014 the USGA and R&A have announced they will implement this condition of competition at expert amateur competitions.
     
  • At the earliest this condition of competition will become a permanent equipment specification in the Rules of Golf in 2024.
     
  • All new clubs submitted to USGA for approval after 2009 must conform to the new specifications. 
     
  • Manufacturers can produce existing clubs and exhaust inventory until the end of 2010.

The USGA will adopt the new groove rules as a condition of competition for the 2010 US Open, US Women’s Open and US Senior Open starting with the sectional (final stage) qualifying events for each of the three championships.  The condition of competition regarding grooves will not be in effect at local (first stage) qualifying events in 2010.

How does this effect Minor League and Quest Golf Tour Events?

Our 3 main issues regarding implementation of this expert condition are:

1. Cost and availability of conforming equipment to our members
2. Reduction of field sizes due to lack of conforming equipment if we implement too early
3. Enforcement

Back in October I sent Mike Davis at the USGA an email regarding my concerns in reference to their conforming club database.  I pointed out that the database was essential for implementation of the new groove condition and specifically identified the need for the content to be updated and maintained in such a manner by the USGA that it could be used for compliance and enforcement.  Currently the USGA database is  available only as an online search tool, not in a list format that we would be able to have onsite at check-in or on the first tee.

Based upon the information available at this time The Minor League and Quest Golf Tours will not make a decision to add the groove condition of competition before March 31, 2010.  We will provide players with at least 60 days notice when we decide on the proper time to implement this change.

If you have not already evaluated and devised a plan to make necessary changes to your equipment to make sure it conforms, get on it.  If your plans include Nationwide Tour Monday Qualifiers or PGA Tour Q-School in 2010, make sure your equipment conforms by January 1, 2010 or by the time you tee it up in one of those events.


 

Waiting List?  It's getting to be that time of year again.....
Helpful hints to facilitate a successful, smooth season for all
November 19, 2009

If you checked the website early on the morning of Tuesday November 16th, you would have seen that 28 players were registered to play in the 2-Day event Wednesday-Thursday at Abacoa.  By noon, we had 51 players registered and started a waiting list, and by 6 pm there were 10 players on that list. 

33 players decided to sign up (or at least try to) on the day before the event. 
While this works the majority of the time during the summer (when the courses are empty) during the season it does not. 

You need to register for an event as soon as you know you want to play in it, because this time of year tee times are valuable and scarce.
 

Here is a typical scenario:   The MLGT books 15-20 tee times months in advance. 
2-3 days before the event---the course checks our registered player list and their tee sheet.  If our signup is light, they will start taking back our tee times and booking them with member or public play.  They do this because we can not guarantee the tee times and be charged for rounds not played, and they need to ensure revenue.  Additionally, they charge more to the public AND those players usually spend more money on food, drinks, and merchandise then we do.  So it is easy to understand why filling tee times with those players is more desirable to the golf course.

Our best way to combat this problem is to sign up early.
 If we are full 2-3 days before the event---we may be able to get MORE tee times and have a bigger event.  Otherwise, the longer players wait to register, the greater the chances our field sizes will be reduced!

So, if you know you want to play in a single MLGT event, a single QUEST event or Series, get on the registered player list.  This will help manage and grow the field sizes, resulting in a better tour for the players and stronger relationships with our host courses.


 

Brett Bergeron & Victor Leoni Playoff after Shooting 67
Nick Latimer shot 68 for third, Daniel Balin 4th 
November 24, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Victor Leoni of Miami Shores birdied the first playoff hole Monday to edge Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., in The Minor League Golf Tour event on the West course at Fountains Country Club.

After they tied at four under par 67, Leoni sank a 15-foot birdie putt at the par-5 first hole for the victory. Moments later, Bergeron missed a 10 footer to halve the hole and extend the playoff. Leoni made a
20-foot birdie at the 18th hole to catch Bergeron.

In regulation, each player made six birdies and two bogeys. All of Leoni’s birdies were on the inward nine. He earned $900 from the $5,198 purse. Bergeron had three birdies on each nine. He received $575. It
was Leoni’s third MLGT title.

Nick Latimer was third in his second MLGT event (he finished T4 in his first) and Daniel Balin shot 69 to finish fourth.  7 Players tied for 5th at 70.  Event Results


$260 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins out worth $130 each. 
Brett Bergeron birdied the par-4 second hole and Greg Pace made eagle 2 on the par-4 tenth hole.


2009 Turkey Classic Winner Victor Leoni


Brian Anderson and Brett Bergeron Tie at 6-under par 138

Darkness prevents playoff, Brian Anderson (left) and  Brett Bergeron (right) declared Co-Champions
November 19, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Brian Anderson of Rochester, Ill., and Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., were declared co-champions in The Minor League Golf Tour event Thursday when darkness prevented a playoff at Abacoa Golf Club.

They had tied at six under par 138, then had to wait for first round leader Eric Cole of Orlando to finish. Cole, who shot 66 Wednesday, failed to convert on a greenside sand save opportunity and bogeyed the 36th hole for 73-139.  He tied for third among 56 players.

In regulation, Anderson also bogeyed the par-4 18th from a greenside bunker for 67. Less than 30 minutes later, Bergeron holed a 25-foot chip shot from right of the green for a closing birdie and a 4-under par 68 to tie Anderson.

Anderson and Bergeron each made 11 birdies and five bogeys and earned $1,600 apiece from the $13,655 purse.  Bergeron, the Q-School contest 1 winner has 16 MLGT titles, Anderson three and Cole one, on Aug. 28. 

Rich Hanna, Jimmy Hazen, Greg O'Mahony and Tim Turpen joined Cole in a five way tie for third place followed by Johnny Bloomfied who finished solo eighth at 4-under par 140.

Kyle Hartlob shot 72 to win the second day shootout worth $300.   Event Results

$360 in the Skins Pot, Paul Bondeson birdie the first hole to win the only skin.


Eric Cole leads November 2-Day after opening with 66

Pierre-Henri Soero, David Smith and Taylor Stewart 2 back at 4-under par 68, 3 players shoot 69
November 18, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Eric Cole fired a 6-under par 66 Wednesday to take a two shot lead into the final round of the November 2-Day at Abacoa Golf Club.  Pierre-Henri Soero, David Smith and Taylor Stewart are tied for second at 4-under par 68, followed by Chris Damiano, Rich Hanna and Jimmy Hazen at 3-under par 69.  30 player are at 74 or better.

$370 in the Skins Pot, Kyle Moore eagled the par-5 tenth hole to get it all.


Brian Lamberti Only Player Under 70, Wins First MLGT Event

Rich Hanna is 2 back at 70 (solo 2nd)  Mike Adamson and Craig Matheson tie for third with 72
November 16, 2009

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Brian Lamberti of Granite Springs, N.Y., fired a four under par 68 Monday at the Santa Lucia River Club for his first victory on the Minor League Golf Tour. Lamberti made three birdies on each nine and a double bogey at the par-5 10th hole. He earned $700 from the $3,270 purse.

Rich Hanna, who went 23 holes in his 3 round Match against Justin Peters during last weeks Match Play event, was second at 2-under par 70.  Mike Adamson and Craig Matheson tied for third at even par 72 followed by Krister Eriksson of Sweden and Matthew Myskowski of nearby Palm City at 1-over par 73.

The MLGT’s 134th tournament of the year drew 27 starters. Next on the schedule is a 36-hole tournament Wednesday and Thursday at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter.  Event Results

$170 in the Skins Pot, 6 skins out worth $28.34 each.  Daniel Balin eagled the second hole, Tyler Neff made 2 on the par-3 ninth hole, Carl Hays birdied the twelfth hole, Tim Hoss made birdie on fifteen, Brian Lamberti birdied the sixteenth hole and Mike Banzhoff made birdie three on the eighteenth hole.


Jason Caron and John Stoltz Playoff at 2-under par 69

Martin Catalioto's 70 earns solo third, Brett Bergeron, Johnny Bloomfield and Nick Latimer shoot 71
November 13, 2009


PLANTATION, Fla. – Jason Caron of Jupiter won The Minor League Golf Tour event Friday when John Stoltz of Middletown, N.Y., made his only bogey of the day on the second playoff hole.

After they tied at two under par 69 on the East course at Jacaranda Country Club, Caron and Stoltz halved the 10th hole with par-4s.  On the next hole, Stoltz, who has 2 victories and 15 top 5 finishes on the MLGT, failed to get up and down on the par-5 after missing the green in regulation.

In regulation, Caron made two birdies and a bogey on each nine and Stoltz birdied the ninth and 12th holes.  Caron received $700, Stoltz $500, from the $4,028 purse.  It was Caron’s second MLGT victory.  He played on the PGA Tour in 2000, 2002-03 and 2006, and on the Nationwide Tour in 2001-02 and since 2004.

Martin Catalioto finished third, a shot out of the playoff at 1-under par 70.  Event Results

$260 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $65 each.  Carl Hays birdied the fourth hole, Juan Aller made eagle 2 on the par-4 fifth hole, Jason Caron made 2 on the par-3 eighth hole and Kyle Moore made 2 on the par-3 13th hole.

Greg O'Mahony Knocks Out both Former Champs to win the Third Annual MLGT/Quest Match Play Championship
Number 1 seed Steve LeBrun and last years winner Lytle eliminated in the Morning matches
November 12, 2009



PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Greg O’Mahoney of Tequesta won his second Minor League Golf Tour title Thursday, beating former champion Justin Peters of Stuart 2 and 1 in the finals of the third annual MLGT/Quest Match Play Championship on the Estate course at PGA National.

O’Mahoney, seeded 27th among 32 players after qualifying Monday with 74, won the first two holes with birdies and was never caught. Peters pulled to within a hole three times, winning the fourth with birdie, the seventh with par and the 15th with birdie. But each time, O’Mahoney won the next hole though he never led by more than two.

Each player had to win four matches in three days to reach the finals. In the semifinals Thursday morning, O’Mahoney beat defending champion Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge, 3 and 1, and Peters ousted qualifying medalist Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach, 2-up. Peters won the Match Play in 2007, Lytle last year. LeBrun qualified at nine under par 63 on Monday.

O’Mahoney’s first MLGT title was on Sept. 8 at Bear Lakes. He was graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Davie in May and won the Palm Beach County Open in June before turning pro in July. He earned $2,500 from the $15,600 purse Thursday. Peters received $1,500, Lytle and LeBrun $1,000 apiece.  Final Results  |  Final Brackets


The Final Four  -  2009 Match Play Championship

Steve LeBrun Justin Peters Jimmy Lytle Greg O'Mahony


Mike Sanfilippo Shoots 63, loses to LeBrun's 11 birdie 62

Afternoon matches result in the final four!
November 11, 2009
Top seed Steve LeBrun moved on in a awesome display of golf that resulted in a 1 up win over Mike Sanfilippo.  LeBrun shot 29 on the front nine to Sanfilippo's 32 and took a 3 up lead to the back nine.  LeBrun birdied 14 to go to 3 up with four to play when Sanfilippo birdied 15, 16, 17 and 18 to force LeBrun to make a 5 foot birdie putt on 18 for the win.

Last year's Match Play Champion Jimmy Lytle birdied 4, 6, 8 and 14 to win his match over Tyler Neff 4 and 3.

Greg O'Mahony birdied 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to go 2 up on Jerry Tucker who birdied 11 and thirteen to get to 1 down with five to play.  O'Mahony birdied sixteen and seventeen to win the match 2 and 1.

2007 Match Play Champion Justin Peters and Rich Hanna went 23 holes.  Peters birdied 1, Hanna birdied the par-3 third hole (for the second time today) then eagled the par-5 fifth.  They traded birdies at seven, Peters bogeyed nine putting Hanna 2 up.  Hanna then birdied 11 to go 3 up before Peters birdied 13 and 14 to get it 1 down with four to play.  Hanna birdied 16 to go 2 up with 2 to play.  Peters made a tap in birdie at 17 and drained a 15 foot eagle putt on 18 to force OT.  Hanna was 5 feet for birdie on 18.  After both players parred 1, 2, 3, and 4, Peters made birdie on 5 to win the 23 hole match.


 



Match 2 Results (Wednesday Morning)

Wet conditions are the story as the sweet 16 battle it out
  

Top seed Steve LeBrun moved on after winning his second match 4 and 3 over Daniel Balin.  LeBrun and Balin traded birdies at the first hole but LeBrun took control of the match when he birdied 7 and 8 to get to four up.

Rich Hanna made four birdies on the front nine and cruised to victory over Chris Damiano 7 and 5.  Matt LeConche and 2008 Match Play Champ Jimmy Lytle made it to the sixteenth hole before Lytle won 3 and 2.

Justin Peters was 1 down through five holes after Martin Vikstrom made eagle on the par-5 fifth hole.  They both birdied six, Peters won 7 and birdied nine and 10 to go two up.  He won the match 4 and 3.

Ben Hartman and Mike Sanfilippo had a hard fought battle.  Sanfilippo shot 33, Hartman 34, on the front nine then they both birdied 11.  A bogey by Hartman and another birdie by Sanfilippo gave him the win 2 and 1.

Jerry Tucker saw his 3 up lead after seven holes vanish when Tim Turpen birdied 7, 8 and 11.  Tim added another at 15 to go 1 up with three to play before Jerry Tucker birdied 16, holed out for eagle on 17 from 96 yards and birdied 18 to win 2 up.

Tyler Neff birdied the first and 5th holes to go 2 up before Michael Conners birdied 7, 9, 11 and won 12 to bring the match back to even.   Neff birdied 16 and held on for a 1 up win.


5 of the Top 10 seeds fall in Match 1
Top seed Steve LeBrun and 2007 & 2008 Match Play Winners Justin Peters & Jimmy Lytle advance
November 10, 2009

PALM BEACH GARDENS – Top seed Steve LeBrun needed sixteen holes to close out #32 seed Victor Leoni on Tuesday in the 3rd Annual Match Play Championship.  LeBrun and Leoni were AS through 9 holes before LeBrun pulled away. 

Last year's runner-up Tim Turpen never trailed in his match with Braden List although List made him earn it when he brought the match to 1 down with four to play. 

Martin Catalioto was 2 up with five holes to play when Michael Connors birdied 14, 15 and 16 to take control of the match.

Dustin Cone birdied his first two holes and shot 33 on the front nine, but Greg O'Mahoney shot 32 on the front and added two more birdies on the back nine to win 2 and 1.

Third Seed Yohann Benson watched #30 seed Jerry Tucker putt the ball only 23 times as he made 8 birdies and won the match 4 and 2.

Matt LeConche was 3 up with 3 holes to play before Jimmy Hazed won the 16th, 17th and 18th holes to send the match into extra holes before LeConche saved face with a 20th hole win.

2008 Match Play Champion Jimmy Lytle birdie the eighteenth hole to win his match over Brian Anderson 1 up.  Anderson had birdied 14 and 15 to square up the match.

Danny Balin eagled the par-5 fifth hole to bring his match with Kyle Moore back to even then birdied six to take the lead for good.  Four consecutive birdies on 13, 14, 15 and 16 closed out the match 4 & 2.

Ben Hartman was four down after nine holes to Alex Messiqua and 2 down with three to play before he won three straight holes to win the match 1 up.

Zac Oakley and Martin Vikstrom fought back and fourth all day with neither player ever obtaining a lead greater than 1 up, the score that Vikstrom won the match with.

Garrett Engel fought back with 2 two's on his card, but 2007 Match Play Champion and Q-School Contest 2 winner Justin Peters birdied 5, 6, 7, 9, and 12 on his way to a 4 and 3 win.


2009 Match Play Field Set, Top 32 Led by Steve LeBrun's 63
49 players attempted to qualify for the top 32 in windy, wet conditions
November 9, 2009


PALM BEACH GARDENS – Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach fired a nine under par 63 to earn medalist honors Monday in qualifying for the third annual Minor League Golf Tour Match Play Championship. Playing the Estate course at PGA National, LeBrun bogeyed the par-4 second hole, eagled the par-5 fifth and made eight birdies.

A conditional player on the Nationwide Tour, LeBrun plays Victor Leoni of Miami Shores in the opening round Tuesday. Leoni was the 32nd qualifier with 76. Two more rounds are scheduled Wednesday, then the semifinals and finals Thursday. The winner will receive $2,500 from the $15,600 purse.

Overall, LeBrun has 13 MLGT victories since September, 2007, three this year.

Last year's winner Jimmy Lytle shot 74 to grab the #23 seed and 2007 Match Play Champion and 2009 Q-School Contest 2 winner Justin Peters is the 4th seed.

$280 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins out worth $93.34 each.  
Martin Catalioto made 2 on three, Romain Barbey made birdie on seven and Tyler Neff birdied sixteen.
 
The Top 32 Seeds Qualifying Scores 
63 - #1 Steve LeBrun

68 - #2
Eric Cole
68 - #3
Yohann Benson
68 - #4
Justin Peters
68 - #5
Rich Hanna

69 - #6
Dustin Cone

70 - #7
Jimmy Hazen
70 - #8
Ben Hartman

71 - #9
Mike San Filippo
71 - #10
Brian Anderson
71 - #11
Brian Lamberti
71 - #12
Chris Damiano

72 - #13
Martin Vikstrom
72 - #14 Braden List
72 - #15
Martin Catalioto
73 - #16 Kyle Moore
73 - #17 Daniel Balin
73 - #18
Michael Connors
73 - #19
Tim Turpen
73 - #20
Zac Oakley

74 - #21
Chad Bouchard
74 - #22
Romain Barbey
74 - #23 Jimmy Lytle
74 - #24
David Schuster
74 - #25
Alex Messiqua
74 - #26
Matt LeConche
74 - #27
Greg O'Mahony

75 - #28 Josh Hart
75 - #29
Garett Engel
75 - #30
Jerry Tucker
75 - #31
Tyler Neff

76 - #32
Victor Leoni
* ties were broken by scorecard matching, starting on 18 working back


Ben Boudreau, Terry Burke, Kirk Hanefeld, Warren Jurkowitz, and Ken Martin Advance to Champions Tour Q-School Finals
78 players will tee it up at TPC Scottsdale November 17-20, 12 will gain some level of status
November 7, 2009


ORLANDO, Fla. – Kirk Hanefeld was medalist, Terry Burke, who turned pro this fall tied for second, Warren Jurkowitz finished T6,  Ben Boudreau T11 and Ken Martin ended up tied for thirteenth.

Warren Jurkowitz

Ken Martin

Ben Boudreau

Kirk Hanefeld

Terry Burke

Both Jurkowitz and Martin (top row) have won on The Minor League Golf Tour and the other three have had multiple second place finishes.  Hanefeld has played over 40 Champions Tour events during the past four seasons. 

78 players will tee it up at TPC Scottsdale November 17-21, 2009.   They will play 72 holes with no cut.  The top 5 will earn full exempt status on the 2010 Champions Tour and the next 7 will have conditional exempt status.  Player finishing in the top 30 will be able to apply for Champions Tour Associate Membership, which will afford them the opportunity to enter 2010 Champions Tour weekly Event Qualifiers.

Congratulations and Good Luck!

 

Ryan Armour's 66 Good For a 1 Shot Win in First MLGT Start

Randy Leen & Jimmy Lytle tie for second at 4-under par 67,  Gavin Dear & Rich Hanna shoot 68
November 5, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Ryan Armour of Jupiter birdied the last two holes Thursday to earn the victory in his first start on the Minor League Golf Tour.  Armour posted a five under par 66 on the West course at Fountains Country Club to win by one stroke. He also birdied Nos. 2, 7 and 13 and did not make a bogey, earning $900 from the $5,435 purse.  Armour has spent 5 of his ten years as a professional on the PGA and Nationwide Tours.

Nearly as decisive for Armour as the closing birdies was a par at the 210-yard 16th hole which was playing into a stiff wind, according to tournament director Jimmy Jones. That’s because the two players who tied for second at 67 both bogeyed the par-3 16th. Both Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge and Randy Leen of Dayton, Ohio, had five birdies and no
other bogeys.  Both also birdied the par-4 17th and parred the 18th.

Gavin Dear and Rich Hanna tied for fourth at 3-under par 68 followed by a half dozen players who shot 70.  Ten of the 44 players in the field will be teeing it up at 2nd stage of PGA Tour Q-School starting November 18th.
 Event Results

$250 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins out worth $125 each.  
Brett Bergeron birdied the fourth hole and Keir McNicoll made 2 on the par-3 fifth hole.


Justin Hicks wins by 1 while staying sharp for Q-School

Mike Adamson and Dan McCarthy (also heading to 2nd stage) tied for second at 6-under par 66
November 3, 2009

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Justin Hicks, a past champion on the Nationwide Tour, used his home field advantage Tuesday to earn his 21st victory on the Minor League Golf Tour with a seven under par 65 at the Links at Madison Green.

Hicks, who turned 35 a week ago, played bogey-free golf with birdies at Nos. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 17 and 18.  He earned $800 from the $4,620 purse. Hicks, who has a home near the 17th hole, won the Nationwide Tour’s Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic in Clarksburg, Ontario, last year.  He is exempt to second stage of Q-School and on the 2010 Nationwide tour via his 52nd place finish on the 2009 money list. 

Hicks and 40 other players with MLGT experience will attempt to get to the PGA Tour by advancing through second stage, which is starts November 18th at six different venues throughout the United States.  The PGA Tour Qualifying School Finals will be at Bear Lakes in West Palm Beach, December 2nd-7th, which is Justin Hicks home course. 

Tied for second at 66 among 37 starters were Mike Adamson of Waynesburg, Pa., seven birdies and a bogey, and Dan McCarthy of Syracuse, N.Y., who had six birdies, three on each nine.  McCarthy advanced to second stage after finishing T18 at Cypresswood Golf Club in Spring, Texas during first stage last month.  

Jimmy Lytle, Jimmy Hazen, Randy Leen, Dustin Cone, and Sunny Kim all shot 69 to finish in a five way tie for fourth.  Leen, Cone and Kim have also advanced to second stage.
 
Event Results

$210 in the Skins Pot, 1 skin out worth $210.  
Sunny Kim made eagle 3 on the par-5 eighth hole.


Sandro Piaget's 67 makes it 3 First Time Pro wins in a Row!
Braden List won 1st Pro event Friday and Gavin Dear won 1st Pro event Wednesday
November 2, 2009


JUPITER, Fla. – Sandro Piaget birdied seven of his first 11 holes Monday and held on to win on the Minor League Golf Tour at Abacoa Golf Club with a five under par 67. After he birdied Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10 and 11, Piaget cooled off a bit and bogeyed the 12th and 13th holes before a birdie-bogey finish.

It was Piaget’s third MLGT title, his first as a pro. Piaget won twice as an amateur in 2007, on Feb. 19 at the Florida Club and March 26 at Martin Downs, both in Martin County. He earned $900 from the $5,155 purse.

Tied for second at 68 among 43 starters were Sunny Kim of New York City, who had a eagle, four birdies and two bogeys, and Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., who made five birdies on the front nine and one bogey.  Each received $550.   
Event Results

$260 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins out worth $86.67 each.   
Martin Vikstrom made eagle at the par-5 second hole, Sunny Kim made eagle 3 on the par-5 tenth hole and Jeff Dennis made birdie on the fourteenth hole.


Braden List wins Playoff over Manuel Relancio with Birdie

List and Relancio fire 4-under par 68's, Jimmy Lytle & Wednesday's winner Gavin Dear shoot 69
October 30, 2009

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Braden List of Boynton Beach birdied the first playoff hole Friday to earn his first victory as a professional golfer, the Minor League Golf Tour event at Ocean Breeze Golf Club.

List and Argentine Manuel Relancio tied at four under par 68.  In the playoff, List was just sort of the green in two at the par-5 first hole, chipped to three feet and made the putt for the victory. In regulation, List had six birdies and two bogeys, Relancio an eagle, four birdies and a pair of bogeys.

Jimmy Lytle and Wednesday's winner Gavin Dear tied for third at 3-under par 69 followed by J.C. Deacon, Garrett Engel, Warren Jurkowitz and Justin Regier who tied for fifth at 2-under par 70.  Nine players shot 71.  
Event Results

$270 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins out worth $90 each.  
Manuel Relancio made eagle 3 on the par-5 fourth hole, Scott Ford made 2 on the par-3 eighth hole and JC Deacon made birdie on seventeen.


6-Man Playoff goes 3 Holes, Gavin Dear Picks up 1st Pro Win

Dear, AJ Broderick, Ronnie Davis, JC Deacon, Ken Martin and John Stoltz all shoot 67
October 28, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Gavin Dear of Scone, Scotland, made an 18-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole Wednesday at Hillcrest Country Club to be the last player standing in a six-man playoff as he earned his first Minor League Golf Tour victory.  Dear overcame a double bogey on the par-4 second hole with seven birdies, at Nos. 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14 and 15, for a five under par 67.  He earned $725 from the $4,080 purse.

Eliminated in the playoff were, in order: Ronnie Davis, Miami Lakes, bogey-5, first hole; A.J. Broderick, Sunny Isles, and John Stoltz, Middletown, N.Y., bogey-5s, second hole; and Ken Martin, Wellington, and JC Deacon, Toronto, Ontario, par-3s, third hole.  Broderick made eight birdies and three bogeys, one at the 18th hole; Stoltz, Davis and Deacon had seven birdies and two bogeys; and Martin, six birdies and a bogey.

The MLGT’s 127th tournament this year drew 34 entries. The final event of the month, and 550th since the West Palm Beach based mini-tour began in August, 2004, is scheduled Friday at Ocean Breeze GC in Boca Raton.  
Event Results

$220 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins out worth $110 each.  
Jim Karr birdied eleven and Ken Martin birdied twelve.


Adam Adams birdies 17 & 18 to win by 1 over Terry Burke

Burke picks up solo second place in 2nd event as a professional, Six players tied for third
October 26, 2009

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Adam Adams of Coconut Creek birdied the last two holes Monday for a 68 and his second victory on the Minor League Golf Tour. He made three birdies and a bogey on the front nine, had seven pars in a row, then birdied 17 and 18 for the win on the Estate course at PGA National. Adams earned $500 from the $2,550 purse.  His first MLGT title was on Aug. 17 at Hillcrest CC in Hollywood.

Terry Burke of Bethesda, Md., birdied the 18th hole and was second with 69 on four birdies, two on each nine, and a bogey.  Burke turned pro last week.  
Event Results

$200 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins out worth $100 each.
Jacob Korb eagled the par-5 fifth hole and Kyle Moore made 2 on the par-3 fourteenth hole.


Mike Auterson wins Fall Classic by 1 over Scott Berliner

David Clodfelter finishes solo third, Eric Cole and Jason Caron tie for fourth
October 22, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Mike Auterson of Milford, Ohio, birdied the 16th and 17th holes Thursday to pull out a one-stroke victory in a Minor League Golf Tour event at Abacoa Golf Club. Auterson edged Scott Berliner of Albany, N.Y., 139 to 140.  Both parred the 18th, a par-4.

Auterson scored 68-71 with five birdies each round, one bogey Wednesday, a double bogey and two bogeys Thursday. Berliner posted 67-73 with 10 birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey in 36 holes.  Auterson earned $1,500, Berliner $1,150, from the $8,790 purse.

It was Auterson’s second MLGT victory following one in an 18-hole event April 25, 2008 at the Country Club of Miami.

The MLGT’s 125th tournament of the year had 37 starters. On next week’s schedule are three 18-hole tourneys, Monday on the Estate course at PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens; Wednesday at Hillcrest CC, Hollywood; and Friday at Ocean Breeze GC, Boca Raton.


MLGT 2009 leading money winner David Clodfelter (73-68)  was third after firing the only round under 70 on day two followed by Eric Cole and Jason Caron at two under par 142.

In the second day shootout David Smith and Sandro Piaget spilt the $240 pot $120 a piece after shooting even par 72.  
Event Results

$200 in the Day 2 Skins Pot, 6 skins out worth $33.34 each.  
Alfredo Adrian eagled the par-5 second hole, Victor Leoni made birdie on five, Jason Caron birdied six and Eric Cole made 3 on nine.  Tim Turpen eagled the par-5 tenth hole and Warren Jurkowitz birdied the par-4 eighteenth hole.



Scott Berliner Leads by 1 over Auterson after Opening 67

Mike Auterson 68, Eric Cole 69, Ken Martin 70, Alfredo Adrian 71, and 3 players at 72
October 21, 2009

$230 in the Day 1 Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $57.50 each.  Scott Berliner birdied one, Greg O-Mahony birdied seven, Liz Janangelo made 2 on eight and Keir McNicoll birdied the par-4 ninth


Ken Martin picks up 1st MLGT with 3-under par 68

Tom Carter and Warren Jurkowitz tie for second 1 back, Frank Michel finishes solo fourth with 70
October 19, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Ken Martin of Wellington fired a three under par 68 on the West course at Fountains Country Club on Monday to earn his first Minor League Golf Tour title. He made five birdies and two bogeys and earned $550 from the $2,160 purse.

Martin is a teaching professional at Village Golf Club in Royal Palm Beach where one of his students was Englishman Sandy Lyle, a former British Open and Masters champion. Martin spent several months earlier this year caddying for Lyle on the Champions Tour.

Tom Carter and Warren Jurkowitz both carded 2-under par 69's to tie for second place and Frank Michel from France was fourth at 1-under par 70. 
Event Results

$100 in the Skins Pot, 7 skins out worth $14.29 each.  Ken Martin picked up 3 skins with birdies on two, ten and fourteen, Warren Jurkowitz made birdie on four, Scott Hawley made birdie on eleven and Tom Carter birdied tweleve.


Dan McCarthy wins Quest event with 7-under par 65

Jason Caron's 67 good enough for solo second, Brett Bergeron, Chris Miller and Zac Oakley shot 68
October 15, 2009


PALM CITY, Fla. – Dan McCarthy of Syracuse, N.Y., fired a seven under par 65 on Thursday at Hammock Creek Golf Club to win a Quest Division tournament on the Minor League Golf Tour.  Starting at the 10th hole, McCarthy did not make a bogey and birdied numbers 12, 13, 17, 1, 2, 3 and 9.
 
Quest events have higher entry fees and a different payout structure than regular MLGT tournaments.  The standard Quest event pays one-third of the field, not one-half like the MLGT, with more money at the top and last place (before ties) being equal to the entry fee. 

McCarthy has won two MLGT events, both at Abacoa GC in Jupiter, on Oct. 21, 2008, and earlier this year, on Jan. 29.  He received $1,300 from the $6,625 purse for his Quest Tour victory here. 

Jason Caron's 5-under par 67 put him in solo second place.  Brett Bergeron, Chris Miller and Zac Oakley shot 68 followed by Mike Auterson with 3-under par 69.  Event Results

The Minor League and Quest Tours have played 545 tournaments since August, 2004. Two events are slated next week, Monday at Fountains CC-West, Lake Worth, and Wednesday-Thursday at Abacoa.


$240 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $60 each.  David Smith made 3 on the par-5 second hole, Brett Bergeron birdied five, Peter Laws made 2 on the par-3 sixth hole and Justin Peters made eagle on the par-5


Four Man Playoff at PGA National Estate Course Goes 2 Holes
Brett Bergeron, Randy Leen, Zac Oakley and Dan Olsen all shot 6-under par 66
October 14, 2009

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., scored a par-4 on the second playoff hole Wednesday to earn his 15th career Minor League Golf Tour title, his second this month.

Bergeron outlasted Randy Leen of Dayton, Ohio, after they halved the first extra hole with birdies. Bergeron two-putted from six feet for the win. Leen had hit his second shot into the back bunker, blasted out but missed his par putt from six feet.

Bergeron, Leen, Zac Oakley of Lewes, Del., and Dan Olsen of East Lansing, Mich., had tied at six under par 66 on the Estate course at PGA National. Oakley and Olsen were eliminated with par-4s on the first extra hole.

In regulation, Bergeron and Oakley each made six birdies. Leen and Olsen had seven birdies and a bogey apiece. Bergeron earned $850 from the $5,000 purse. Leen, Oakley and Olsen each received $500. 
Event Results

$280 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins out worth $56 each.  Jim Fitzpatrick made 2 on the par-3 third hole and Dan McCarthy holed out for eagle twice today on par-4's!  (six and eleven)   Manual Relancio also holed out for eagle on the par-5 ninth hole and Rob Shultz eagled the par-5 eighteenth hole.

Jimmy Lytle and Patrick Hawkins Playoff after firing 5-under par 67's in The Golfsmith Fall Classic
Randy Leen, Braden List, Justin Peters and Tim Turpen tie for third with 4-under par 68's
October 13, 2009

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge birdied the third extra hole Tuesday to earn his third Minor League Golf Tour title in the last two weeks and 17th overall.  Lytle outlasted Patrick Hawkins of
Hobe Sound after they tied at five under par 67 on the Links course at Bear Lakes Country Club.

In the playoff, they halved the first hole with par-4s and the second with birdie-4s. At the par-4 third, Lytle birdied to beat Hawkins’ par.  In regulation, each made six birdies and a bogey. Lytle’s birdies were at Nos. 3, 4, 5, 11, 15 and 17, Hawkins at the third, eighth, 10th, 11th, 15th and 16th holes. Lytle bogeyed No. 14, Hawkins No. 4.

Randy Leen, Braden List, Justin Peters and Tim Turpen tied for third place at 4-under par 68 followed by Leighton Nichols in solo seventh with 3-under par 69.  Event Results

The Golfsmith Fall Classic was the first MLGT event sponsored by Golfsmith which gave each player a $10 cash card to use at their West Palm Beach or Hollywood store.



On Sunday Golfsmith had a 10% off event for The Minor League Golf Tour. 
 

$240 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $60 each.   All skins were tied today.  All the other holes besides four and fourteen had at least 3 birdies.  When all holes are tied, MLGT policy is to distribute the skins money to the least halved hole(s).  Angel Monguzzi and Rob Shultz birdied four and Randy Leen and Leighton Nichols made birdies on fourteen.


A six-under par 66 makes it two in a row for Justin Peters 
Tom Carter, Sunny Kim and Hernan Rey finish a shot back at 5-under par 67
October 7,  2009


JUPITER, Fla. – Justin Peters of Stuart climaxed a bogey-free round with a birdie at the 18th hole Wednesday at Abacoa Golf Club for his second victory in as many days on the Minor League Golf Tour. Earlier in the round, Peters birdied Nos. 2, 3, 5, 7 and 13. He finished with 66, one stroke ahead of a trio of players at 67.

He earned his career record 25th MLGT victory after a playoff at 67 at the Santa Lucia River Club in Port St. Lucie Tuesday, and piled on win number 26 today.  Peters also won the MLGT Q-School Contest 2 earlier this year. 

The 120th MLGT tournament of the year drew 56 starters and returned $6,608 in prize money. Three 18-hole events are scheduled next week.

Tom Carter, Sunny Kim, and Hernan Rey all shot 5-under par 67 to tie for second place. Greg O'Mahony and Eugene Smith tied for fifth at 68 followed by Jimmy Lytle and Jason Caron at 3-under par.  Seven players shot 70.  Event Results

$360 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins out worth $180 each.   Matt LeConche birdied the 1st hole and Sunny Kim made a 90+ foot cross-green bomb for eagle 2 on the par-4 eleventh hole


Justin Peters picks up 25th Win in OT vs Tim Turpen
Mark C. Williams was third with 68, Jacob Korb 4th with 69 and Tom Carter was 5th at 70
October 6,  2009

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Justin Peters of Stuart birdied the first extra hole to earn his career record 25th Minor League Golf Tour title Tuesday. Peters and Tim Turpen of West Palm Beach tied at five under par 67 at the Santa Lucia River Club. After Turpen two-putted from 40 feet, Peters made a five footer for the victory.

In regulation, Peters had seven birdies, none after the 15th hole, and made two  bogeys on the front nine. He earned $625 from the $2,815 purse. Turpen scored five birdies in a bogey-free round, including four on the first five holes. He parred the last eight greens and received $475.

Mark C. Williams was third with 4-under par 68, Jacob Korb came in 4th with 69 and Tom Carter was fifth at 70.  Five players tied for sixth with 71.
  Event Results

$170 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins out worth $34 each.  James Bowen birded six, Mark C. Williams made 2 on the par-3 ninth, Tom Carter eagled the par-5 tenth hole, Dustin Cone made birdie on eleven and Paul Bondeson made 2 on the par-3 seventeenth hole.


Four Consecutive Birdies Drive Matt Abbott to Victory
Adam Adams finished second three shots back at 2-under par 70,  3 players tie for third
October 5,  2009

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Matt Abbott of Endwell, N.Y., made four straight birdies on the inward nine Monday at The Links at Madison Green enroute to a five under par 67 and a three-stroke victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.

After turning in 36 with a bogey at the fourth hole and a birdie at the eighth, Abbott birdied Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14 before finishing with another birdie at the 17th.  It was his 13th MLGT win, his second this year. He earned $600 from the $3,091 purse.

Adam Adams of Coconut Creek took second with 70 on four birdies and two bogeys.  Warren Jurkowitz, Sunny Kim, and Mark C. Williams tied for third at 1-under par 71 followed by Dean Meintjes who was solo fifth with 73.   
Event Results

$140 in the Skins Pot, 7 skins out worth $20 each.  Greg Blackwell birdied the par-5 second hole, Kyle Dobbs made birdie on three, Joe Shaktman made 2 on the par-3 fourth, Victor Leoni birdied seven and ten, Adam Adam made 2 on the par-3 sixteenth hole and Matt Abbott birdied seventeen.


Jimmy Lytle (68) Wins for Second Time This Week!
Yesterday's winner Brett Bergeron finishes 2nd with 69, Kim, Korb and Torrance tie for third with 71
October 2,  2009

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge edged Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., by a shot, 68 to 69, in a Minor League Golf Tour event Friday at North Palm Beach Country Club. Each won an MLGT tournament earlier this week

Lytle made four birdies, the last one at the 17th hole, and one bogey. Bergeron had five birdies and three bogeys but parred the last five holes. Lytle won his 16th MLGT title Wednesday at Jacaranda CC, Bergeron his 14th Thursday at Fountains CC.

Sunny Kim, Jacob Korb, and Matt Torrance all shot even par 71. 
Event Results

$200 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $50 each.  Sunny Kim made birdie on six, Chad Bartlett made birdie on eight, Tom Carter eagled the par-5 thirteenth hole and Matt Abbott made 2 on the par-3 seventeenth hole.


Brett Bergeron wins WholesaleGRIPS.com Shootout with 64!
Jacob Korb is second with 66, Yesterdays winner Jimmy Lytle 3rd with 67, Rich Hanna (68) fourth October 1,  2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., posted a bogey-free round of seven under par 64 Thursday on the West course at Fountains Country Club for his 14th Minor League Golf Tour victory, his 10th this year. Bergeron birdied Nos. 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14 and 15. He earned $750 from the $4,158 purse.

Jacob Korb was solo second at 5-under par 66, followed by yesterday's winner Jimmy Lytle at 4-under par 67 in third place.  Rich Hanna was alone in fourth at 3-under par 68.  Four players shot 69 and five more shot 70.  
Event Results

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$220 in the Skins Pot, 1 skins out worth $220!   
James Bowen made 2 on the par-3 sixteenth hole.


Six Birdies in a row propel Jimmy Lytle to Victory!
Braden List shoots 31 on the back nine for 67, James Bowen and Mark C. Williams tie for third
September 30, 2009

PLANTATION, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge bogeyed the 18th hole but still won by three strokes Wednesday in The Minor League Golf Tour event on the East course at Jacaranda Country Club. During his round Lytle made six consecutive birdies starting at the
ninth hole. He also birdied No. 3 and 6. It was Lytle’s 15th MLGT victory, his 13th since turning pro in July, 2008, and third this month. His 7-under par 64 earned him $750 from the $4,213 purse.

Braden List shot 67 for solo second place with a spectacular 31 on the back nine, followed by James Bowen (34-34) and Mark C. Williams (36-32) at 3-under par 68.  
Event Results

$210 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $52.50 each.  
Juan Weissenberg birdied five, Keno Turnquest birdied twelve, Juan Aller made 2 on thirteen and Martin Vikstrom birdied eighteen.


Smith & Smith Playoff after Shooting 65,  Brandon Wins!
David Smith and Amateur Brandon Smith go one extra hole, Dustin Cone finishes solo third
September 28, 2009

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Amateur Brandon Smith birdied the last three holes for a 65, then the first playoff hole for the win Monday, his second on the Minor League Golf Tour. Brandon Smith outlasted David Smith (no relation) of Ruston, La., a winner of three MLGT events.

In addition to birdies on the last three holes of regulation and the first playoff hole, Brandon Smith made four birdies on the front nine of a bogey-free round on the North course at Quail Ridge Country Club.  David Smith birdied his first three holes, then four straight, Nos. 7
through 10, bogeyed the 11th and birdied the 16th.

In the playoff, Brandon Smith reached the first green in two and waited as David Smith missed the green, chipped on and sank a nine-foot par putt. Then Brandon Smith made a seven footer for birdie and the win. Brandon Smith received a $700 merchandise certificate, David Smith $500 in cash from the $3,678 purse.

Brandon Smith, 27, a West Palm Beach insurance agent, clamed his only other MLGT title May 10, 2007, at Miami Shores, also in a playoff. He has contended in many Palm Beach County Golf Association events, winning twice, including the Stroke Play Championship in May at Banyan Golf Club.  Smith just made it through PGA Tour pre-qualifying and can continue on as an amateur until the final stage of PGA Tour Qualifying year where he would have to forfeit his amateur status to compete.  Good Luck Brandon!  
Event Results

$170 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $42.50 each.   Jason Caron birdied four, Warren Jurkowitz birdied five, Sunny Kim made eagle on sixteen and Mike Sanfilippo made birdie on the eighteenth hole.


64 Shots for Jimmy Lytle, 3 More for LeBrun and King
Steve LeBrun and Marvin King tie for second at 5-under par 67, List and Jurkowitz shoot 68
September 25, 2009

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge birdied the last four holes Friday to pull out a victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.  After birdies on the first two holes, Lytle added two more at Nos. 4 and 13, then finished with birdies at 15, 16 17 and 18 in a bogey-free round.  It was his 14th MLGT win overall, his 12th since turning pro in July, 2008, and the second this month.  He eared $600 from the $2,975 purse.

Steve LeBrun and Marvin King tied for second place at 5-under par 67 followed by Warren Jurkowitz and Braden List at 4-under par 68.  List had a hole-in-one on the par-3 fourth hole.  It was the second of the week and the fourth this month on the MLGT.  
Event Results

$150 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $37.50 each.   Brett Bergeron made 2 on eight, Steve LeBrun made birdie on ten and eagle on thirteen and Marc Mazza made birdie on the seventeenth hole.


Justin Peters Wins for 2nd Time This Week, 24th MLGT Title
Steve LeBrun and Jimmy Lytle tie for second at 3-under par 68
September 23, 2009

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Q-School Contest 2 winner Justin Peters of Stuart earned his career record 24th Minor League Golf Tour victory Wednesday, his second this week, with a four under par 67 at the North Palm Beach Country Club.  Peters birdied Nos. 3, 6, 9, 11 and 13 and bogeyed the par-3 15th hole. He earned $650 from the $3,368 purse.

Coincidentally, in his win Monday at Abacoa Golf Club, Peters beat Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach on the third playoff hole after they tied at 69.  LeBrun just missed another playoff Wednesday, finishing bogey-birdie at 17 and 18, tied for second at 68 with Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge, who bogeyed 17 and parred 18.

Wayne De Hass, Tommy Parker, and Q-School Contest 1 winner Brett Bergeron tied for fourth place with 1-under par 70's.  
Event Results

$170 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $42.50 each.   Brett Bergeron birdied two, Adam Adams birdied twelve, Tommy Parker birdied fourteen and Chad Bartlett made 2 on the par-3 seventeenth hole.

Randy Leen Fires -7 under par 65 to Win by 1 Over Ken Duke
Leen aced the par-3 thirteenth hole, Duke makes nine birdies, Dustin Cone finishes third
September 22, 2009




WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A hole-in-one (on shot pictured above) vaulted Randy Leen of Dayton, Ohio, to the victory Tuesday in a Quest Golf Tour event on the Links course at Bear Lakes Country Club. Leen edged PGA Tour veteran Ken Duke of Palm City, 65 to 66.
 
Leen aced the 200-yard 13th hole with a 4-iron and added five birdies.  Duke made nine birdies, a bogey and a double bogey. Leen earned $1,050, Duke $700, from the $4,785 purse.

Dustin Cone shot 67 to finish third followed by Steve LeBrun and Tommy Parker at 69.
 

The Quest Golf Tour is owned and operated by Shootpar Enterprises, LLC, the parent company of The Minor League Golf Tour and gives players the opportunity to play for more money with the payout weighted to the top of the field.   The majority of the Quest Golf Tour Events pay at least 1/3 of the field, with last place earning at least the amount of the entry fee.

In November the Quest Golf Tour will host the Match Play Championship at PGA National's Estate Course.  Click here for Match Play Details. 

The next Quest Tour event is at Hammock Creek on October 15th. 
 Event Results

$210 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins out worth $105 each.   Tommy Parker eagled the par-5 eleventh hole and Randy Leen made 1 at the par-3 fourth.


Q-School Contest 2 Winner Justin Peters Wins Playoff
Friday's winner Steve LeBrun and Peters go three extra holes
September 21, 2009


JUPITER, Fla. – Justin Peters birdied the third playoff hole to outlast Steve LeBrun and win his Minor League Golf Tour record 23rd title Monday. They had tied at three under par 69 at Abacoa Golf Club.

After they halved the par-4 third hole with birdies from 10 and 6 feet and both missed birdie opportunities from about 15 feet at the par-3 fourth before Peters sank a three footer for birdie and the win at the par-4 fifth. Moments earlier, LeBrun had missed his chance for birdie from 25 feet. In regulation, Peters made three birdies, LeBrun five birdies and two bogeys.

Peters, of Stuart, had shared the MLGT record of 20 wins with Justin Hicks of Royal Palm Beach, now a regular on the Nationwide Tour, during a stretch when he won five times in a five-week period during June and July. LeBrun, of West Palm Beach, earned his 13th MLGT title last Friday.   


Amateur Brandon Smith who just made it through PGA Tour pre-qualifying, tied for third with Adam Adams.  Smith can continue on as an amateur until the final stage at Bear Lakes later this year where he would have to forfeit his amateur status to compete.  Event Results

$200 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins out worth $40 each.   Greg O'Mahony made 2 on the par-3 fourth hole, Brett Bergeron made birdie on seven, Victor Leoni made 2 on the par-3 eighth hole, Jason Caron made 2 on the par-3 thirteenth hole and Morton Orveland birdied eighteen.


Steve LeBrun shoots 68 for two shot win at Woodmont
Adam Adams, Chase Carroll, and Tom Carter tie for second at 2-under par 70
September 18, 2009

TAMARAC, Fla. – Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach fired a four under par 68 Friday at Woodmont Country Club to earn his 13th Minor League Golf Tour win.  He made three birdies and a bogey on each nine of the Cypress course and earned $425 from the $1,125 purse.  Adam Adams, Chase Carroll and Tom Carter tied for second place at 2-under par 70.  Joe Shaktman was fifth with 71.  Event Results

$50 in the Skins Pot, 8 skins out worth $6.25 each.   Adam Adams birdied three, six and seven, Tom Carter eagled eight plus birdied four and eleven, Steve LeBrund birdied ten and Mark Williams birdied twelve.


Matt Abbott, Jason Caron, and Matt Torrance Playoff
Monday's winner Brett Bergeron finishes fourth, seven players tie for fifth
September 17, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Jason Caron saved par on the fifth playoff hole Thursday to earn his first victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.  Caron, 37, of Jupiter outlasted Matt Abbott of Endwell, N.Y., and Matt Torrance of East Lyme, Conn., after they tied at three under par 69 at The Falls Country Club.

After Torrance was eliminated when he bogeyed the first extra hole, a par-4, Caron and Endwell matched birdie-4s, par-4s and bogey-4s on the next three holes. At the par-4 fifth, Caron got up-and-down from a greenside bunker for the win. Abbott missed his par putt after hitting his second shot over the green.

Caron was bogey-free in regulation with three birdies, Abbott made six birdies and three bogeys and Torrance eagled the par-5 eighth hole and added five birdies and four bogeys. Caron, who has played most of the past decade on the Nationwide Tour, earned $750 from the $4,099 purse.  Abbott and Torrance got $500 apiece.

Monday's winner Brett Bergeron was fourth at 2-under par 70 followed by 7 players that tied for fifth place at 71. 
Event Results

$210 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins out worth $52.50 each.  
Jacob Korb birdied the fifth hole, Chris Damiano made birdie on seven, Victor Leoni birdied nine and Jason Caron birdied twelve.


Q-School Contest 1 Winner Brett Bergeron Shoots 62!
Jason Caron & Tom Carter tie for second at 6-under par 66, Jacob Korb & Steve LeBrun shoot 67

September 14, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., made four straight birdies on the front nine Monday enroute to a 10 under par 62 for his 13th Minor League Golf Tour title.

Bergeron won by four strokes on the South course at Fountains Country Club with birdies at Nos. 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15 and 18.  He earned $700 from the $3,568 purse.

Brett won the first Q-School contest back in June and will be playing in the first stage during the second half of October.  Good luck, Brett!

Jason Caron and Tom Carter both shot 6-under par 66 to finish in a tie for second place followed by Jacob Korb and Steve LeBrun at 5-under par 67.  Seven players tied for sixth place at 2-under par 70, with 18 of 30 players (60% of the field) shooting even par or better.


Event Results

$180 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins out worth $36 each.  
Tom Carter eagled the par-5 fifth and fifteenth holes, Jason Caron holed out for eagle 2 on the par-4 ninth hole, Victor Leoni eagled the par-5 twelfth hole and Jim Karr made a hole in one with a 7-iron on the par-3 thirteenth hole.

Mark Williams Sets New Course Record at CC of Miami
His 6-under par 64 earned him a victory, a course record and $100 from CC of Miami

September 11, 2009




HIALEAH, Fla. – Mark C. Williams of South Africa fired a six under par 64 Friday to establish the initial course record on the recently renovated East course at the Country Club of Miami. In earning his first Minor League Golf Tour victory, Williams made three birdies on
each nine (Nos. 1, 7, 8, 12, 14 and 16) to finish four strokes ahead of the runner-up, Eddie Peckels of Pinehurst, North Carolina. Peckels had seven birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey. Williams earned $550, Peckels $450, from the $2,500 purse.

Hector Zapata of Weston, made a long birdie putt on 18 to shoot 1-under par 69 and finish solo third followed by yesterdays winner Jimmy Lytle in fourth at 70 and Andrew Giuliani in fifth with 71.  Four players tied for sixth with 72.  
Event Results

$140 in the Skins Pot, 8 skins out worth $17.50 each.  
Andrew Giuliani birdied the first two holes, Peter Horrobin made birdie on four, Clayton Gamber birdied the sixth hole, and Brian Mackey made 2 on the par-3 ninth hole. The other Mark Williams (Naples, FL) birdied fourteen, Edmund Baer birdied fifteen and Hector Zapata birdied eighteen.

Jimmy Lytle drops this birdie putt on 18 to get to 11-under par and Win by 1 shot over PGA Tour player Ken Duke
Tom Carter finished solo third at 9-under par 135, Steve LeBrun and Justin Peters tied for fourth

September 10, 2009



JUPITER, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge birdied the final hole Thursday to edge touring pro Ken Duke by 133 to 134 in the Minor League Golf Tour Q-School Tune Up event at Abacoa Golf Club. Lytle, the first round leader with 64, closed on 69, scoring three birdies on the inward nine, at Nos. 10, 15 and 18.  In 36 holes, he had 14 birdies and three bogeys. It was Lytle’s 13th MLGT victory. He earned $2,000 from the $14,000 purse.

Ken Duke, of Palm City, posted 68-66 with 11 birdies and one bogey at the first hole in the opening round Thursday. Duke came out to keep his game sharp during the FedEx Cup Playoffs which are for the top 125 point earners.  Duke just missed being eligible, his 352 FedEx points ranked him 127th, just 2 points short of qualifying.  FedEx Cup first round winner Heath Slocum had earned 355 points and was ranked 124th before his victory.  In 2007, Duke was the Nationwide Tour Player of the Year. He received $1,250 here Thursday. 

Tom Carter was third at 9-under par followed by Steve LeBrun and Justin Peters at 8-under.  Sunny Kim was solo sixth at 7-under par 137. 
Event Results

$320 in the Day 2 Skins Pot, 6 skins out worth $53.34 each.  
Dustin Cone made eagle 3 on the par-5 second hole, Sunny Kim made birdie on the fifth hole, Tom Carter made eagle on the par-5 tenth hole and David Clodfelter made eagle 2 on the par-4 eleventh hole.  Matt Parziale made 2 on the par-3 fifteenth hole and Luke Van Voensel who birdied 18 was glad Jimmy Lytle didn't get in skins.


2008 MLGT Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle opens Q-School Tune up with 8-under par 64, Sunny Kim is 1 back

Steve LeBrun and Justin Peters are tied for third at 6-under par 66

September 9, 2009


JUPITER, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge fired an 8-under par 64 to take lead after the opening round of the Q-School Tune Up at Abacoa Golf Club.  Lytle won the 2008 MLGT Tour Championship in December on this course.  Sunny Kim is one back at 7-under par 65.  Kim shot 67 yesterday earning $612.60 for his T2 finish at Bear Lakes.

2008 Money Leader Steve LeBrun is tied for third with Q-School Contest 2 winner Justin Peters at 6-under par 66. 

$310 in the Day 1 Skins Pot, 2 skins worth $155 each.   Kyle Dobbs made eagles on the par-5 tenth and the par-4 eleventh holes.  For the second day in a row Kyle won all the skins.



Greg O'Mahony picks up 1st Professional Win at Bear Lakes
Kyle Dobbs & Sunny Kim tie for second at 5-under par 67, Burton, Clodfelter and Peters fire 68

September 8, 2009


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Greg O’Mahony of Tequesta earned his first victory as a professional by winning the Minor League Golf Tour event Tuesday. O’Mahony fired a six under par 66 at Bear Lakes Country Club, surviving bogeys on the first and last holes. He birdied Nos. 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15 and 16 and earned $1,000 from the $3,415 purse.

O’Mahony, 22, was the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year as a senior at Nova Southeastern University in Davie the past spring. In June, before turning pro, he won the Palm Beach Open at Emerald Dunes, beating host professional Lee Rinker in a playoff. O'Mahony has earned $3,415, in his five MLGT/QUEST Tour starts.


The event was played on the Lakes Course, and in 2 weeks our QUEST Golf Tour will have a 1-day event on the Links Course.  The entry fee for the QUEST event on Sept. 22nd is $225, and the top 1/3 of the field will earn at least that amount.  Later this year Bear Lakes County Club will host the final stage of 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying with six grueling rounds divided amongst both courses.

Sunny Kim tied for second with Kyle Dobbs, who has won five times on the MLGT and twice this year on the E-Golf Tarheel Tour.

Brett Burton, David Clodfelter, and Q-School Contest 2 winner Justin Peters tied for fourth at four under par 68, followed by Steve LeBrun at 69.  Joey Bonargo and Randy Leen both shot 70. 
Event Results

$310 in the Skins Pot, Kyle Dobbs made eagle on seventeen for the only skin.


Hernan Rey Birdies 5 of last 6 holes for 67 & 8th MLGT Win
Chase Carroll birdies four in a row, seven overall, in his second place finish

September 4, 2009

STUART, Fla. – Hernan Rey finished with a flourish to outlast playing partner Chase Carroll 67 to 68 and earn his eighth Minor League Golf Tour victory Friday at the Champions Club at Summefield.

After a bogey and a birdie on the front nine, Rey, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, birdied five of the last six holes, excluding the par-3 17th. Carrroll, of Knoxville, Tenn., made a double bogey and bogey on the first five holes, then had four straight birdies, 7, 8, 9, and 10,
and closed with birdies at Nos.13, 15 and 17.  Rey earned $750, Carroll $550, from the $3,993 purse.

Matt Abbott, Chris Damiano, Rich Hanna, and Juan Weissenberg tied for third at 3-under par 69 one shot ahead of Wednesday's winner Dustin Cone, 2008 Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle, and Kyle Willmann who plays out of The Champions Club.

Event Results

$140 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $28 each. 
Michael O'Connor birdied the fifth hole, Steve Hart birdied nine, Rich Hanna made birdie on twelve, Justin Peters birdied fourteen and Brian Slucker made 2 on seventeen.

Dustin Cone Shoots 64 To Win, He is now 17-Under Par in his Last Two MLGT Rounds
Cone shot a course record 63 on Friday at Quail Ridge CC, which included a hole-in-one.  Sunny Kim and Richard Terga tied for second at seven under par 65.

September 2, 2009

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Dustin Cone of Bennington, Vt., fired an eight under par 64 Wednesday on the Rees Jones course at The Breakers to earn his second Minor League Golf Tour title.

After a bogey at the par-4 first hole, Cone made seven birdies (Nos. 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12 and 14) and eagled the par-4 15th hole before finishing with three pars.  He earned $1,000 from the $6,768 purse.  Cone’s previous MLGT win was on April 30, 2007, at Martin Downs in Palm City.

Tied for second at 65 among 52 starters were Richard Terga of Palm Beach and Sunny Kim of New York City. 2007 MLGT Money Leader Terga ($30,275)  played a bogey-free round with seven birdies. Kim matched Cone with an eagle and seven birdies but carded two bogeys.  Each received $625.

Event Results

$330 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins worth $165 each. 
Hector Zapata eagled the par-5 sixth hole and Dustin Cone made a two on the par-4 fifteenth hole.
 

Soggy Conditions Cause Cancellation of 1-Day Event at Santa Lucia River Club
September 1, 2009

PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla. – Rain, rain, and then even more rain Monday afternoon caused Santa Lucia River Club's superintendent to make the call to close the course on Tuesday.  It was only the second time this year an event was canceled, both due to weather related course closings.

We will be back at Santa Lucia River Club on Tuesday, October 6th, for a 1-Day Minor League Golf Tour event and a Basic Golf Training Division event.  The training division is for players looking
to gain competitive experience under the same conditions of a professional event without the added expenditure of contributing to the payout.


Eric Cole Gets to 12-under par, Wins 1st MLGT Event by 3

Matt Abbot finishes second, Sam Saunders shoots 68, ties for eight in professional debut

August 28, 2009

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Eric Cole of Orlando, making his first start on the Minor League Golf Tour, was the winner Friday, scoring 67-65—132 to triumph by three strokes on the North course at Quail Ridge Country Club.  After he bogeyed the first and fourth holes Thursday, Cole finished with seven birdies each round. He earned $1,700 from the
$9,420 purse.  Matt Abbott of Endwell, NY was second after following up his opening round 69 with a 6-under par 66.  He earned $1,100. 

Tied for third was Jimmy Lytle and Dustin Cone who fired a course record 63 which included a hole-in-one on the par-3 ninth hole. 

Sam Saunders, the grandson of golf icon Arnold Palmer, made his first start as a professional golfer, scoring 71-68-139 to tie for eighth among 40 players, receiving $370 for his first check. 
Event Results

$210 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $42 each. 
Greg O'Mahony made 2 on the par-3 fourth hole, Mathiew Rivard birdied the long par-4 seventh, Matt Abbott birdied seventeen and Dustin Cone made birdie on eighteen and a hole-in-one on the par-3 ninth hole as he set the course record (63) and did not have to buy drinks because the bar was closed. It doesn't get any better than that.



Hernan Rey opens with 66, Lytle and Eric Cole 1 Back
Nine players break 70 in the first round in the 2-Day Event at Quail Ridge CC

August 27, 2009


BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Sam Saunders, grandson of the legendary Arnold Palmer, made his professional debut Thursday, posting a one under par 71 in the opening round of a Minor League Golf Tour event on the North course at Quail Ridge Country Club.

Saunders eagled the par-5 second hole, added birdies at Nos. 6, 11, 13 and 16 and bogeyed the fourth, fifth, seventh, 15th and 18th holes. He is tied for 13th in the 40-man field, five strokes behind the leader, Hernan Rey of Buenos Aires, Argentina, who shot 66.

$250 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $62.50 each.  Martin Vikstrom birdied four, Greg Blackwell made birdie on nine, Sam Spector birdied fifteen and Matt Springer made eagle on sixteen.


David M. Smith Blisters Abacoa GC with a 7-under par 65

David Clodfelter second at 67, Wayne De Hass and Juan Weissenburg tie for third at 4-under par 68

August 25, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – David Smith of Ruston, La., fired a seven under par 65 Tuesday at Abacoa Golf Club to earn his third victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.  After two birdies and a bogey on his first four holes, Smith eagled the par-5 tenth and birdied four of the next seven
holes for an incoming 30. He earned $825 from the $4,577 purse.

David Clodfelter was second for the second day in a row.  Monday his 66 was one behind winner Victor Leoni and here at Abacoa his 5-under par 67 was 2 back.  Wayne De Hass and Juan Weissenberg tied for third at 4-under par 68 followed by Jacob Korb in solo fifth with 69. 

The MLGT’s 100th tournament of the year, and 522nd since starting in August, 2004, drew 39 players. One event remains this month,  a 2-Day event Thursday and Friday at the immaculate Quail Ridge CC in Boynton Beach.  
Results

$250 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $50 each. 
Rob Reynolds made birdie on the first hole, Dustin Cone made 2 on four, Scott Turner pick up a skin on the par-5 tenth hole with and eagle and his won another with his birdie on twelve.  David Clodfelter made 2 on the par-3 thirteenth hole.


Victor Leoni Birdies 3 of last 4 for 7-under par 65

David Clodfelter second a shot back, Marc Mazza and Brett Bergeron tie for third at 69

August 24, 2009


BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Victor Leoni of Miami Shores twice made three birdies in a row Monday enroute to a seven under par 65 and his second Minor League Golf Tour victory. This one, though, was an outright win as Leoni birdied Nos. 2, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16 and 17 on the South course at Fountains Country Club.  He earned $675 from the $3,095 purse.

On October 31, 2007, Leoni and Brandon Knaub shared honors when lightning prevented a playoff after they matched two over 74's at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter.

David Clodfelter was second by himself at 6-under par 66.  Tied for third place three was Marc Mazza and Q-School Contest 1 winner Brett Begeron at 3-under par 69.  
Results

$180 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $45 each. 
Chad Bartlett birdied three, Adam Adams birdie four, Hector Zapata made eagle on the par-4 eleventh hole and Martin Vickstrom eagled the par-5 fifteenth hole.


Bobby Collins Jumps to Early Lead, Wins by 4

Jacob Korb moves into second place with a final round 70, Greg O'Mahony finishes third

August 21, 2009

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Bobby Collins of Palm Beach Gardens had a good start in each round as he rolled to a four-stroke victory Friday in the Sunshine State Classic, a 54-hole tournament on the new Quest Golf Tour, a division of the Minor League Golf Tour.

Collins, a graduate of John I. Leonard and Wake Forest University who qualified for the U.S. Open in 2008, shot 66-71-68—205 on the East course at Indian Spring Country Club. He birdied the third and fourth holes Wednesday, the first four holes Thursday and the first three and four of the first five Friday. In 54 holes, Collins made 18 birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey, at the par-3 ninth hole the second day.

It was Collins’ third victory in MLGT-sanctioned competition. He earned $5,500 from the $20,350 purse. Collins won an 18-hole tournament Aug. 27, 2007, at Abacoa GC and a 36-hole team event with Mathias Gronberg at Inverrary CC Jan. 17-18, 2008.

Jacob Korb of Newtown, Pa., was the runner-up among 37 players with 209, followed by final round co-leader Greg O'Mahony at 210.  Four players tied for fourth at 212. 
Results

Three MLGT tournaments are scheduled next week: Monday, Fountains CC-South; Tuesday, Abacoa GC, and Thursday-Friday, Quail Ridge CC-North.

Bobby Collins picked up the only skin in the final round with a birdie on three worth $210.



Greg O' Goes LOW, Ties Bobby Collins at 7-Under Par 137

Greg O'Mahony fires a six under par 66, David Clodfelter shoots 29 on the front nine

August 20, 2009

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Greg O'Mahony tied Bobby Collins on Thursday for the low round of the tournament (66) and joined him at the top of the leader board (137) after two rounds of the Sunshine State Classic at Indian Spring Country Club.  Collins shot a 1-under par 71 in the second round. 

David Clodfelter (140), followed up his opening round 73 with a five under par 67, using only 29 shots to get around the front nine.  Jacob Korb, who also shot 67, is tied with Jimmy Lytle and Brian Slucker at 5-under par 139.  

There was $230 in the skins pot and all holes were halved today.  When all holes are tied, tour policy is to distribute the skins money to the least halved hole(s).  Scott Turner and Tim Turpen birdied the 18th hole and Brian Slucker and Bobby Collins birdied the third hole.  Each skins was worth $57.50


Bobby Collins Fires Opening Round 66 for 2 Shot Lead

Scott Turner is in second at 4-under par 68, followed by Sunny Kim and David Smith at 69

August 19, 2009


BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Bobby Collins of Palm Beach Gardens kicked off the inaugural Sunshine State Classic with a six under par 66.  The 3-Day QUEST GOLF TOUR event being played on the East Course at Indian Spring Country Club has 37 players competing for over $20,000 in prize money.  Scott Turner of Palm City was second alone at four under par, followed by Sunny Kim of NYC and David Smith from Ruston, La. at three under par 69.

Hernan Rey won the only skin of the day with a birdie on eleven.  It was worth $230. 

 

Adam Adams Birdies Last Two Holes For First MLGT Win

Eddie Peckels fires 69 for second place, Juan Weissenberg and Johnny Bloomfied tie for third

August 17, 2009


HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Adam Adams of Coconut Creek birdied the last two holes, including the a 22 footer on eighteen for a 68 and his first Minor League Golf Tour title Monday at Hillcrest Country Club.  A veteran mini-tour campaigner in South Florida, Adams, 51, made five birdies and a bogey.  He earned $625 from the $2,520 purse.

Eddie Peckels was alone in second at three under par 69 followed by Johnny Bloomfield and Juan Weissenberg at two under par 70.  Kris Lim and David Smith were the only other players to break par.  They tied for fifth at 71. 
Event Results

Next on the MLGT schedule is The Sunshine State Classic, a 54-hole tournament on the new Quest Golf Tour being played Wednesday through Friday on the East course at Indian Spring Country Club near Boynton Beach.  The entry fee is $750 and the top third of the field will earn at least that amount. 


$130 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $26 each.  Juan Weissenberg birdied one and twelve, Ricardo Ronderos Jr. birdie four, Johnny Bloomfield made birdie on five and David Clodfelter birdied fourteen.

 

Ryan Garrity Wins Back To Back MLGT Events

Sunny Kim and Eddie Peckels tie for second, two shots back at 4-under par 68

August 13, 2009

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Ryan Garrity of Jupiter made it two wins in as many days on the Minor League Golf Tour with a six under par 66 Thursday on the East course at Indian Spring Country Club. The head professional at The Dye Preserve near Jupiter and winner of the South Florida PGA Section Championship in 2007, Garrity bogeyed the second hole, then birdied Nos. 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 16. He earned his first MLGT victory Wednesday with a 65 on the Estate course at PGA National.

Sunny Kim finished tied second with Eddie Peckels at four under par 68.  Kim, who is also having a fine week,  finished second to Garrity on Wednesday.

The MLGT’s 96th tournament of the year was also a tuneup for a 54-hole Quest division event next week, the Sunshine State Classic on the same course Aug. 19-21. There were 33 entries for $3,903 in prize money. An 18-hole tournament is scheduled Monday at Hillcrest CC in Hollywood.
 Event Results

$190 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $63.34 each.  Sunny Kim birdied five, Ryan Garrity made birdie on sevent and Hernan Rey made a skin on the eighteenth hole for the second consecutive day.


Ryan Garrity Fires 7-Under Par 65 For First MLGT Victory

Sunny Kim finishes 1 back, Dave Patterson and Hernan Rey tie for third at 67

August 12, 2009

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Ryan Garrity of Jupiter out-dueled Sunny Kim of New York City down the last five holes of the Estate course at PGA National Wednesday to earn his first Minor League Golf Tour title.

Trailing by two after 13 holes, Kim pulled even with birdie at the par-3 14th hole as Garrity bogeyed. Then Garrity birdied the last four holes for 65 and Kim birdied 15, parred 16 and birdied the 17th and 18th for 66.

The head professional at The Dye Preserve near Jupiter, Garrity earned $900 from the $5,722 purse. Kim received $650. He has four MLGT victories, two in the last month since play resumed after the summer break, on July 13 and Aug. 5.

Hernan Rey and Dave Patterson finished at 5-under par 67, followed by Manuel Relanco in solo fifth at 68.

The MLGT’s 95th tournament of the year had 48 entries, Next on the schedule: Thursday on the East course at Indian Spring CC of Boynton Beach, the site of the companion Quest Tour’s 54-hole Sunshine State Classic Aug. 19-21.
  Event Results

$300 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $60 each.  Robert Floyd made 2 on the par-2 tenth hole, Tim Turpen birdied twelve, Ben Hartman birdied thirteen, Ryan Garrity made birdie on sixteen and Hernan Rey made eagle on the par-5 eighteenth hole.


Lytle Wins Inaugural Quest Golf Tour Event
August 10, 2009


JUPITER, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge picked up where he left off last week with a 5-under par 67 at Abacoa Golf Club to win the inaugural QUEST Golf Tour event.  After making a 40+ foot birdie on the first hole, Lytle added birdies at 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, and 16.  He bogeyed the 12th and 13th holes.  Lytle earned $1,150 from the $2,800 purse.  Lytle has 10 MLGT victories overall, the most recent last Friday at Fountains CC near Lake Worth.

The QUEST Golf Tour will offer a variety of formats with both higher entry fees, hence bigger payoffs. The Abacoa tournament was a win-place-show-skins event with $25 per player going into a skins pot and the top three finishers being paid.  All Minor League Golf Tour events pay 50 percent of the field.

Victor Leoni made a solid par save on the eighteenth hole to finish second, 1 shot ahead of Tim Turpen.  Leoni earned $725 and Turpen $425.  Ryan Bainer was the only player to birdied the fifth hole and Tim Turpen had the lone birdie on the fourth hole, they spilt the $500 skins pot. 

The QUEST Golf Tour schedule will be limited to a few events per month, and will be scheduled on days when the MGLT is not playing.  One membership, two tours.  This gives players the ability to benefit from a multiplicity of different types of tests of their game.

Next on the MLGT schedule: Wednesday, Estate course at PGA National, and Thursday, Indian Spring CC-North. The next Quest Golf Tour event will be played Aug. 19-21 at Indian Spring. 
  Quest Golf Tour Win Place Show Skins Results


Course Record 62 Propels Jimmy Lytle to Victory
First round co-leaders Jacob Korb, Matt Abbott & Justin Peters finish 2nd, 3rd & 4th consecutively
August 7, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge fired a closing round of nine under par 62 Friday to win for the 10th time on the Minor League Golf Tour.  At 130 (68-62), Lytle finished two strokes ahead of Jacob Korb of Newtown, Pa., on the North course at Fountains Country Club.  Korb, a first round co-leader, was second among 30 starters at 132 (67-65) followed by Matt Abbott at 133 (67-66) and Justin Peters at 135 (67-68).

It was Lytle’s fifth victory this year, his third in the last two weeks. In 36 holes, Lytle made 14 birdies, five in a row starting at the third hole Friday, and two bogeys, earning $1,500 from the $7,200 purse. Korb had 13 birdies and three bogeys, and received 1,025.  
Results

$180 in the Day 2 Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $36 each.  Justin Peters birdied two, David Clodfelter (66) birdied ten and seventeen and won the 2nd day pool, Josh McCumber eagled the par-5 eleventh hole and Jacob Korb birdied sixteen.


Matt Abbott, Jacob Korb, and Justin Peters Tied for Lead 
10 Players Break 70 in Opening Round of Fountains CC 2-Day Event on North Course
August 6, 2009




LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Matt Abbott, Jacob Korb and Justin Peters are tied for the lead after firing four under par 67's Thursday on The Fountains Country Club's North Course.  Jason Goodendorf, Ben Hartman and Jimmy Lytle are a shot back at 3-under par 68 followed by four more players at 69.  Fifteen players are under par going into Friday's final round.

$180 in the Day 1 Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $45 each.   Matt Abbott birdied five, Anthony Ranieri made eagle on seven,  Hernan Rey eagled the par-5 eleventh hole and Sunny Kim made birdie on fifteen.
 

Sunny Kim Fires 8-Under Par 64 at Breakers Rees Jones 
Chris Damiano second with 67, Matt Springer third at 4-under par 68
August 5, 2009

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Sunny Kim of New York City made four birdies on each nine enroute to an eight under par 64 and the victory Wednesday on the Minor League Golf Tour at the Breakers Rees Jones course.  It was his fourth MLGT victory, the most recent being July 13 at Fountains Country Club-West near Lake Worth.  Kim’s birdies were at Nos. 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13 and 15.  He earned $825 from the $4,420 purse.

Chris Damiano finished three back at 5-under par 67 followed by Matt Springer in third place at 4-under par 68.  Jimmy Lytle and Josh McCumber tied for fifth at 3-under par 69.

Justin Peters all but locked up the Q-School Contest 2 victory with his $237.50 check.  His lead over David Clodfelter is $1,628.60 with only the 2-Day event at the Fountains North Course remaining.  Clodfelter's only shot at overtaking Peters would be if he won the event and Peters failed to earn a check.  Even if that scenario unfolds, Clodfelter may still be about $100 short.  
Event Results

$200 in the Skins Pot, 7 skins worth $28.57 each.  Chad Bartlett made 2 on the par-3 third hole, Sunny Kim birdied seven, Jacob Korb made eagle 2 on the par-4 fifteenth hold, Mike San Filippo made 2 on the par-3 seventeenth hole and Matt Springer had eagles on six and twelve and a birdie on sixteen.
 

Peter Horrobin Only Player to Break 70, Wins by 2 

David Clodfelter finished 2nd, is $100 closer to Q-School Contest leader Justin Peters
August 4, 2009

HIALEAH, Fla. – Peter Horrobin of Miami fired a four under par 68 on the West course at the Country Club of Miami on Tuesday to win his third Minor League Golf Tour event.  All have been at the same site, Tuesday’s effort being his best to date. He won with 70 on Feb. 21, 2008 and matched par-72 for the victory a month later.  Horrobin made six birdies, two bogeys and earned $650 from the $2,880 purse.

David Clodfelter was 2nd by himself at 2-under par 70.  He picked up $100 on Q-School Contest 2 leader Justin Peters who shot 71 for solo third place.  With 2 events remaining, Peters leads Clodfelter by $1,391.10.  The final event is a 2-Day, giving Clodfelter an outside chance of catching Peters----Clodfetler picked up $1,380 on Peters when he won the previous 2-Day event at Abacoa on July 20 & 21.  Stayed tuned!

The MLGT’s 91st tournament of the year drew 24 entries, including former NFL All-Pro linebacker Lawrence Taylor. Taylor shot 74 to tie for seventh. 
 Event Results

$190 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $63.34 each.  Juan Aller made birdie on the second hole, Greg Blackwell made 2 on the par-3 eleventh hole and David Clodfelter birdied fourteen.
 


Course Record 9-under Par 63 For David Clodfelter 
Kyle Dobbs second at 66, Justin Peters lead cut to $1,491.10 with 1 week left in Q-School Contest
July 30, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Dave Clodfelter fired a course record nine under par 63 Thursday at The Falls Country Club to earn his seventh Minor League Golf Tour victory. He scored nine birdies in a bogey-free round, at Nos. 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 18.

Coincidentally, one of Clodfelter’s playing partners here, Kyle Dobbs, held the record of 64 along with Alan Morin, an assistant PGA Professional at The Falls Country Club.  Dobbs was the runner-up Thursday with 66 on eight birdies and two bogeys and Morin tied for third with Q-School Contest 1 winner Brett Bergeron, Patrick Hawkins, Jimmy Lytle, Jacob Korb,  and Morten Orverland at five under par 67.

The MLGT’s final tournament of the month, 90th this year and 512th since starting in August, 2004, drew 41 players and distributed $4,803 in prize money.  Next on the schedule: Tuesday, CC of Miami, Hialeah; Wednesday, Breakers Rees Jones; West Palm Beach; and Thursday-Friday, the North course at Fountains CC, Lake Worth.
 Event Results

$260 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $86.67 each.  Juan Aller made eagle 3 on the par-5 first hole, Matt Springer made eagle on the par-5 eighth and David Clodfelter birdied twelve.

 

Jimmy Lytle Hangs On For Victory After Weather Delay
Lytle parred last five holes for 67 after learning Justin Peters had already posted 68 during delay
July 28, 2009


PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge fired a five under par 67 Tuesday at the Santa Lucia River Club for his ninth Minor League Golf Tour victory. Lytle made three birdies on each nine and bogeyed the eighth.  He earned $650 from the $2,929 purse.

Justin Peters of Stuart came within a stroke of a playoff for his record 23rd title with 68 on seven birdies, a bogey and a double bogey.  Earlier this month Peters passed Justin Hicks, who now plays on the Nationwide  Tour on the all time MLGT victory list.  Peters, second among 25 players here, received $450.

David Clodfelter tied for third with Fred Gibson, a Champions Tour winner who earned over 2.3 million dollars so far on that circuit.
 Event Results

$160 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $53.34 each.
Jacob Korb birdied twelve, Frank Howinton birdied fifteen and Josh McCumber made birdie on sixteen.
 

Tim Turpen and Sunny Kim Playoff after Shooting 66
Justin Peters pads lead over David Clodfelter with third place finish, Juan Aller fourth with 68
July 27, 2009


BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Tim Turpen of West Palm Beach eagled the second extra hole Monday to edge past Sunny Kim of New York City for a Minor League Golf Tour victory at Quail Ridge Country Club.

After Turpen and Kim tied at six under par 66 on the North course, they halved the first hole with par-4s and both reached the green in two at the par-5 second. But moments after Kim missed his seven-foot eagle putt, Turpen made his from six feet for the win.

In regulation, both birdied the second hole. Overall, Turpen had seven birdies and a bogey, Kim six birdies in a bogey-free round. It was Turpen’s ninth MLGT title, his sixth this year. Kim has three wins, one earlier this month.

Q-School Contest 2 leader Justin Peters came in third, one shot out of the playoff at 5-under par 67.  Juan Aller was solo fourth with at a 68.  Jacob Korb, Jimmy Lytle and Josh McCumber tied for fifth at 2-under par 70.
  Event Results

$180 in the Skins Pot, 6 skins worth $30 each.  Jacob Korb birdied one, Mark A. Brown birdied four, Tim Turpen made birdies on eight and nine, Peter Bisconti birdied fourteen and Anthony Ranieri made birdie on fifteen.
 

Five-Under Par 67 Gives Jimmy Lytle 1 Shot Victory

Fast charging Amateur Brandon Smith birdies three of last four holes for second
July 23, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge fired a five under par 67 for a one-stroke victory Thursday on the Minor League Golf Tour at Jupiter Country Club.  It was his eighth MLGT title, including two as an amateur before he turned pro in July, 2008.  He earned $850 from the $5,403 purse.

Lytle edged Brandon Smith, a West Palm Beach insurance agent and winner of the Palm Beach County Stroke Play Championship in May.  Lytle eagled the par-5 ninth hole and added four birdies and a bogey.  After pulling even with birdies at the 15th, 16th  and 17th holes, Smith bogeyed the par-4 18th for 68.

Two members of Tuesday's 3-man playoff at Abacoa, Wayne De Hass and David Clodfelter (who won) tied for third place with Ben Hartman at 3-under par 69.

David Clodfelter picked up $1,505 on Q-School Contest 2 leader Justin Peters this week. With 2 weeks and six events left, including a 2-Day at the Fountains for the finale, Peters has a $1,866.10 lead.  Stay tuned! 
 Event Results

$270 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $54 each.  Mark A. Brown had bookend birdies at 1 and 18, Sunny Kim made eagle 3 on the par-5 ninth hole, David Clodfelter made birdie on 12 and Matt LeConche birdied 13.
 


Clodfelter, De Hass and Bergeron Playoff in Summer 2-Day

David Clodfelter wins $1,700, reduces Justin Peters Q-School Contest 2 lead to under $2,000
July 21, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Dave Clodfelter of Delray Beach two-putted for par on the first extra hole Tuesday at Abacoa Golf Club to earn his 6th Minor League Golf Tour title, his 4th this year.

Clodfelter, Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., and Wayne De Haas of Johannesburg, South Africa, had tied at six under par 138.  In the playoff, both Bergeron and DeHaas missed the green at the par-4 first hole, chipped on and missed par putts of 3 and 15 feet.

In regulation, Clodfelter shot 68-70 with an eagle at the par-5 10th hole Monday, and four birdies and two bogeys each round; Bergeron had a pair of 69s on nine birdies and three bogeys; and DeHaas scored 68-70 on 10 birdies and four bogeys. 

Clodfelter made bogey on the final hole after taking an unplayable from a bush, Bergeron birdied the last two and De Haas finished with two bogeys.

Clodfelter received $1,700 from the $8,695 purse, Bergeron and DeHaas  earned $1,015 apiece.
 
The MLGT’s 86th tournament of the year drew 37 players and returned $8,695 in prize money. The next tournament will be played Thursday at the nearby Jupiter Country Club.
  Event Results
 

$190 in the Day 2 Skins Pot, 6 skins worth $31.67 each.  Erik Asp eagled two, Ben Hartman made 2 on four, Brian Slucker birdied seven, Anthony Ranieri birdied fourteen and Brett Bergeron birdied twelve and eighteen.

 


Tim Turpen Leads at 5-under par 67 by 1
Dave Clodfelter, Wayne De Hass and Hernan Rey fire 68
July 20, 2009


JUPITER, Fla. – Tim Turpen grabbed the lead after the opening round of the Summer 2-Day at Abacoa Golf Club with a five under par 67.  David Clodfelter, Wayne De Hass and Hernan Rey are a shot back at four under par followed by Brett Bergeron who is back in Florida after taking some time off since winning Q-School Contest 1 back on June 2nd.

$230 in the Day 1 Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $76.67 each.  Brad Tiley made birdie on five David Clodfelter eagled the par-5 tenth hole and Marc Mazza made birdie on eighteen.

 

Brian Slucker Wins Playoff With Sal Spallone on First Hole
Spallone and Slucker shoot 68, Monday's winner Sunny Kim 1 back at 69
July 17, 2009


NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Brian Slucker of West Palm Beach saved par from a greenside bunker on the first playoff hole to edge Sal Spallone of Vero Beach after they tied at three under par 68 Friday in the Minor League Golf Tour at North Palm Beach Country Club.  Spallone missed a 10 footer for par after driving into a fairway bunker.

Each had begun the tournament with three MLGT titles. All of Slucker’s have come since May 29.

In regulation, Slucker made five birdies and double bogeyed the par-4 third hole.  Spallone birdied the third hole and eagled the par-5 13th.  He did not have a bogey. Slucker earned $700, Spallone $500, from the $3,603 purse. 

Monday's winner Sunny Kim was third with 69, followed by Justin Peters at 70, David Clodfelter at 71 and Juan Ramon Barrull with 72. 
Event Results

$200 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $50 each.  Jacob Korb birdied the first hole, Sal Spallone made eagle on thirteen, Sunny Kim made 2 on fifteen and Alexander Kang birdied sixteen.
 

Justin Peters Wins Two in A Row, 5th in Q-School Contest 2
Jacob Korb and Sal Spallone tie for second, four back of Peters
July 15, 2009

PALM CITY, Fla. – Justin Peters of Stuart birdied the last two holes Wednesday to pull away for his MLGT record 22nd victory, firing an eight under par 64 at Hammock Creek Golf Club to win by four strokes.  It was Peters’ second win in as many days, his eighth of the year.  Justin has won 5 of the first 12 events in Q-School Contest 2.  With 9 events left in the contest, his $3,321.10 lead is looking pretty solid. 

Peters eagled the par-5 second hole, bogeyed the par-3 eighth and birdied Nos. 1, 5, 9, 12, 13, 17 and 18.   Peters earned $825 from the $4,563 purse.

Jacob Korb and Sal Spallone shot 68 to tie for second, followed by Paul Gagliardi, Monday's winner Sunny Kim and Hammock Creek assistant professional Scott Turner at two under par 70. 
Event Results

$190 the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $47.50 each.  Justin Peters eagled the par-5 second, Dave Clodfelter birdied three, Chad Bartlett birdied four and Brian Slucker made eagle on the par-5 seventeenth hole.
 
Justin Peters Wins 21st MLGT Event, Passes Justin Hicks! 
 


Justin Peters Birdies 5 in a Row, Shoots 30 on Front Nine
Peters and David Clodfelter, who finished a shot back at 66, were the only players to break 70
July 14, 2009

PLANTATION, Fla. – Justin Peters of Stuart got off to a fast start Tuesday and held on for his 21st Minor League Golf Tour victory as he outlasted David Clodfelter of Delray Beach 65 to 66 on the West course at Jacaranda Golf Club.  On June 16th he equaled the MLGT career record of 20 titles held by Justin Hicks, currently a regular on the Nationwide Tour.

Peters made five straight birdies starting at the third hole, added another at the ninth to turn in 30. On the back nine, he bogeyed the 12th and 16th holes, eagled the par-5 14th, then finished with a birdie at the 18th.  Clodfelter, who has five MLGT wins, had an eagle, two
birdies and a bogey on the first 10 holes and finished with birdies at 16 and 18.

Erik Asp, Robert McKnight and Tim Tupen tied for third at 70 followed by Gonzalo Granda, John Koskinen and Anthony Ranieri at even par 71. 
 Event Results

$160 the Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $32 each.  Danny Howard made 2 on eight, Dave Clodfelter eagled the par-5 ninth, John Koskinen birdied eleven, Justin Peters eagled fourteen and Tim Turpen birdied fifteen.
 

Sunny Kim Shoots 66, Beats Peters and Turpen By 1
Kim only player to gain ground on Justin Peters in Q-School Contest, 12 events remaining

July 13, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Sunny Kim of New York City fired a five under par 66 Monday to earn his third Minor League Golf Tour victory.  Kim made seven birdies and two bogeys on the West course at The Fountains Country Club.  He earned $680 from the $3,443 purse. Kim won twice on the MLGT in 2008, Jan. 24 on the Estate course at PGA National and Dec. 8 at Ocean Breeze GC.   Event Results

Q-School Contest 2 leader Justin Peters tied for second place with Tim Turpen at 4-under par 67.  There are 12 event remaining in the contest, including two 2-Day events.

Returning from a two and a half week summer break, the MLGT’s 83rd event of the year had 29 players. Three more 18-hole tournaments are scheduled this week: Tuesday, Jacaranda GC-West, Plantation; Wednesday, Hammock Creek GC, Palm City; and Friday, North Palm Beach CC.

$140 the Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $28 each.  Terry Burke birdied two, Ben Hartman made birdie on eight, Sunny Kim made 2's on nine and sixteen, and Chad Bartlett made birdie on thirteen.
 

Tom Gillis Wins Nationwide Tour Event, Vaults 98 Spots Up the 2009 Money List into 10th Position

Gillis looking for a spot in the Top 25 and a return trip to the PGA Tour

June 28, 2009


BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia – Tom Gillis was three better than his closest rival on Sunday when he finished at 15-under par to claim his first Nationwide Tour victory.  Gillis, became the fourth MLGT winner to win on the Nationwide tour.  Brad Adamonis, Justin Hicks and Marc Turnesa (who also has won on the PGA Tour) have also won Nationwide Tour events.

Read about Tom Gillis at PGA Tour .com
 

Matt Torrance Shoots 31 on Back Nine to Win

Wayne De Hass and Ben Hartman Tie for Second at 4-under par 68, Floyd & Korb tie for fourth at 70

June 25, 2009

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Matt Torrance of East Lyme, Conn., overcame bogeys on the first two holes Thursday to fire a five under par 67 and win the Minor League Golf Tour event at the North Palm Beach Country Club.

After dropping shots early, Torrance immediately got back to even par with birdies at Nos. 3, 4, turned in 36, then added birdies at 11, 13, 14, 16 and 18.

It was Torrance’s third MLGT victory. He earned $700 from the $3,364 purse. Torrance finished second Monday at the Links at Madison Green in Royal Palm Beach. 
Event Results

Wayne De Hass of South Africa and Ben Hartman of Palm Beach Gardens tied for second at 4-under par 68 in the MLGT’s 81st tournament of the year, and 503rd since starting in August, 2004.  Robert Floyd and Jacob Korb both shot 2-under par 70.  After a two and a half week summer break, the MLGT will resume July 13 at Fountains CC, Lake Worth.


$150 the Skins Pot, 8 skins worth $18.75 each.  Sunny Kim birdied one and eagled thirteen, Ben Hartman birdied four and fifteen, Robert Floyd birdied five, Jacob Korb birdied six, Adam White birdied seven and Erik Asp made eagle on the the par-5 tenth hole.

 

Washout at Woodmont. 
Over 2" of rain closes the course for the day.  Next event Thursday at North Palm Beach CC

June 23, 2009

TAMARAC, Fla. - Early morning thunderstorms dumped over 2" of rain on Tuesday at Woodmont Country Club in Tamarac.  With a favorable afternoon forecast, Tour Director Jimmy Jones was lobbying for an afternoon event, but the superintendent felt it was in the best interest of the club to close the course for the day.  

 


That Slucker is HOT!  Brian Wins Second Consecutive Event

Friday's winner Brian Slucker shoots 66, wins amidst record temperatures & heat index near 110

June 22, 2009


ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Brian Slucker of West Palm Beach continued his sizzling play and won his second straight Minor League Golf Tour event Monday with a six under par 66 at the Links at Madison Green.  Slucker made seven birdies and a bogey at the par-4 ninth hole.  He finished a stroke ahead of Matt Torrance of East Lyme, Conn. Torrance played bogey-free golf with five birdies but none after the 13th hole.

Florida gets hot, but conditions like these are rare and only setup every few years or longer. A heat ridge parked over the state, with extremely high atmospheric moisture levels in the low-levels helped to combine the perfect setup for this South Florida heat wave, according to WeatherZine.net.

Slucker earned $700 from the $3,435 purse and now has three MLGT titles since May 29. He also won last Friday at Ocean Breeze GC in Boca Raton.

Sunny Kim was third at 3-under par 69, followed by Derrick Bohannan and Joey Bonargo at two under par 70. 
Event Results

The MLGT’s 80th tournament of the year drew 29 players. Two more 18-holoe tournaments are scheduled this week: Tuesday at Woodmont CC and Thursday at North Palm Beach CC.  A two and a half week summer break will follow.   The schedule resumes July 13.


$160 the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $40 each.  Erik Asp birdied number four and twelve, Brian Slucker birded the fifth hole and Gary Batersby eagled the par-5 eighth hole.

 

Brian Slucker, Ben Hartman Playoff After Firing 65
Slucker birdies first playoff hole to win
June 19, 2009

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Brian Slucker of West Palm Beach birdied the first  playoff hole Friday to earn his second victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.  After Slucker and Ben
 
  Hartman of Palm Beach Gardens tied at seven under par 65 on the South-North nines at Ocean Breeze Golf Club, Hartman missed an eight footer for birdie and moments later, Slucker sank his putt from four feet. Each had missed the green to the left at the par-5 first hole on the South and pitched on. 

In regulation, Slucker eagled the second and 18th holes 

and made three birdies.  The last of Hartman’s six birdies was at the par-5 18th.  Earlier, he had an eagle and a bogey. Slucker’s first MLGT title was just three weeks ago at Fountains CC, Lake Worth. He received $900 from the $5,071 purse. Hartman collected $600.

Jacob Korb and Alfredo Adrian both shot five under par 67, finishing tied for third.  Wayne De Hass, David Clodfelter and Justin Peters all earned $308.34 for their four under par 68's.  Since Peters and Clodfelter are #1 and #2 in the Q-School contest the gap between them stayed the same.  
Event Results

$280 the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $70 each.  Brian Slucker eagled the par-4 second hole, Jacob Korb eagled the par-5 fourth, Cameron Booth made eagle 2 on the par-4 tenth hole and Ben Hartman made eagle on the par-5 thirteenth hole.

 

Congratulations to Colby Beckstrom, Josh McCumber, Michael Welch, Clint Jenson, Kevin Silva & Andrew Parr For Qualifying for the 2009 US Open at Bethpage Black
Beckstrom, Welch, & Parr are playing in their first US Open, Silva ('08), McCumber ('05) & Jenson ('05) have previously qualified and are back for more  
June 17, 2009

  FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - Forty-one players with MLGT experience made it through local qualifying.  Four will tee it up tomorrow in the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course.  Last year, 20 time MLGT winner Justin Hicks led the US Open after the opening round.   

At 8:06am on Thursday Clint Jenson will tee off on 10.  At 9:01 Josh McCumber and Kevin Silva tee off on 10, while Andrew Parr is teeing off on the first hole. Colby Beckstrom from Muskegon, Michigan, will tee it up in his first US Open at 2:31 pm in the group ahead of Michael Welch. 

Play well and good luck!
 

Justin Peters Wins Playoff Over Morten Orveland
Peters birdies second playoff hole to win and tie Justin Hicks for most MLGT victories with 20
June 16, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Justin Peters of Stuart birdied the last three holes of regulation and then the second playoff hole Tuesday to win The Minor League Golf Tour’s 500th tournament since August, 2004.

Peters outlasted Morten Orveland of Oslo, Norway, after they tied at seven under par 65 at Abacoa Golf Club.  Orveland had four straight birdies through the 17th but parred the 18th. In the playoff, they halved the first hole with par-4's.  At the par-5 second, after Orveland missed the green on his third shot, Peters sank a 10 footer for birdie and the victory.  In regulation, Peters made eight birdies and a bogey, earning $900 from the $5,743 purse. Orveland eagled the second hole in regulation and added six birdies and a bogey. He received $625.  Overland won the March Classic at The Florida Club on March 25, 2008.

Peters who has now won three of the first five Q-School Contest events, leads by over $2,000 with 17 events remaining in the contest.  His victory also moved him into a tie with Justin Hicks for most MLGT victories.

Patrick Hawkins, who finished third yesterday and made a hole-in-one on the par-3 thirteenth hole, tied for third with Jeff Golden at 6-under par 66.  David Clodfelter and Marvin King shot 67, one better than yesterdays winner Randy Leen who was seventh with a four under par 68.

 
Event Results


$310 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $77.50 each.  Pierre-Henri Soero birdied nine, Dean Meintjes made eagle 2 on the par-4 eleventh hole, Patrick Hawkins made a hole-in-one on thirteen and Randy Leen eagled 17.
 

Randy Leen Shoots 30 on Back Nine, Wins By 2!
Sam Osborne finishes 2nd at 5-under par in first MLGT Event, Patrick Hawkins is third with 68
June 15, 2009

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Randy Leen of Dayton, Ohio, made four consecutive birdies and six within eight holes Monday enroute to a seven under par 65 and a Minor League Golf Tour victory on the Palmer course at PGA National.

After 35 on the front with two birdies and a bogey, Leen birdied No. 10, 12, and 14 through 17 and won by two strokes. He earned $850 from the $4,803 purse.  Sam Osborne was second at five under par 67.  Playing in his first MLGT, Osborne picked up $550 followed by Patrick Hawkins in third at 68 and Jimmy Lytle in fourth at 69. 

It was the second MLGT victory for Leen, a South Florida mini-tour veteran, the first coming in April, 2006, at Inverrary CC in Lauderhill.  He also scored a Golden Bear Tour win in January, 2004, and four Gateway Tour titles since July, 2005, including that circuit’s
finale May 1. 
Event Results

$190 in the Skins Pot, 7 skins worth $27.14 each. 
Randy Leen birdied two and seventeen, Alfredo Adrian birdied three, Jacob Korb made birdie on six, Patrick Hawkins made eagle on eight, Anthony Ranieri made birdie on nine and Marc Mazza birdied eleven.
 

Justin Peters Wins 19th MLGT Event, Leads Q-School Contest
Jimmy Lytle finishes second, David Clodfelter and David Ladd tie for third
June 11, 2009


LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Justin Peters of Stuart eagled the par-5 12th hole two days in a row enroute to winning a Minor League Golf Tour event by three strokes Thursday on the South course at Fountains Country Club.

Peters shot 67-67—131 for his 19th career MLGT victory, his fifth this year and second in a row this week, following a playoff win Tuesday at Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation. In addition to the eagles, Peters made seven birdies Wednesday, four Thursday, and one bogey each day. He earned $1,700 from the $10,265 purse.

Peters, who leads the Q-School Contest by over $1,600, will be missing the last four event before summer break due to other tournament commitments, giving the rest of the players in the contest an opportunity to chase him down.

Jimmy Lytle fired a second round 64 to claim solo second place and Justin McCarraher jumped from T-20 to T-5 with his final round 65.   Brian Slucker was ten shots better on Thursday, posting 6-under par 66 and winning the second day shootout.  
Event Results

$260 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $86.67 each.  Jason Goodendorf made eagle two on the par-4 tenth hole, Justin Peters made eagle on the par-5 twelfth hole and Brian Slucker eagled the par-5 fifteenth hole.


Justin Peters and David Clodfelter Open with 64!
Erik Asp shoots 65 to get into the final group, yesterday's winner Peters looking for 19th MLGT win
June 10, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – David Clodfelter and Justin Peters took advantage of perfect greens and weather to take the lead in the Protogolf 2-Day on the Fountains Country Club's south course.  Erik Asp is one back and David Ladd is two back going into Thursday's final round. 

Matt Abbott and Kyle Willmann (who is currently 2nd in Q-School Contest 2) are at 5-under par 67 followed by Ryan Garrity and Monday's winner Martin Vikstrom at four under par.

$240 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $60 each.  Erik Asp birdied two and seventeen, David Clodfelter made eagle on the par-4 eleventh hole and Jacob Korb made birdie on eighteen.
 

Nick Ayala Birdies 18th to get into Playoff with Justin Peters
Justin Peters wins 18th MLGT event on third playoff hole, takes Q-School contest 2 lead
June 9, 2009

PLANTATION, Fla. – Justin Peters of Stuart birdied the third extra hole Tuesday to claim his 18th Minor League Golf Tour victory as he outlasted Nick Ayala of Boca Raton after they tied at four under par 67 on the East course at Jacaranda Golf Club. It was Peters’ fourth win this year. Ayala is still looking for his career first.

In regulation, Peters eagled the par-5 ninth hole and made four birdies and two bogeys. Ayala’s birdie at the 18th hole to force extra holes was his seventh of the day to go with three bogeys. In the playoff, they halved the par-4 first with birdies. Ayala sank a 30 footer before Peters tapped in his 2 foot birdie.  On the par-4 second Ayala punched out of trouble and got up and down to half Peters who left his birdied putt just short. At the par-3 third, Peters made an eight footer for the win after Ayala two-putted. Peters earned $700, Ayala $500, from the $3,833 purse.

Amateur Kenny Leech tied for third with David Clodfelter at 3-under par 68, followed by Alfredo Adrian, Jimmy Lytle, and Justin McCarraher who tied for fifth with 69's. 
Event Results

$230 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $57.50 each.  Scott Turner birdied four, Justin Peters made eagle on the par-5 ninth hole, Justin McCarraher made birdie on thirteen and Nick Ayala birdied eighteen.
 


Martin Vikstrom Only Player in the 60's, Wins By 2
Kyle Willman and Jimmy Lytle tie for second at 2-under par 70
June 8, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Martin Vikstrom of Sweden played with a heavy heart on Monday after learning Saturday that his 19 year old cousin, Johan Skoglund, had passed away unexpectedly in Sweden.  Martin dedicated the victory to him, and spoke of how a tragedy such as this makes everything else seem trivial and unimportant.

Vikstrom birdied the 18th hole and made six others as he clinched his fourth Minor League Golf Tour title, his second this year.  He earned $850 from the $4,803 purse.

Kyle Willmann, who was third in the 2-day at Abacoa last week, tied for second place with 2008 Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle, moving him into first place in Q-School Contest 2.  Willmann passed Justin Peters, who was playing in the US Open Sectional Qualifying.

David Clodfelter, Chris Damiano, Jacob Korb, and Marc Mazza tied for fourth at 1-under par 71.
   Event Results

$240 in the Day 2 Skins Pot, 6 skins worth $40 each.  Brian Anderson eagled the par-5 first hole, Erik Asp made birdies on two and eleven, Jacob Korb birdied three, Martin Vikstrom made birdie on four and Brian Slucker eagled the par-4 fifteenth hole.

 

Tom Carter Edges Justin Peters by a Shot

Kyle Willman finishes 3 back at 5-under par 138, David Smith is fourth at 139

June 4, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Tom Carter, a three-time winner on the Nationwide Tour in 2003, earned his first Minor League Golf Tour title Thursday, scoring nine under par 135 on rounds of 66-69 at Abacoa Golf Club.  Carter, 41, made seven birdies Wednesday, four Thursday and had one bogey each day. He earned $1,700 from the $9,195 purse.  Event Results

$210 in the Day 2 Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $52.50 each.  Jacob Korb eagled two and seventeen, David Ladd eagled the par-4 eleventh, and Scott Turner made 2 on thirteen. 

Justin Peters 1 Shot Ahead of Tom Carter After Firing a 65
David Smith is 3 back after opening with 68, Marc Mazza and Kyle Willman shoot -3 under par 69
June 3, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Justin Peters grabbed the lead after an opening round 65 in the 2-Day Q-School Contest 2 kickoff event at Abacoa Golf Club.  Tom Carter, who shot 6-under par 66 will be playing along side Peters and David Smith (68) in the final group on Thursday. 

Marc Mazza and Kyle Willman are tied for fourth, four back of Peters followed by Patrick Fillian, Ben Hartman and Matt Torrance at 2-under par 70.   Q-School Contest 1 runner-up Hernan Rey is lurking in a tie for ninth place.  He won the 2-day at Abacoa last month with a final round 68. 


$280 in the Day 1 Skins Pot, 2 skins worth $140 each. 
Ben Hartman eagled two and Tim Cantwell birdied eight. 
 

Brett Bergeron Wins Q-School Contest 1 and Final Event

Begeron won 5 of 20 events in Q-School Contest 1, Q-School Contest 2 starts tomorrow!
June 2, 2009

HIALEAH, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., fired a one over par 73 to win the Minor League Golf Tour event Tuesday on the West course at the Country Club of Miami.  He won 5 of the 20 Q-School Contest 1 events on his way to earning a paid entry to 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School.  The one over par effort was his highest winning score in 12 career MLGT victories, eight this year. He made three birdies and four bogeys, earning $475 from the $875 purse.



A.J. Walker of Fort Lauderdale bogeyed the last hole for 74, second among seven entries. Overall, he had four birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey at the par-5 seventh hole.  Federico Torresani was third at 75, his best MLGT Finish. 
Event Results
 
 Juan Aller at '09 Local Qualifying  17 Time MLGT Winner Justin Peters Justin Hicks at 2008 US Open

41 MLGT Players Move On to 2009 US OPEN Second Stage
Sixteen more are alternates, Last year Justin Hicks went from alternate to leading the US Open
May 31, 2009

  JUPITER, Fla. – Justin Hicks earned a pass into 2009 second stage with his Nationwide Tour victory and last years US Open performance, but 41 players with Minor League Golf Tour experience got there through local qualifying.  Sixteen more are alternates, a position that 20 time MLGT winner Justin Hicks came from last year to lead the US Open

Sectional Qualifying (second stage) is June 8th, check back to see who will be playing in the 2009 US Open at Bethpage Black.
 

Hernan Rey Wins 4th Q-School 1 Contest Event By a Shot

So close, but not enough to catch Brett Bergeron with only 1 event left
June 1, 2009

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Hernan Rey of Buenos Aires, Argentina, birdied five of his first 10 holes, added an eagle at the par-5 13th and held on for a 66 Monday at North Palm Beach Country Club for his seventh Minor League Golf Tour victory. He earned $650 from the $3,180 purse but it wasn’t enough for him to reach another goal.

The MLGT will pay the entry fee to PGA Tour qualifying later this year for the leading money winner from April 20 through Tuesday. Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., has clinched that Q-School Contest 1 prize since Rey cannot make up the $1,007 difference with 1 event to play. 
 
Bergeron received $170 Monday for seventh place, scoring 71. Overall, Bergeron has received $7,898.49 over the last 33 days, Rey $6,891.88.  Bergeron has 11 career MLGT titles, 7 in 2009, and 4 since the Q-School Contest 1 began on April 20th, including his two last week.

Prior to his eagle at the 13th, Rey birdied Nos. 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10, then closed with bogeys at 14 and 18. It was his fourth MLGT title since April 30.

2008 MLGT Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle was second a shot back with a 67, followed by David Clodfelter and Friday's winner Brian Slucker at 68.

The MLGT plays Tuesday at the CC of Miami, then Wednesday-Thursday starts a new series of tournaments at Abacoa GC in which the leading money winner will also have his tour qualifying entry fee paid.  Q-School Contest 2 ends Aug. 7. 
Event Results

$170 in the Skins Pot, 6 skins worth $28.34 each.  Hernan Rey birdied 1, Jason Martin made birdies on six and fifteen, Jason Goodendorf birdied fourteen, Rod Armstrong birdied sixteen and Dave Clodfelter made 2 on 17.
 

7-Under Par 65 = First MLGT Win For Brian Slucker

Bergeron wins 4th Q-School Contest 1 Event, Hernan Rey is the only player that can still catch him

May 29, 2009


LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Brian Slucker of West Palm Beach fired a seven under par 65, surviving a three-putt bogey on the final hole Friday for his first Minor League Golf Tour victory.  Playing the South course at Fountains Country Club, Slucker made four consecutive birdies starting at the seventh hole and finished with an eagle at the par-5 fifteenth hole.  Overall, he made seven birdies and two bogeys, earning $725 from the $3,800 purse.

Joey Bonargo, Chris Damanio, and Justin Peters tied for second at 6-under par 66.  Bonargo, playing in his second MLGT event, also ended up tied for second in his first event earlier this week after Brett Bergeron won a four man playoff with a birdie the first extra hole.

David Clodfelter and Justin Goodhue tied for fifth at 67 followed by Ben Hartman, Jordan Holley, and Sunny Kim at four under par 68. 
Event Results

$210 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $52.50 each.  Sunny Kim made 2 on the par-3 second hole, Brandon Smith birdie the fourth, Jordan Holley made eagle on the par-5 fifth hole and Hernan Rey birdied the sixth hole.
 

Bergeron Sets Indian Spring Course Record, Wins Again

Bergeron wins 4th Q-School Contest 1 Event, Hernan Rey is the only player that can still catch him

May 28, 2009

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., made it two wins in as many days on the Minor League Golf Tour by firing a seven under par 65 Thursday on the East course at Indian Spring Country Club.
 
Bergeron climaxed a bogey-free round with birdies at the 16th and 18th holes. Earlier, he had birdies Nos. 2, 4, 5, 10 and 11. Bergeron also won Wednesday at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter with birdie on the first hole of a four-man playoff. He now has 11 MLGT victories, seven this year. He earned $700 from the $3,430 purse here.

Colin Murray of Juno Beach kept pace with five birdies on his first 12 holes but finished on six straight pars for 67 and was second among 29 players, receiving $500.  Ben Hartman was third by himself at four under par 68. 
Event Results

$180 in the Skins Pot, 7 skins worth $25.72 each.  Brett Bergeron made 2 on the par-3 second hole and birdied eighteen, Scott Turner birdied the third and fourteenth holes, Chad Bartlett made eagle on six, BK Kelly made eagle on seven and Justin Peters birdied fifteen.
 

Bergeron Drops Bomb to Win Four Man Playoff

Bergeron, Joey Bonargo, Peter Laws and Hernan Rey playoff after tying at 4-under par 68

May 27, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., sank a 35-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole Wednesday at Abacoa Golf Club to earn his 10th Minor League Golf Tour victory, his sixth this year. Bergeron, Joey Bonargo of Mechanicsville, Pa., Peter Laws of Toronto, Ontario, and Hernan Rey of Buenos Aires, Argentina all shot 4-under par 68.

Bonargo and Laws had already missed on birdie opportunities when Bergeron made his. Then Rey missed a 10 footer that would have extended the playoff.

In regulation, Bergeron made five birdies and a bogey and earned $900 from the $5,582 purse. The others tied for second among 46 starters, receiving $525 apiece. Bonargo had six birdies and two bogeys, Laws four birdies in a bogey-free round, and Rey had a double bogey at the par-4 seventh hole, eagled the par-5 17th hole and scattered four birdies. Rey won the most recent MLGT event, a 36-hole tournament last week at Abacoa. 
Event Results

$290 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $96.67 each. 
Erik Asp birdied the first hole, Brett Bergeron made 2 on the par-3 thirteenth hole and Tommy Parker made 2 on fifteen.
 


Hernan Rey Birdies 16 & 17 (above) to Win May 2-Day by 1

Sal Spallone fires two 69's, finishes 1 ahead of Justin Goodhue and Brett Bergeron

May 21, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Hernan Rey of Buenos Aires, Argentina, won the Minor League Golf Tour event at Abacoa Golf Club on Thursday by 1 shot over Sal Spallone.  Rey finished with birdies at the 16th and 17th holes and parred the 18th for 69-68--137.  In 36 holes he made 10 birdies and three bogeys.  Spallone scored a pair of 69s for 6-under par 138 with five birdies each day, two bogeys Wednesday and a double bogey Thursday. Rey earned $1,685 from the $8,460 purse. Spallone received $1,050.

Rey gained $810 dollars on Q-School Contest 1 Leader Brett Bergeron who tied for third place with Justin Goodhue at 5-under par 139.  With 5 events left, Rey finds himself only $724 behind Bergeron. 
Event Results

Ben Hartman was fifth at 3-under par 142, followed by Justin Peters and Erik Asp at 142.

$190 in the Skins Pot, 6 skins worth $31.67 each.  Justin Goodhue made 2 on eight, Erik Asp made eagle 2 on the par-4 eleventh hole, Sunny Kim birdied 12, Ben Hartman made birdie on the par-3 thirteenth hole, Brett Bergeron made birdie at 17 and Brian Slucker birdied 18.

Tim Turpen Leads by 2 After Many Weather Delays

15 Players Lurking at Par or Better
May 20, 2009


JUPITER, Fla. – On a day where the story was the weather, Tim Turpen fired a 5-under par 67 to take a two shot lead into the final round of the May 2-Day at Abacoa Golf Club.  After three short delays, play was halted for three hours while the storms moved through the area.  Play continued uninterrupted from 3pm until the last group finished. 

$240 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $60 each. 
Brett Bergeron made birdie 2 on four, Ben Hartman made birdie 2 on eight, Hamilton Wheeler made eagle 2 on eleven and Steve Hart made birdie 2 on 15.

 

  8 is Enough, Scott Hawley Rides 8 Birdies to Victory
Hernan Rey finishes second, gains ground in Q-School Contest 1 with 6 events left!
May 18, 2009

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Scott Hawley of Shrewsbury, Mass., fired a six under par 65 Monday at Ocean Breeze Golf Club for his third Minor League Golf Tour victory, his second this month. Hawley made four birdies and a bogey on each nine to edge Hernan Rey of Argentina by a shot. Rey made seven birdies, five on the inward nine, and two bogeys for 66.

Hawley was the winner at Hammock Creek in Palm City on May 6 and scored his first MLGT victory April 2, 2008, here at Ocean Breeze. He earned $600 from the $3,075 purse Monday.

Marvin King was third with 4-under par 67 followed by Eddie Peckels in fourth with 68.  Brett Bergeron, Jimmy Lytle, and Rolf Muntz tied for fifth at 2-under par 69. 
Event Results

$200 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins worth $100 each. 
David Clodfelter birdied the par-3 eighth hole and Marvin King made birdie on fifteen.

 


Justin Peters Lights Up the South Course With -7 Under 65
Jason Goodendorf grabs second with a five under par 67
May 15, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Justin Peters of Plantation earned his 17th Minor League Golf Tour victory Friday with a seven under par 65 on the South course at the Fountains Country Club. Peters made four birdies on each nine but followed an eagle at the par-5 12th hole with his second and third bogeys of the day at 13 and 14.  Still, he finished two strokes
ahead of Jason Goodendorf of Hazel Grove, Wisconson.  Goodendorf was second at 67 with an eagle at the 12th hole, six birdies and three bogeys.

It was Peters’ third title this year, following wins Jan. 7 at Hammock Creek GC, Palm City, and April 23 at the Links at Madison Green, Royal Palm Beach.  He earned $730 from the $3,885 purse.  Goodendorf received $500.   
Event Results

Peters moved into third place in Q-School Contest 1, passing yesterday's winner Hernan Rey.

Q-School Contest 1 Leader Brett Bergeron tied for third with Yohann Benson, Warren Jurkowitz, and Rolf Muntz at 3-under par 69.

$260 in the Skins Pot, 2 skins worth $130 each. 
David Williams eagled the par-5 fifth hole and Yohann Benson birdie the par-4 sixth.

 

Hernan Ray Fires a 6-under Par 66 for 2 Shot Win
Justin Peters shoots 68 for solo second followed by Robert Mcknight in third at 69
May 14, 2009



TAMARAC, Fla. – Hernan Rey of Buenos Aires, Argentina, birdied the first two holes and held on to win the Minor League Golf Tour event Thursday on the Cypress course at Woodmont Country Club.  At six under par 66, Rey finished two strokes ahead of Justin Peters of nearby Plantation, who made five birdies before finishing with a bogey at the final hole for 68. Rey made seven birdies and a bogey.

Playing in his first MLGT event, Robert Mcknight of Scotland was third at 3-under par 69.

It was Rey’s fifth MLGT title and second this year, his first coming two weeks ago (April 30) at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter. Rey earned $650 from the $3,220 purse. 
Event Results

2009 Q-School Contest 1 Update
Both Hernan Rey (3rd) and Justin Peters (4th) gained ground on Q-School Contest 1 Leaders Brett Bergeron (1st) and David Clodfelter (2nd) who tied for fourth with Justin Goodhue (6th) at two under par 70.  With seven events to go, including a two day at Abacoa next week, the contest could end up going down to the wire.  Stay tuned!

$230 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $76.67 each. 
Marc Mazza birdied two, Peter Laws made 2 on thirteen and Hamilton Wheeler made birdie on eighteen.

 

2008 MLGT Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle Wins Playoff
Peter Laws and Jimmy Lytle playoff after firing 5-under par 67's at Abacoa Golf Club
May 11, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – On the same course he won the 2008 Minor League Golf Tour Championship, Jimmy Lytle made routine, two-putt pars on the first and second playoff holes Monday to outlast Canadian Peter Laws and win The Minor League Golf Tour event at Abacoa Golf Club.

They had tied at five under par 67. Lytle had six birdies and a bogey. Laws made four birdies, eagled the par-5 17th hole but bogeyed the par-4 18th.  It was Lytle’s seventh MLGT victory, his second this year.

Brett Bergeron, Dustin Cone, and Lee Stroever tied for third at 3-under par 69, followed by Yohann Benson, Daryl Fathauer, Justin Peters and Eugene Smith at 70. 
Event Results

$280 in the Skins Pot, 6 skins worth $46.67 each.  Dustin Cone birdied three and eighteen, Lee Stroever made eagle on ten, Hamilton Wheeler birdied twelve, Tom Bishop made 2 on thirteen and Ben Bell birdied fourteen.
 

Adam Betz Sets Course Record 64 in First Professional Win
Wednesday's winner Scott Hawley finishes a shot back at 65
May 8, 2009

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Adam Betz of St. Louis, Mo., fired a modern course record of seven under par 64 Friday at North Palm Beach Country Club to earn his first Minor League Golf Tour title.  One of Palm Beach County’s oldest golf courses, dating back to the 1920s, North Palm Beach was extensively remodeled by Jack Nicklaus and reopened in 2006.

It was Adam's lowest score of his career and first victory since turning professional in 2006, but he came close to having to share the honor as Scott Hawley of Shrewsbury, Mass., who lipped out a 30-yard pitch shot at the 18th green that would have tied Betz’ score.  Hawley, the MLGT winner Wednesday at Hammock Creek, settled for 65 and second place.  Overall, Betz had eight birdies, Hawley seven.  Each made one bogey. 


Adam Betz rolls in one of his eight birdies on the day at hole number 11

Eugene Smith shot 67 and tied for third with David Clodfelter. They each earned $387.50, which moved Clodfelter ahead of Brett Bergeron on the 2009 MLGT Money List and put him only $220.88 behind Bergeron at the half way point of Q-School Contest 1.  Smith had a good week.  He was in a playoff, had a hole-in-one, and had 4 top 5 finishes.  Only Scott Hawley had a better week, picking up a win, two seconds and a third, earning over $2,100. Event Results

$250 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $83.34 each. 
Ben Hartman eagled number three, Craig Matheson eagled eight and Chad Bartlett birdied the sixteenth hole.
 

7-Under Par 65 Puts Scott Hawley On Top
Sal Spallone finishes a shot back at 66, Brett Bergeron captures third with 67
May 6, 2009

PALM CITY, Fla. – Scott Hawley of Shrewsbury, Mass., fired a seven under par 65 Wednesday at Hammock Creek to earn his second victory on the Minor League Golf Tour. Hawley eagled the par-5 second hole and added six birdies, three on each nine, and a bogey at the par-3 12th hole. He earned $750 from the $4,085 purse.

Hawley’s only other MLGT title was in a 54-hole event March 31-April 2, 2008, at Ocean Breeze Golf Club in Boca Raton.
   
He lost in a playoff Tuesday at the Santa Lucia River Club in Port St. Lucie as former PGA Tour player Steve Hart of Tequesta birdied the second extra hole for his first MLGT victory. Hart, Hawley, Eugene Smith of Glen Ridge, N.J., and Rolf Muntz of Belgium had tied at one under 71.
Local qualifying for the U.S. Open is scheduled Friday at Santa Lucia.  Sal Spallone fired a 6-under par 66 and since Hawley is not in the Q-School Contest 1, Spallone was the only player to gain ground on contest leader Brett Bergeron who finished third with a 67.  
Event Results
 
$300 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $75 each. 
Scott Hawley eagled two, Tim Turpen birdied eleven, Eugene Smith eagled fifteen and Brian Slucker made eagle on the seventeenth hole.

Steve LeBrun qualified for the PGA Tour Transitions Championship March 19-22 at Innisbrook.  Steve was the best player on the 2008 Minor League Golf Tour, he won 9 times, had 39 top 10 finishes, and captured the money title.  Steve has full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour in 2009.

   

19 out of the 30 players who made it through  pre-Qualifying for The Honda Classic have played on the MLGT,
14 of those 19 have won.


Steve Hart, Scott Hawley, Rolf Muntz & Eugene Smith Playoff
Hart birdies 2nd extra hole (pictured above) for first MLGT Win, Muntz in 2nd playoff this week
May 5, 2009

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Steve Hart made birdie on the second extra hole on Tuesday to win for the first time on the Minor League Golf Tour at the Santa Lucia River Club.  Hart, Scott Hawley, Rolf Muntz (who was in a playoff yesterday) and Eugene Smith all finished at 1-under par 71. 

The playoff started on the difficult par-4 eighteenth hole.  After all three other players had finished the hole, Steve Hart was in position to win when his center cut 3 footer somehow did not fall.  Rolf Muntz was eliminated and Steve made his 15 birdie putt on the second extra hole moments before Eugene Smith missed his 10 foot birdie try.  Smith had a hole-in-one earlier in the day on the par-3 third hole.

David Clodfelter and Hernan Rey picked up some ground on Q-School Contest 1 leader Brett Bergeron, Clodfelter with his solo fifth place finish at even par 72 and Rey with his T6 finish at 1-over par 73. 
Event Results

$280 in the Skins Pot, 5 skins worth $56 each. 
Eugene Smith Aced number three (his eighth hole-in-one), Sal Spallone birdied eight, Hamilton Wheeler made eagle on the eleventh hole,  David Clodfelter birdied fourteen and Dustin Cone birdied fifteen.

After winning 4 consecutive MLGT starts,
Tim Tupen hit the road and SHOT 63 to win the Monday Qualifier for the Nationwide Tour
South Georgia Classic

He also shot 63
in his win on April 16th at
Ocean Breeze




Tim Turpen

 



Mark Baldwin won the Monday Qualifier for the Nationwide Tour
Louisiana Open
He shot 69-73, but missed the cut by 1 shot


Mark Baldwin


Tim Turpen and Rolf Muntz Playoff after 5-under par 66's
Turpen holes out for eagle 3 on the par-5 first (extra) hole
May 4, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Tim Turpen of West Palm Beach holed out for an eagle on the first playoff hole Monday at the Fountains Country Club to earn his eighth Minor League Golf Tour title. Turpen outlasted Rolf Muntz of Brasschaat, Belgium, after they tied at five under par 66 on the West course. Muntz was preparing to line up a birdie putt at the par-5 first hole when Turpen slam-dunked his eagle wedge.

In regulation, Turpen made six birdies and a bogey, earning $735 from the $4,210 purse. Muntz, who won the 1990 British Amateur and 2000 Qatar Masters on the European Tour, had seven birdies and two bogeys, collecting $500. 

Scott Hawley and Ben Hartman tied for third at 4-under par 67 followed by Steve Hart, Justin Hicks, Jimmy Lytle and Eugene Smith at 68.

In April, Turpen won four times in six events between April 6 and April 16.
  Event Results

$260 in the Skins Pot, 3 skins worth $86.67 each.  Rolf Muntz birdied three, Juan Aller made eagle on the par-5 eleventh hole and Justin Hicks made eagle on the par-5 twelfth hole.

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Hernan Ray Shoots 67, Moves into Top 5 in Q-School Contest
Zac Oakley and Sal Spallone tie for second at three under par 69
April 30, 2009

     
JUPITER, Fla. – Hernan Rey of Buenos Aires, Argentina, fired a five under par 67 to win the Minor League Golf Tour event Thursday at Abacoa Golf Club. He made three birdies on each nine and bogeyed the par-4 third hole. It was Rey’s fourth MLGT title, his first since Jan. 31, 2008.  He earned $900 from the $5,863 purse.

Sal Spallone and Zac Oakley tied for second place with 3-under par 69's.

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Q-School Contest 1 Leader Brett Bergeron, Warren Jurkowitz, Marvin King and David Ladd all tied for fourth at 2-under par 70 while Tim Turpen and Sunny Kim finished one shot ahead of six players who posted event par rounds. 
Event Results

$380 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $95 each.  Sal Spallone birdied the first hole, David Ladd made 2 on the par-3 fourth hole, Warren Jurkowitz birdied seven and Adam White made eagle on the par-5 tenth hole.

After winning 4 consecutive MLGT starts,
Tim Tupen hit the road and SHOT 63 to win the Monday Qualifier for the Nationwide Tour
South Georgia Classic

He also shot 63
in his win on April 16th at
Ocean Breeze




Tim Turpen

 



Mark Baldwin won the Monday Qualifier for the Nationwide Tour
Louisiana Open
He shot 69-73, but missed the cut by 1 shot


Mark Baldwin


Sal Spallone Eagles Par-4 Fifteenth Hole, Wins By 1
David Clodfelter post 4-under par 67 for second place, Jordan Holley and AJ Walker tie for third
April 29, 2009

PLANTATION, Fla. – Sal Spallone of Vero Beach made a scrambling par on the final hole (pictured above) Wednesday to shoot 66 and claim victory in a Minor League Golf Tour event on the East course at Jacaranda Golf Club. With Dave Clodfelter of Delray Beach already in the clubhouse on 67, Spallone drove into a fairway bunker off the 18th tee, his second shot clipped the lip of the bunker and fell 50 yards short of the green, he pitched on and made par from seven feet behind the hole for the win.

In regulation, Spallone holed out from a fairway bunker for an eagle at the par-4 15th hole and added five birdies and two bogeys. It was his third MLGT victory, all this year. He earned $650 from the $3,330 purse. A conditional player on the Nationwide Tour, Spallone was an
open qualifier for the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic in March.

It was the second day in a row that Clodfelter was the runnerup following a two-day event earlier this week at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. He has five MLGT titles overall, three this year. Second among 30 players here, Clodfelter carded six birdies and two bogeys, receiving $500.

Alexis Thompson, 14, the top-ranked junior girl in the U.S., birdied the last hole to shoot 70, tied for eighth. 
Event Results

$230 in the Skins Pot, 4 skins worth $57.50 each.  AJ Walker birdied seven and eight, Warren Jurkowitz made 2 on the par-3 thirteenth hole and Sal Spallone eagled the par-4 fifteenth hole from the fairway bunker.

19 out of the 30 players who made it through  pre-Qualifying for The Honda Classic have played on the MLGT,
14 of those 19 have won.

   

Sal Spallone shot 67 to win the qualifier and earn a spot in the Honda Classic at PGA National. He has won twice in 2009 on the Minor League Golf Tour.

5 Time MLGT winner Alan Morin earned an exemption into this year's Honda Classic as the 2008 South Florida PGA Player of the Year, an honor he has won 5 times

Bergeron Wins Basic Golf 2-Day By 1 Over David Clodfelter
April 28, 2009

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La, got off to a fast start Monday and held on Tuesday for his 10th Minor League Golf Tour victory, his sixth this year. Bergeron opened with a bogey-free seven under par 65 to lead by two shots on the Estate course at PGA National, then won by one over Dave Clodfelter of Delray Beach, 134 to 135.



After seven birdies in his opening round, Bergeron added 69 Tuesday with an eagle, three birdies and two bogeys. He earned $1,800 from the $10,500 purse. Clodfelter, second among 46 starters, made five birdies each day and one bogey Tuesday for rounds of 67-68. He received $1,100.  Chris Damiano fired a final round 67 to jump into solo third place followed by Scott Turner of Palm City in fourth at 138.

Bergeron now leads the 2009 Money List and Q-School Contest 1.  There are 16 more events in the 20 event Q-School Contest 1, including a third 2-Day event May 20-21 at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter.  Mike Auterson won the skins ($330) with a birdie on 12. 
Event Results

      


Brett Bergeron Leads David Clodfelter By 2 Shots After Shooting 7-under Par 65 in the First Round

April 27, 2009

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., is currently in second place on the 2009 MLGT Money List and in the race to win the 2009 Q-School Contest 1.  His opening round 65 serves as notice that he has no intention of being second for long.  David Clodfelter, who leads the 2009 money list, trails Bergeron by 2 shots in the event and $22 in the Q-School Contest.  Scott Turner is in third place after posting 4-under par 68.

The seventeenth hole was eagled three times on Monday. Bobby Collins, Michael Landry and Rolf Muntz all made 2 on the short par-4 from the fairway. Muntz was not in the skins game.

$290 in the Skins Pot, 14 skins worth $20.74 each
Five holes were birdied two times and two holes were eagled twice.  All other holes were birdied or eagled at least three times (#12 was not birdied), so the MLGT pays out to the hole(s) halved the least. 

#2  Frank Cossio, Brian Slucker
#3  Brett Bergeron, Justin Goodhue
#4  Tim Turpen, Sergio Rodriguez
#5  Justin Peters, Scott Turner (Eagle)
#9  Brett Bergeron, Robert Heavlin
#16 Mark Zanotti, Dion Gonsalves
#17 Bobby Collins, Michael Landry (Eagle)

Steve LeBrun qualified for the PGA Tour Transitions Championship March 19-22 at Innisbrook.  Steve was the best player on the 2008 Minor League Golf Tour, he won 9 times, had 39 top 10 finishes, and captured the money title.  Steve has full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour in 2009.

   

19 out of the 30 players who made it through  pre-Qualifying for The Honda Classic have played on the MLGT,
14 of those 19 have won.

   
 

James Mason tied for third place with Ben Crenshaw, Bernhard Langer and Don Pooley in The ACE Group Classic at TPC Treviso Bay in Naples, FL.  Loren Roberts birdied three of the last four holes to win.  Mason, who finished T2 twice on the MLGT in January, earned $88,000.
Congratulations James!


Justin Peters Wins By 2, Takes Q-School Contest Lead
Martin Vikstrom fires another 68 for second, Rich Hanna finishes third with a final round 69
April 23, 2009


ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Justin Peters of Plantation posted a pair of five under par 67's for 134 at the Links at Madison Green and a two-stroke victory Thursday on the Minor League Golf Tour.  He made seven birdies and two bogeys Wednesday and played bogey-free golf the final round.  It was Peters’ 15th MLGT title, his second this year, the first coming Jan. 7 at Hammock Creek in Palm City.  He earned $1,700 from the $9,300 purse.

Martin Vikstrom, a native of Sweden now living in Boca Raton who has three titles, shot consecutive 68s for 136, second among 40 players in the MLGT’s 55th tournament this year. He carded 10 birdies and two bogeys and received $1,100 while Rich Hanna picked up $1,000 for his six under par 138 third place finish.

Justin Goodhue's final round 66 was the low round of the tournament, it won him the second day pool and it was 10 better than his opening round 76.

Rolf Muntz, Hernan Rey, Lee Stroever, and Scott Turner tied for fourth at 139. 
Event Results

Three tournaments are scheduled next week: Monday-Tuesday on the PGA National’s Estate course, Wednesday at Jacaranda GC and Thursday at Abacoa GC.


$310 in the skins pot with 2 skins out worth $155 each. 
Marty Stanovich birdied nine and Kyle Dobbs made eagle on eleven.

Oakley, Rey, and Peters Open with 5-under par 67's
Rich Hanna, Rolf Muntz, Scott Turner and Martin Vikstrom are a shot back at 4-under par 68
April 22, 2009

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. –  Zac Oakley, Hernan Rey and Justin Peters sit atop the leader board after the opening round of the April 2-Day Classic being played at Madison Green. 

Rich Hanna, Rolf Muntz, Scott Turner and Martin Vikstrom are a shot back at 4-under par 68.
 
 


Zac Oakely Tees Off On Seven

Hernan Rey is coming off a 5-under par 67 on Monday in Georgia where he just missed qualifying for the Nationwide Tour South Georgia Classic by 1 shot.

A picture perfect day and great course conditions provided the players with the opportunity to score on a course that has caused more than its share of grief over the years. 


$320 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $106.67 each. 
Jimmy Hazen eagled number two, Justin Peters birdied number five and Sandro Piaget made 2 on thirteen.
 

David Clodfelter Fires a 5-under par 67, Wins by 2!
Justin Goodhue birdies last hole to shoot 69, Tino Schuster alone in third at 70
April 21, 2009

HIALEAH, Fla. – Dave Clodfelter of Delray Beach birdied all four par-5 holes enroute to a five under par 67 and the victory Tuesday in the Minor League Golf Tour event on the West course at the Country Club of Miami.  Clodfelter birdied the long third, seventh, 13th and 16th holes as well as the short 15th but parred the remaining three par-3s and all 10 par-4s. He did not make a bogey and did not have a 5 on his card. It was Clodfelter’s fifth MLGT win, his third this year. He earned $600 from the $2,555 purse.

There was a two-hour delay at the start of play because of a storm that arrived 10 minutes before the first tee time.  Justin Goodhue continued his solid 2009 play with his 7th round under 70 in the past month.  His 3-under par 69 put him alone in second, one shot ahead of Germany's Tino Schuster who is heading back to Europe to play both the European Tour and the Challenge Tour. 
Event Results

The 54th tournament of the year had 23 starters. Next on the MLGT schedule is a pair of 36-hole events, Wednesday and Thursday at the Links at Madison Green, Royal Palm Beach, and Monday-Tuesday on the Estate course at PGA National, Palm Beach.


$180 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $36 each. 
Paul Bondeson birdied the second hole, Hector Zapata made 2 on four, David Clodfelter's birdie on seven held up and Juan Aller and Dean Meintjes eagled thirteen and sixteen respectively. 
 
Brett Bergeron Birdies 18 to Win at Abacoa, Capture The Top Spot on The 2009 Money List & Leads Q-School Contest 1!
Hamilton Wheeler finishes 2nd, 1 back at 3-under par 69, followed by 7 players at 70
April 20, 2009



JUPITER, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., birdied the final hole for the victory Monday on the Minor League Golf Tour at Abacoa Golf Club. Bergeron edged Hamilton Wheeler of Russellville, Ky., 68-69, on the 7,100-yard course.

Each player made five birdies, Bergeron at Nos. 2, 5, 6, 10 and 18; Wheeler at the second, eighth, 11th, 15th and 16th holes. Bergeron bogeyed the 13th hole, Wheeler the fourth and seventh.  It was Bergeron’s eighth MLGT win, his fourth this year. He earned $900 from the $6,082 purse, The MLGT’s 53rd tournament of the year drew 51 starters.

It was also the first of a series of events through June 2 in which the leading money winner amongst the tour's annual members will have his entry fee for PGA Tour qualifying later this year paid by the circuit. Both Bergeron and Wheeler are participating in the Q-School contest.
 Event Results

$320 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $106.67 each.  Tino Schuster birdied the first hole, Scott Turner made birdie on nine and Sergio Rodriguez made 2 on thirteen.
 
  Drive for Show.....Putt for Dough!  Jerry Tucker & Roger Kennedy Prove it with Par-3 Trilogy Win 
Dustin Cone & Justin Goodhue finish 2nd, Steve Hart & David Ladd finish 3rd, Adam Fuchs Makes Ace!
April 17, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Stuart neighbors Jerry Tucker and Roger Kennedy Sr. teamed up Friday to play bogey-free golf for 27 holes and win the second annual Par 3 Trilogy tournament conducted by the Minor League Golf Tour at Jupiter Dunes.

Playing a different format on each of three nine-hole blocks, Tucker and Kennedy shot 23 on the first nine, a scramble; 23 on the second nine, modified alternate shots; and 21 on the third nine, four-ball stroke play. 



Their total of 14 under par 67 matches the winning score in a similar event last year won by Shawn Hall and Dan Walters, who did not return to defend.  It was the first MLGT title for both Tucker and Kennedy.  Each received $600 from the $6,000 purse.

New Englanders Dustin Cone, Bennington, Vt., and Justin Goodhue, Glastonbury, Conn., missed a chance for a playoff when they bogeyed one hole during the alternate shots event enroute to splits of 23-25-20—68.  They collected $450 apiece.

Playing in the final group, the team of Steve Hart and David Ladd had the best score (-10) through the first two nines, but were unable to catch the leaders with a final nine of 2-under par.  They finished two back in third place. 
Event Results

Q-School Contest 1 Kicks Off Next Week! 
The first of two contests where the leading money winner during the contest gets their 2009 Q-School Entry paid by the MLGT Starts Monday! 

Contest 1 : April 20 - June 2, 2009
Contest 2 : June 3 - August 7, 2009

Read the details


Adam Fuchs Makes Ace!
Adam Fuchs, pictured bottom left, made a hole-in-one on the fifteenth hole in the best ball format to win the only skin, worth $1,000.  His partner Jimmy Hazen was even happier.


Next week’s schedule: Monday, Abacoa GC, Jupiter; Tuesday, CC of Miami, Hialeah; and Wednesday-Thursday, Links @ Madison Green, Royal Palm Beach.

Roger Kennedy, Sr.


Jerry Tucker


Adam Fuchs Makes Hole-In-One

 
 

68, 66, 67 and now 63!  Tim Turpen's Streak is at Four...

Warren Jurkowitz fires a 64, Collin Corrigan is third at 66 and JC Deacon shoots 67

April 16, 2009


BOCA RATON, Fla. – Tim Turpen birdied the 18th hole Thursday to edge Warren Jurkowitz by a shot, 63 to 64, for his fourth Minor League Golf Tour victory in the last 11 days. Playing the South and North nines at Ocean Breeze Golf Club, Turpen, of West Palm Beach, made five birdies in a row starting at the fourth hole and also birdied Nos. 1 and 11, bogeyed the 14th and eagled the par-5 15th. Jurkowitz had four birdies on each nine, at Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13 and 16. 

Turpen earned $1,000 from the $6,047 purse and the entire skins pot of $390 with his eagle. It was Turpen’s seventh career MLGT title and fourth in a row including April 6 at Abacoa GC, April 9 at Fountains CC and Monday (April 13) on PGA National’s Estate course.

Collin Corrigan was third by himself with a 6-under par 66, followed by JC Deacon in fourth at 5-under par 67.  Marvin King seems to be recovering nicely from his knee injury last month, he finished in fifth place by himself with a 68. 
Event Results
 

Par is a Good Score, Adam Fox Wins Fifth MLGT Event

Dustin Cone finishes second, Ryan Garrity captures solo third place

April 14, 2009

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Adam Fox of Stuart survived bogeys on the last two holes Tuesday to match par 72 and claim victory in the Minor League Golf Tour event at the Santa Lucia River Club.  After turning in 36 with a birdie at the second hole and a bogey at the sixth, Fox closed with an eagle at the 13th hole, a birdie at the 16th and bogeys at 15, 17 and 18 to finish a stroke ahead of Dustin Cone of Bennington, Vermont.  Cone’s bogey at the 18th hole was his fourth of the day to go with three birdies for 73.

It was Fox’s fifth MLGT win, his second this year. It was also the highest winning MLGT score since back-to-back 73s last October.  Fox earned $600 from the $2,825 purse.

The 50th tournament of the year, and 472nd since the MLGT started in August, 2004, drew 25 starters. Next on the schedule: Thursday, Ocean Breeze GC, Boca Raton, and Friday, a 27 Hole Team Event at the par-3 Jupiter Dunes GC. 
Event Results

$190 in the skins pot with 7 skins out worth $27.15 each. 
Eugene Smith eagle the second hole and birdied seventeen and eighteen, Ryan Garrity birdied the third hole, Chris Wilson made birdie on six, Michael Mann birdied twelve and Adam Fox made eagle on the par-5 thirteenth hole.
 
Tim Turpen Wins Third Straight MLGT Start
Sandro Piaget finishes second, Adam Betz and Eugene Smith tie for third place

April 13, 2009




PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Tim Turpen of West Palm Beach won for the third time in the last four Minor League Golf Tour events with a bogey-free five under par 67 on the Estates course at PGA National.  Turpen birdied Nos. 2, 5, 12, 16 and 18 for his sixth career MLGT title, winning by two shots and earning $850 from the $4,818 purse. He also won April 4 at Abacoa GC, Jupiter, and April 9 at Fountains CC, Lake Worth.

Sandro Piaget was solo second with a 3-under par 69 followed by Adam Betz and Eugene Smith who both shot 70 to tie for third place. 
Event Results

$280 in the skins pot with 6 skins out worth $46.67 each.  Marc Mazza made 2 on three, Justin Goodhue birdied nine, Colin Corrigan made 2 on ten, Tim Turpen birdied twelve, Zac Oakley birdied thirteen and Martin Vickstrom eagle on the par-5 fifteenth hole.
 

  Two For Turpen! Tim Wins For 2nd Time this Week
Chris Damiano, Craig Hicks, Justin Goodhue and Amateur Braden List Tie for Second at 68

April 9, 2009


LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Tim Turpen of West Palm Beach claimed his second Minor League Golf Tour victory of the week with a six under par 66 Thursday on the South course at Fountains Country Club.

Following up his $1,000 win Monday on 68 at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter, Turpen played a bogey-free round here with birdies at Nos. 1, 4, 12, 14, 15 and 18. It was his fifth career MLGT title. He earned $900 from the $5,268 purse here. 
Event Results

Chris Damiano, Craig Hicks, Justin Goodhue and Amateur Braden List tied for 2nd at 4-under par 68, followed by six players who tied for sixth at 2-under par 70.

There was $330 in the skins pot with 2 skins out worth $165 each.  Mark Baldwin eagled the par-5 first hole and David Smith made 2 on seventeen.
 

Damian Hale
Wins First MLGT Event By 1 Over 3 Players
Craig Hicks, Matt Torrance and Chris Wilson finish at 4-under par 68

April 8, 2009


PALM CITY, Fla. – Damian Hale overcame bogeys on the first two holes Wednesday to earn his first victory on the Minor League Golf Tour, scoring a five under par 67 at Hammock Creek. With three players in the clubhouse preparing for a playoff as soon as the final group finished, Hale eagled the par-5 17th hole to grab the lead, then parred the 18th for the win. He made five birdies between his slow start and fantastic finish. A native of Trinidad now living in West Palm Beach, Hale collected $900 from the $4,945 purse.

Craig Hicks of Windsor, Ontario, Matt Torrance from East Lyme, CT tied for second with Chris Wilson of Dublin, Ohio who was playing in his first MLGT Event at 68.  Sunny Kim, Adam Rainard, Hernan Rey and Paul Scaletta all shot 69. 
Event Results

$320 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $106.67 each.  Paul Bondeson made 2 on twelve, Sal Spallone birdied thirteen and Sunny Kim made eagle on the par-5 fifteenth hole.
 

Tim Turpen Eagles 17 To Win By 1 Over 4 Players

Warren Jurkowitz, Pierre-Henri Soero Paul Scaletta and Sal Spallone Tie for 2nd at 69

April 6, 2009


JUPITER, Fla. – Tim Turpen eagled the 17th hole to vault to the top of the leaderboard and win the Minor League Golf Tour event Monday at Abacoa Golf Club.  Playing in the final threesome with four players tied at the top with 69s, Turpen eagled the downwind par-5 17th to take a one shot lead.  Then in a difficult left-to-right crosswind as a large group of players watched from the patio behind eighteen green, Turpen holed a dramatic four footer for par at 18 that circled at least 360 degrees before dropping in for the win and a four under par 68.

Warren Jurkowitz, Pierre-Henri Soero, Paul Scaletta and Sal Spallone all finished almost two hours before Turpen at three under par 69 and for most of the afternoon it seemed as if they were going to be in a large playoff.  David Ladd finished by himself at 2-under par 70. 

It was the fourth MLGT victory for Turpen, of West Palm Beach, his first since Nov. 28, 2007. Overall, he made three birdies and a bogey in addition to the eagle. Turpen earned $1,000 from the $5,879 purse. 
Event Results

$380 in the skins pot with 2 skins out worth $190 each.
Sandro Piaget made 2 on eight and Hernan Rey made eagle 3 on the par-5 tenth hole.
 

Vasel wins Playoff over DiGiacomo and Laws on 1st Hole
Kyle Vasel, Mark DiGiacomo and Peter Laws all fire 3-under par 68's 
April 2, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Kyle Vasel of Greenville, Ill., birdied the first extra hole Thursday to earn his fifth Minor League Golf Tour title, his second in less than three weeks. Vasel, Mark DiGiacomo of Lebanon, Pa., and Peter Laws of Toronto, Ontario, had tied at three under par 68 on the South course at Fountains Country Club. Then in the playoff, Vasel reached the green at the par-5 first hole in regulation and sank the putt for the win.

In regulation, Vasel made five birdies and two bogeys. DiGiacomo and Laws each had four birdies and one bogey. Vasel and Laws birdied the par-4 18th and DiGiacomo bogeyed. Vasel received $850, DiGiacomo and Laws $525 apiece, from the $5,078 purse. Vasel’s most recent win before Thursday was on March 17 at Jacaranda in Plantation.

Four players tied for fourth at 2-under par 69, David Ladd, Michael Landry, Hernan Rey and Tim Turpen followed by 5 players at 70.  Ten players shot even par 71. 
Event Results

"So close, yet so far...."  Nick Clark finished 1 shot outside the money with a respectable 73 on Thursday, but if he had made par on the first hole (instead of a 10 that included a good drive, a shot OB, an unplayable, a ricochet off a telephone pole and a bunker shot) he would have been in the playoff at 3-under par 68. 

$320 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $64 each. 
Craig Hicks made eagle on three, Tim Turpen birdied four, Matt Adams made 2 on five, Marc Mazza made birdie on thirteen and Brandon Knaub birdied fifteen.
 
Taylor Stewart and Gregory Huxman Birdie First Playoff Hole Greg Blackwell, Justin Peters and Warren Jurkowitz round out five man playoff, Stewart Wins on 2
April 1, 2009



PLANTATION, Fla. – Taylor Stewart of Richmond, Va., outlasted a group of South Florida pros Wednesday to win for the second time on the Minor League Golf Tour. Stewart won with par on the second playoff hole after five players tied at two under par 70 on the West course at Jacaranda Golf Club.

Stewart and Gregory Huxman of Pinecrest advanced with birdies at the par-4 first extra hole as Greg Blackwell of Miami, Warren Jurkowitz of Aventura and Justin Peters of Plantation were eliminated with pars. At the second hole, Huxman hit his tee shot right and out of bounds. Stewart missed the green but chipped and one-putted for the win.

In regulation, Stewart, Huxman and Blackwell each made five birdies and three bogeys, Jurkowitz and Peters had three birdies and one bogey.  Stewart and Huxman both birdied the par-4 18th hole while Blackwell made bogey. Stewart, who earned his first MLGT title on Feb. 9 at Abacoa in Jupiter, received $600 from the $3,220 purse. 


Colin Corrigan and Jacaranda Head Golf Professional Danny Howard finished one shot out of the playoff, at 1-under par 71. 
Event Results

$170 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $34 each.  Tino Schuster birdied one and six, Warren Jurkowitz birdied seven, Juan Aller made 2 on the par-3 eighth hole and Michael Davenport birdied eleven.
 

Zac Oakley wins Playoff over Clodfelter and Damiano
David Clodfelter earns over $9,000 in first three months of 2009

Monday  March 30, 2009


BOCA RATON, Fla. – Zac Oakley of Lewes, Del., birdied the first extra hole Monday to earn his second Minor League Golf Tour victory, both at Ocean Breeze Golf Club here. Oakley outlasted Chris Damiano of Jupiter and David Clodfelter of Delray Beach after they tied at four under par 68 on the South and North nines. Oakley’s previous MLGT title at Ocean
Breeze was on Nov. 13, 2008.

In the playoff, Oakley and Damiano reached the green at the par-5 first hole in two, both about 30 feet from the hole. Oakley two-putted for the win, Damiamo three-putted to tie for second with Clodfelter, who reached the green in three and two-putted. Oakley received $800 from the $4,429 purse, Damiamo and Clodfelter $487.50 apiece. 
Event Results

$250 in the skins pot with 4 skins out worth $62.50 each. 
Martin Vickstrom
made birdie on two, Sunny Kim birdied nine and Brett Bergeron birdied twelve and seventeen.
 
Kyle Dobbs Gets to 11-under par, Wins by 5
Justin Goodhue, Sandro Piget and Tino Schuster tie for second at 6-under par

Saturday  March 28, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- Kyle Dobbs of Ann Arbor, Mich., birdied the final hole two days in a row enroute to a Minor League Golf Tour victory Saturday, scoring 66-67—133 on the South course at Fountains Country Club.

After a double bogey at the par-4 third hole Friday in an otherwise bogey-free performance, Dobbs made eight birdies the first round (Nos. 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 18) and five the second (4, 6, 15, 16 and 18), winning by five shots.

It was Dobbs’ fifth MLGT title, his first since Jan. 10, 2008, at Bonaventure Country Club near Fort Lauderdale. The first round co-leader, Dobbs earned $1,800 from the $9,350 purse. 

Both Sandro Piaget and Rich Hanna matched Dobbs final round 67 to make big moves up the leaderboard, Piaget tied for second place with Justin Goodhue and Tino Schuster, while Hanna tied for fifth at 5-under par with David Clodfelter and Dan McCarthy.  Clodfelter grabbed the top spot on the 2009 MLGT money list with his $641.67 check.  
Event Results

On Monday, Ocean Breeze Golf Club of Boca Raton will host the MLGT’s final tournament of the month, the 40th this year. 

$230 in the Day-2 skins pot with 7 skins out worth $33 each.  Corey Brigham birdied the third hole, Hamilton Wheeler made eagle on the par-5 fifth,  Zac Oakley bidied ten, Brett Bergeron made 2 on the par-4 eleventh hole, Sunny Kim made his second skin of the event with a 2 on the par-3 thirteenth and Pierre-Henri Soero eagled the par-5 fifteenth hole and birdied the par-3 seventeenth.


Co-Leader Adam Fuchs rolls in the first of six birdies on Friday at the par-4 sixth hole

 
Adam Fuchs and Kyle Dobbs Share First Round Lead of Basic Golf 2-Day
David Clodfelter a shot back at 5-under par 67

Friday  March 27, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Adam Fuchs and Kyle Dobbs are tied for the lead at the halfway point of the Basic Golf 2-Day Challenge being played on the South Course at The Fountains Country Club.  Fuchs made six birdies and no bogies while Dobbs erased a double bogey at the third hole with eight birdies over his final twelve holes.  Dobbs, a four time winner on the MLGT, recently won $30,000 in a Tar-Heel Tour Event after spending the better part of six months recovering from an injury. 

Fuchs, who won his first MLGT event last month, will be playing with Dobbs and David Clodfelter, who is currently $72 and change behind Brett Bergeron for the top spot on the 2009 MLGT Money List.

$240 in the Day-1 skins pot with 2 skins out worth $120 each. 
Mark Brown eagled the par-5 first hole and Sunny Kim made 2 on the par-3 second hole.
 
 

Jimmy Lytle Stays Ahead of Bergeron & Davenport By A Shot

Brett Bergeron and Michael Davenport fire back nine 33's as they try to catch Lytle

Tuesday  March 24, 2009

TAMARAC, Fla. – Reigning MLGT Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge birdied 3 of his first 6 holes Tuesday on the Cypress Course at Woodmont Country Club to jump out to an early lead, opening with a 3-under par 33 on the front nine. 

His playing partner, Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., was five shots back through eight holes before he birdied three in a row (9,10,11) and pulled even at the par-4 fifteenth hole when Lytle made bogey.  Lytle then birdied 17 to gain back a single shot lead which he would not relinquish.  Michael Davenport, playing in the final group, birdied 17 to get to 2-under par, but was unable to birdie the last to force a playoff. 
 
Event Results

Matt Adams was fourth by himself at 1-under par 71.

$160 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $32 each.  Hector Zapata birdied the par-3 third hole, Brett Bergeron birdied four, Matt LeConche made birdie on the fifth hole and Chris Walsh birdied twelve and eighteen.
 

Mark DiGiacomo Wins For The 2nd Time in March

Dave Clodfelter, Sunny Kim, Shawn Matthews and Jason Parajeckas finish a shot back

Monday  March 23, 2009

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Mark DiGiacomo of Lebanon, Pa., fired a three under par 69 Monday to earn his second Minor League Golf Tour victory in less than two weeks. DiGiacomo made five birdies and two bogeys on the Estates course at PGA National, clinching the title with a birdie at the 17th hole. He earned $950 from the $5,303 purse. Four players tied for second with 2-under par 70's.

Matt Abbott and Michael Farrugia tied for sixth place at 1-under par, followed by 2008 MLGT Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle in solo eighth at even par 72. 
Event Results

DiGiacomo’s first MLGT title was on March 12 at the Village Golf Club in Royal Palm Beach at four under 68.
 
$310 in the skins pot with 4 skins out worth $77.50 each. 
Scott Ford eagled the par-5 fifth hole, Jason Parajeckas made 2 on ten and 3 on twelve and Mark DiGiacomo birdied eleven. 
 


Matt LeConche Has Personal Birdie Fest, Wins By 1
Wednesday's Winner David Clodfelter finishes a shot back, 7 players tie for third place
Thursday  March 19, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Matt LeConche of Wellington birdied eight of his first 11 holes Thursday at Abacoa Golf Club and held on for his seventh Minor League Golf Tour victory. LeConch edged Dave Clodfelter of Delray Beach, 67-68. Clodfelter had been the MLGT winner Wednesday at the Links at Madison Green.

In regulation, LeConche birdied Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 and bogeyed the seventh, 12th and 16th holes. He earned $800 from the $4,408 purse. Clodfelter eagled the par-5 second hole, birdied the fourth, bogeyed the sixth and birdied 8 and 9 before finishing with nine straight pars. He received $525. 
Event Results

Eddie Peckels, Brett Bergeron, Garrett Meyer, Hamilton Wheeler, Corey Brigham, Mark DiGiacomo and Matt Chandler all shot 3-under par 69 and tied for third place.

$210 in the skins pot with 2 skins out worth $105 each. 
Shawn Matthews made birdie on seven and Matt Chandler eagled the par-5 tenth hole. 

 

David Clodfelter Wins At Madison Green By 1
Tuesday's Winner Kyle Vasel ties for Second with Amateur Mathieu Rivard
Wednesday  March 18, 2009
 

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Dave Clodfelter of Delray Beach survived a bogey on the last hole Wednesday to claim his fourth Minor League Golf Tour victory. Clodfelter made seven birdies and three bogeys for 68 at the Links at Madison Green to edge Kyle Vasel of Greenville, Ill., the MLGT winner Tuesday, and Quebec amateur Mattieu Rivard, who tied for second at 69. Vasel and Rivard each made four birdies and a bogey. Clodfelter earned $700 for his win.

Brett Bergeron, Chris Damiano, and Kirk Hanefeld tied for fourth at 2-under par 70.
Results

$210 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $42 each. 
Sunny Kim made 2 on six, Matt Adams eagled the par-5 eighth, Dave Clodfelter birdied 10 & 16, and Frank Bensel made 2 on the par-3 thirteenth hole.   
 


Kyle Vasel Makes Birdie on 18 For Fourth MLGT Victory!
Chris Walsh fires a bogey free 70 for second, Michael Davenport shoots 71 for third
Tuesday  March 17, 2009


PLANTATION, Fla. – Kyle Vasel of Greenville, Ill., birdied the last hole Tuesday to edge Chris Walsh of Fairview Park, Ohio, by a stroke, 69 to 70, in a Minor League Golf Tour event on the West course at Jacaranda Golf Club. It was Vasel’s fourth MLGT title, his first since April 10, 2008.

 
Vasel made two birdies on each nine, finishing with bogey at the par-3 17th and birdie at the par-4 18th. Walsh had 16 pars and birdies at the back-to-back par-5 ninth and 10th holes. Vasel earned $950 from the $4,640 purse, Walsh $550.  Event Results

$230 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $46 each.  Walter Blum, Jr. birdied 2, Keith Burt made birdie on 4, AJ Walker birdied seven, Ronnie Davis birdied nine and Sam Kang made an eagle 2 on the par-4 eighteenth hole.
 

Matt Adams, Justin Goodhue Playoff after Firing a pair of 66's
Chris Damiano is solo third, a shot back at 5-under par 67
Monday March 16, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Matt Adams of Walpole, Mass., earned his first Minor League Golf Tour title when he outlasted four-time champion Justin Goodhue of Glastonbury, Conn., Monday after they tied at six under par 66. Each scored nines of 33-33 on the South course at Fountains Country Club.

Goodhue, who has won twice and finished second twice in the few weeks, was leading until he bogeyed the last two holes. Then, in the playoff, he hit his tee shot into the water at the par-3 second hole, giving Adams an easy two-putt par for the win. They halved the long first hole with par-5's. In regulation, Adams made seven birdies (4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 and 15) and a bogey at the second; Goodhue had nine birdies (4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15) and three bogeys (3, 17 and 18).  Five players tied for fourth at four-under par 68.  
Event Results 
 

$320 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $106.67 each.  Matt LeConche birdied the par-3 second hole, Brett Bergeron made eagle on the par-5 fifth hole and David Ladd eagled the par 5 fifteenth hole.

 

Mark DiGiacomo Birdies 18 for 1st Professional Victory
Justin Goodhue finishes second one shot back, Sam Kang shoots 70 for third place
Thursday  March 12, 2009

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Mark DiGiacomo of Lebanon, Pa., celebrated his 29th birthday Thursday with a birdie at the 18th hole to earn his first Minor League Golf Tour title. DiGiacomo made six birdies and two bogeys for 68 at The Village Golf Club, edging Justin Goodhue of Glastonbury, Conn., who parred the last four holes for 69.
 
 
Overall, DiGiacomo birdied Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6 and 13, and bogeyed the eighth and 14th holes before his victorious finish. He earned $610 from the $3,025 purse. Goodhue had four birdies (1, 5, 9 and 12) and bogied the 14th. He received $450.  Event Results
 
The MLGT’s 33rd tournament of the season drew 25 starters. Four 18-hole events are scheduled next week: Monday, Fountains CC, Lake Worth; Tuesday, Jacaranda GC, Plantation; Wednesday, Links at Madison Green, Royal Palm Beach; and Thursday, Abacoa GC, Jupiter.

$170 in the skins pot with 4 skins out worth $42.50 each. 
Adam White birdied holes 2 and 15,  Chris Pyzik birdied the seventh hole and Frank Dully made birdie on sixteen. 
 

Brett Bergeron Shoots 32 on Back Nine, Wins by 1!
Peter Horrobin and Jimmy Lytle tie for second at 3-under par 69
Wednesday  March 11, 2009

HIALEAH, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., fired a four under par 68 for the victory Wednesday in a Minor League Golf Tour event on the West course at the Country Club of Miami. He made five birdies, four on the inward nine, and bogeyed the par-5 third hole. It was Bergeron’s seventh MLGT title, including back-to-back wins Feb. 16-17 at Woodmont CC, Tamarac, and the Links at Madison Green, Royal Palm Beach. He earned $650 from the $3,225 purse. 
Event Results

Peter Horrobin and Jimmy Lytle tied for second place at 3-under par 69.  Horrobin birdied seventeen to get to 4-under par but made bogey on 18.  David Clodfelter was alone in fourth at even par 72, followed by Ricardo Ronderos, Jr and Michael Tobiason at 74.

Marvin King was tied for the lead at 2-under par when he twisted his right knee on 12.  He looked like Tiger Woods at the 2008 US Open as he attempted to finish the last third of his round on one leg.  He finished in a six way tie for seventh at three over par 75.  Hopefully the injury is not as serious as it looked. 


$220 in the skins pot with 6 skins out worth $36.50 each. 
Brett Bergeron made birdies on holes 1 and 15, Marvin King birdied four, Cameron Booth made 2 on eight, Hector Zapata birdied the ninth and Nick Kenny birdied 18.
 


Steve LeBrun makes 10 birdies, Six in a Row on Back Nine!
Frank Dully fires a 7-under par 65 to finish second, Corey Brigham 67's good for third place
Tuesday  March 10, 2009

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach made six consecutive birdies on the inward nine Tuesday at Ocean Breeze Golf Club for a nine under par 63 and his 12th Minor League Golf Tour victory. After four birdies and a bogey on the par-35 front nine, LeBrun started his birdie streak at the 12th hole.  It was his second MLGT title this year, the first also at Ocean Breeze, on Jan. 19. He earned $850 from the $5,645 purse.

 
The MLGT’s 31st tournament of the year had 51 starters, including runnerup Frank Dully of Salem, Mass., who had seven birdies for 65, worth $550.  Corey Brigham was third with a five under par 67 followed by a dozen players at 4-under par 68.  Event Results

$350 in the skins pot with 2 skins out worth $175 each.  Brett Bergeron made 2 on the par-3 third hole and Corey Brigham made eagle on the par-5 fourth hole. 
 
David Ladd Finishes Strong, Wins By 2
Marvin King solo 2nd at -5 under par
Monday  March 9, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – David Ladd of Palm Beach Gardens finished eagle-birdie Monday at Abacoa Golf Club to earn his 10th Minor League Golf Tour title, his third this year.

With his seven under par bogey-free round of 65, Ladd won by two strokes over Marvin King of Lewisville, Texas, who shot 67 with seven birdies and two bogeys for second among 57 starters.  Ladd also birdied Nos. 2, 4, 6 and 7 and received $1,000 from the $6,563 purse. King collected $600.

Colby Beckstrom, Brett Burton, Christopher Capriolo, Kyler Murphy and Chris Walsh tied for third at four-under par 68.  Five more players shot 3-under par 69.

Event Results
 

$340 in the skins pot with 2 skins out worth $170 each.  SZac Oakley birdied the par-3 eighth hole and David Ladd made eagle at  the par-five 17th hole.
 
 


Scott Ford Shoots 31 on the Front Nine, Wins by 2 over Walsh
Scott Ford finished third, 1 shot out of a playoff Wednesday at Hammock Creek
Thursday  March 5, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Scott Ford of Palm Beach Gardens birdied the second, third and fourth holes Thursday enroute to his fifth Minor League Golf Tour title. At five under par 67, Ford won by two strokes on the South course at the Fountains Country Club. He also birdied the seventh, ninth and 16th holes and bogeyed the 14th. The grandson of former Masters and PGA champion Doug Ford Sr., Scott earned $900 from the $5,420 purse.

Chris Walsh was solo second at three under par 69, it was Walsh's 2nd top 5 finish of the week.  Chris picked up $700 on Tuesday after a fourth place finish in the River Club 2-Day and $600 here.  Yesterday's winner Marvin King and 2008 MLGT Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle tied for third at 70. 
Event Results

$280 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $93.34 each. 
Scott Ford birdied nine, Noah Norton made eagle on the par-five 12th hole and Martin Catalioto eagled the par-5 fifteenth hole.

 

Marvin King wins Playoff over Steve Ford, Leads Money List
Marvin King's victory puts him atop the 2009 Money List and Career Money List
Wednesday  March 4, 2009

 
PALM CITY, Fla. – Marvin King of Lewisville, Texas, parred the first playoff hole Wednesday to earn his 18th victory on the Minor League Golf Tour. King and Steve Ford of Melbourne had tied at three under par 69 at Hammock Creek Golf Club.

King made five birdies, three in a row starting at the ninth hole, and two bogeys. Ford eagled the par-5 second hole and added two birdies and a bogey. In the playoff, at the par-4 first hole, King reached the green in two and two-putted from 30 feet. Moments later, Ford missed an 18-foot par putt. He had missed the fairway and green in regulation.

King earned $900 from the $4,523 purse for his 2nd MLGT title of 2009. Ford, still looking for his first MLGT win, received $525. 
Event Results

Scott Ford was third by himself, 1 shot back and Sam Kang finished fourth at 1-under par 71.

$310 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $62 each. 
Adam Rainaud eagled the par-5 second hole, Tim Stieren birdied number four, Sam Kang birdied number seven and made an eagle 2 on the par-4 thirteenth hole and JJ Beckstrom birdied the par-4 sixteenth hole.
 

Brutal Final Round Conditions Result In Over Par Winner, Justin Goodhue Hangs On To Pick Up 2nd Win of 2009
Only three final rounds under 76, Goodhue and Walsh fire 73's, Mark Brown shoots 75
Tuesday  March 3, 2009


PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Justin Goodhue of Glastonbury, Conn., fired his second straight one over par 73 on Tuesday to earn his fourth Minor League Golf Tour victory, his second in less than two weeks. At 146, Goodhue finished one stroke ahead of another Connecticut golfer, Frank Bensel of Cos Cob, who closed at 76-147. Bensel had been one of the first round co-leaders but finished with bogey at 17 and double bogey at 18.
 
A sudden wind shift to the north and a quick, 10 degree drop in temperature just before final round play began about 12 noon sent scores soaring. It was the third-highest winning score in a two-day MLGT tournament since play began in 2004. Forty-seven of the MLGT’s 449 tournaments have been contested over 36 holes.
 

Goodhue made three birdies and four bogeys each day, finishing the final round with bogeys at the 16th and 17th holes. He earned $1,600 from the $7,905 purse. Goodhue’s most recent win was on Feb. 18th at Madison Green.  In the final round, Bensel scored five birdies, two bogeys, two double bogeys and a triple bogey. He received $1,000.

David Clodfelter was third at 149 and Chris Walsh finished fourth at 150.  Sam Kang and Brian Cairns tied for fifth at eight over par 152. 
Event Results

Day 2 Skins.  $190 in the skins pot with 4 skins out worth $47.50 each. 
Mark Brown birdied three, Sam Kang birdied number four, Phillip Cardwell birdied number six and Billy Stewart birdied fourteen.

Three Players Share Lead After 1st Round of River Club 2-Day
Frank Bensel, David Clodfelter and Derek Oakey Shoot 71, Mark Zanotti 1 back at Even Par 72
Monday  March 2, 2009

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Frank Bensel, David Clodfelter and Derek Oakey all broke par in the first round of the River Club 2-Day Monday at the Santa Lucia River Club.  Mark Zanotti was 1 back at even par 72 and four players shot 1-over par 73.   The 8 players are 3 clear of the rest of the 34 player field heading into the second round.



Day 1 Skins.  $210 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $70 each. 
Derek Oakey eagled the par-five 2nd hole, Sam Kang birdied number nine and Mark Brown birdied eighteen.
 

Mark Baldwin wins DBS-2 Day by 2 Over Matt Abbott
Thursday  February 26, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Mark Baldwin of Laconia, N.H., earned his first Minor League Golf Tour title Thursday, winning by two strokes on the West course at Fountains Country Club.  After opening with 66 for the first round lead, Baldwin added 72 for 138, four under par for the distance. In 36 holes, he made two eagles, six birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey. He earned $1,800 from the $8,845 purse.

Matt Abbott finished second by following up his even par 71 with a two-under par 69.  Martin Catalioto, Jonas Enander Hedin, and Tim Puetz tied for third at 141.  The low round of the day goes to Brandon Lee who was 13 shots better on day two with a 5-under par 66.
Event Results

Day 2 Skins.  $220 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $44 each.  Philip Cardwell birdied number three, Martin Catalioto eagled the par-4 eighth hole, Mark Baldwin eagled the par-five 11th hole, Frank Dully birdied number 12 and Clayton Gamber made birdie on thirteen.
Mark Baldwin Fires Opening Round 66, Leads by 3!
Wednesday  February 25, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Mark Baldwin opened with a five-under par 66 on Monday at the Fountains Country Club.  Playing the West Course, Baldwin was three better than David Clodfelter and Jonas Enander Hedin who finished at 2-under par 69.  Four players are at 1-under par 70.
Day 1 Skins.  $250 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $83.34 each.  Mark Baldwin eagled the par-five 12th hole, Martin Catalioto birdied number thirteen and Scott Turner made birdie on seventeen. 
 

Greg Blackwell picks up 1st MLGT Win at Indian Spring
Tuesday  February 24, 2009

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Greg Blackwell of Miami won his first Minor League Golf Tour event on Tuesday by shooting a four-under par 68 on the east course at Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach.  Jonas Enander Hedin finished second in his first MLGT event, earning $500 for his 3-under par effort.

Five players, Matt Adams, Martin Catalioto, Frank Dully, Marving King and Monday's winner Martin Vikstrom tied for third at 71. 
Event Results

There was $190 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $38 each.  Matt Adams birdied the third and thirteenth holes, Martin Catalioto birdied number eight, Jeff Bors made birdie on twelve and Peter Kennedy birdied 18.

 

Martin Vikstrom wins Feb Basic Golf Open by 1
Monday  February 23, 2009
 
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Martin Vikstrom of Boca Raton birdied the last hole Monday for a five under par 67 and a Minor League Golf Tour victory on the Estates course at PGA National. Overall, he made five birdies (Nos. 4, 5, 8, 11 and 18) in a bogey-free round, earning $1,000 from the $8,308 purse.  It was Vikstrom’s third MLGT title, his first since November 1, 2007.
 
Three players tied at 68 among the season-record 72 starters in the 26th tournament of the year. Brandon Lee of Fort Myers and Brett Macias of Mankato, Minn., each made par-5 at the 18th while Mark DiGiacomo of Lebanon, Pa., had a birdie. They received $550 apiece.

Colin Corrigan was fifth with a 3-under par 69, followed by a group of seven players who tied for sixth place at 70. 
Event Results

There was $490 in the skins pot with 2 skins out worth $245 each.  Greg Pieczynski holed out for an eagle 2 on the par-4 second hole and Marc Mazza made 2 on the par-3 tenth hole. 
 

Sal Spallone Shoots 68 in Windy Conditions at Abacoa
Thursday  February 19, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Sal Spallone of Vero Beach made three consecutive birdies midway through the round and claimed his second Minor League Golf Tour title Thursday with a four under par 68 at Abacoa Golf Club. Spallone, who has conditional status on the Nationwide Tour, made six birdies overall, at Nos. 2, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11, and bogeyed the 15th and 16th holes. He earned $1,000 from the $8,063 purse. Spallone’s initial MLGT win was on Jan. 13 at the Florida Club in Stuart.

Colby Beckstrom and Yohann Benson tied for second for the second consecutive day.  Today they both shot 3-under par 69, yesterday 4-under par 68.  Pierre-Henri Soero, Tim Puetz and Justin Goodhue who won Wednesday at Madison Green, tied for 4th at 2-under par 70 followed by Ciaran McMonagle in solo seventh place at 71. 
Event Results

There were 70 entries in the 25th tournament of the year, equaling the MLGT’s largest field of the season. There were also 70 at Abacoa on Feb. 9.

There was $420 in the skins pot with 7 skins out worth $60 each.  Corey Brigham birdied the first hole, Scott Turner made eagle at the par-5 second, Marvin King birdied the fourth hole and eagled seventeen, Sal Spallone birdied nine, Andrew Giuliani made eagle at the par-5 tenth hole and Yohann Benson birdied twelve.

 


Justin Goodhue Shoots 67, Wins 3rd MLGT Event
Wednesday  February 18, 2009

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Justin Goodhue of Glastonbury, Conn., birdied the last hole for a one-stroke victory Wednesday in Minor League Golf Tour play at the Links at Madison Green. Goodhue also birdied Nos. 4, 7, 8, 14 and 15 and bogeyed the par-3 thirteenth hole for a five-under par 67. It was Justin's third MLGT victory, his first since 2006. He earned $1,000 from the $6,568 purse.

Colby Beckstrom and Yohann Benson tied for second at four-under par 68.  Cory Brigham, Justin Hicks and Scott Jamieson all fired 3-under par 69's, followed by Amateur Terry Burke who was alone in 7th place with 70.  
Event Results

 


Brett Bergeron Birdies 17 & 18 for 2nd Consecutive Victory
Tuesday  February 17, 2009

TAMARAC, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., earned his second Minor League Golf Tour title in as many days with a three under par 69 Tuesday on the Cypress course at Woodmont Country Club. Bergeron birdied three of the first 10 holes, made a double bogey at the par-4 fifteenth, then pulled out the win with birdies on 17 and 18.

Justin Regier of East Amherst, NY and Martin Catalioto of Ramsey, NJ tied for second, a shot back at 2-under par 70.  Matt Adams, Craig Hicks and Matt Adams tied for fourth at 71. 

Event Results

There was $190 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $63.34 Each.  Elliot Young birdied number three, Greg Blackwell made birdie on the par-3 ninth hole and Marc Mazza made birdie on thirteen.

 


Brett Bergeron Fires a 65, Jumps Atop the 2009 Money List
Monday  February 16, 2009

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Brett Bergeron of LaPlace, La., earned his fifth Minor League Golf Tour victory Monday after posting a seven under par 65 on the South and North nines at Ocean Breeze Golf Club. Bergeron birdied Nos. 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 13 and 18 in a bogey-free round. He earned $1,000 from the $6,730 purse.

Mark Baldwin and Tony Bostic who both had their best MLGT finishes, tied for second at 5-under par 67 followed by Corey Brigham, Dave Clodfelter, and Kyler Murphy at 68.

Anthony Mannarino, Mike Auterson, and Justin Hicks (who is leaving for New Zealand later this week) tied for 7th at 3-under par 69.  Event Results

There was $390 in the skins pot with 2 skins out worth $195 Each.  Juan Aller made eagle 2 on the par-5 first hole and Tony Bostic made eagle on the par-5 fifteenth hole.

 


David Ladd Birdies 3 of last 4 for 66 and a 2 Shot Victory
Thursday  February 12, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – David Ladd of Palm Beach Gardens birdied three of the last four holes Thursday for a six under par 66 to score a Minor League Golf Tour victory on the South course at Fountains Country Club. After four birdies and a bogey on the first 10 holes, Ladd finished with birdies at Nos. 15, 16 and 18 to win by two shots. He earned $1,000 from the $6,215 purse.  Event Results

Warren Jurkowitz tied for second with Amateur Terry Burke at 4-under par 68.  Jurkowitz finished solo second at Country Club of Miami on Wednesday, a shot behind winner Martin Catalioto.  Adam Betz, Keith Larson and 2008 MLGT Tour Champion Jimmy Lytle all shot 69.

There was $390 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $130 Each.  Marvin King eagled the par-5 first hole, Kevin Ausserlechner eagled the par-5 fifteenth hole and Justin Hicks made 2 on the par-3 17th hole.

 
 
Martin Catalioto Birdies 13, 14 and 15 to Shoot 68, Win by 1 over Charging Jurkowitz
Wednesday  February 11, 2009

HIALEAH, Fla. – Martin Catalioto of Ramsey, N.J., earned his first Minor League Golf Tour victory Wednesday, posting a four under par 68 on the West course at the Country Club of Miami. Catalioto made three birdies on each nine and two bogeys on the front. He earned $700 from the $4,240 purse.
 
Warren Jurkowitz of nearby Aventura was second among 38 starters, carding seven birdies and a quadruple bogey at the par-4 sixth hole. Warren shot 31 on the back nine, including birdies at 17 and 18. He received $500.

Juan Aller and Monday's winner Taylor Stewart finished tied for third at even par 72.  Matt LeConche, Kyle Vasel and Hector Zapata all shot 1-over par 73 to tie for fifth. 
 

Event Results

There was $240 in the skins pot with 4 skins out worth $60 Each. 

Hector Zapata birdied hole #1, Matt Adams eagled the par-5 13th hole, Cameron Booth eagled the par-5 16th hole and Warren Jurkowitz birdied #17.

 

Adam Fuchs Only Player to Break 70 at Santa Lucia River Club
Tuesday  February 10, 2009

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Long Islander Adam Fuchs, the runnerup a day earlier, earned his first Minor League Golf Tour victory Tuesday with a three under par 69 at the Santa Lucia River Club. Fuchs made four birdies and a bogey to edge Argentina’s Hernan Rey, who scored 70 with six birdies and a double bogey on the back nine after turning in 38 on two bogeys.

On Monday, Fuchs, of Plainview, N.Y., was beaten by Taylor Stewart of Richmond, Va., 67 to 68. Stewart did not play in Tuesday’s event. 

David Clodfelter tied for third place with Pierre Relcom who was 3-under par when he lost a ball just off the fairway on the sixteenth hole.  Chris Damiano was fifth at even par.  Steve Ford, Kirk Hanefeld and Marc Mazza all shot 73. 
Event Results
 
This was the MLGT’s first visit to the Santa Lucia River Club, formerly known as the Ballantrae Yacht & Country Club.  There were 48 entries and a purse of $5,533.

There was $370 in the skins pot with 2 skins out worth $185 Each.  Drew Pearson made eagle 2 on the par-4 eighth hole and Pierre Relcom made eagle on the par-5 thirteenth hole.
 


70 Players Competed for over $8,000 in Prize Money Monday
 

  Taylor Stewart Wins By 1 Over Adam Fuchs in Largest MLGT Field of 2009
Monday  February 9, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Taylor Stewart of Richmond, Va., won for the first time on the Minor League Golf Tour by a shot over Adam Fuchs of Plainview, N.Y., Monday at Abacoa Golf Club.

Stewart edged Fuchs 67 to 68. Each made six birdies. Stewart bogeyed the par-3 13th hole, Fuchs the par-5 second and par-4 18th. Stewart earned $1,000 from the $8,063 purse. Fuchs received $600.

Shaun Powers was third at 3-under par 69 followed by Brett Bergeron and Mark Brown at two under par 70.  Ciaran McMonagle and Brett Melton, who had the only skin worth $450 with his eagle at the par-4 eleventh hole, tied for fifth at 1-under par 71. 
Results
 
 

Adam Fox Turns Up The Heat, Wins By 2 Over Kirk Hanefeld
Thursday  February 5, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – On the coldest day of the year Adam Fox of Stuart made three birdies on each nine Thursday and won his third Minor League Golf Tour title with a three under par 68 on the West course at Fountains Country Club. Fox was at 2-under par when he saw on the leader board that Kirk Hanefeld had finished at 70.  He then birdied 16 and 17 to get to four under par before making bogey on 18.  It wasn't until Fox was at the scorers table that he realized the west course was par-71 and he lead by 2.  He had thought Hanefeld's 70 was 2-under par. Fox earned $900 from the purse of $5,295.  Kirk Hanefeld finished 2nd for the second day in a row while keeping his game sharp for the Champions Tour. Event Results

Hernan Rey and Jeff Roth tied for third at even par 71 followed by a group of 5 players at 72.

There was $350 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $70 Each. 
Drew Pearson made eagle on #1, Gene Honeycutt birdied #4, Corey Brigham birdied #5, David Ladd birdied #12 and Hernan Rey made birdied on #13. 
 

Matt Abbott Wins by 2 on Cold, Blustery Day
Wednesday  February 4, 2009
 
PALM CITY, Fla. – The weather was the story as Matt Abbott of Endwell, N.Y., made two birdies on each nine Wednesday at Hammock Creek Golf Club enroute to a three under par 69 and his 12th victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.  He and Kirk Hanefeld were the only two players in the 50 man field to break par on this cold and extremely windy afternoon. Abbott birdied Nos. 6, 9, 11 and 12 before recording his only bogey of the day at the 14th hole. His first MLGT title was on Nov. 30, 2006, his most recent on Oct. 23, 2008. He earned $950 from the $5,763 purse here.

Jeff Roth was third at even par 72 followed by Matt Majka and Pierre-Henry Soero at 1 over par.  Five players tied for last money at 8-over par 80, a testament to the difficulty of the conditions. 
Event Results
 
There was $330 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $110 Each.  Michael Landry birdied #1, Kyle Baehler mad an eagle 2 on the par 4 third and Scott Ford birdied #18. 
 

David Clodfelter fires a 4-under par 68 in Windy Conditions
Tuesday  February 3, 2009
 
TAMARAC, Fla. – Dave Clodfelter of Delray Beach earned his third Minor League Golf Tour title by posting a four under par 68 Tuesday on the Cypress course at Woodmont Country Club. Clodfelter had six birdies (Nos. 1, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 17) and two bogeys (3 and 16) to win by two strokes. He earned $700 from the $3,277 purse.
 
  Ben Boudreau from Longueuil, Quebec was second by himself at 2-under par 70.  Ben (pictured to the left) got a good break on the par-4 eleventh hole when his tee shot finished inside the hazard, yet outside of the water.  He was able to hit his second shot on the green and make par.

Marvin King, Justin Regier, and Martin Catalioto all shot 1-under par 71.  Catalioto, who was 2-under par with the short (311 yds) but treacherous par-4 eighteenth to play, went for it--attempting to drive the green and make eagle to tie Clodfelter who had already finished at -4.  He ended up making bogey.

Anthony Mannarino and Pat McCarthy tied for sixth at 73.

Event Results

There was $200 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $66.67 Each.  Martin Catalioto birdied #3, Sam Spector made birdie on #6 and event winner David Clodfelter birdied the par-3 seventh hole.

 


Eddie Peckels Beats Group of 8 Players By 3 Shots
Monday  February 2, 2009
 

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Eddie Peckels of Pinehurst, N.C., scored his first Minor League Golf Tour victory Monday with a four under par 68 at Ocean Breeze Golf Club. Originally from nearby Delray Beach and a 2004 graduate of Pope John Paul High School in Boca Raton, Peckels made five birdies and a bogey on the South and North nines. He earned $825 from the $5,208 purse.

Eight players including amateur Romain Bardby of
Geneva, Switzerland tied for second at one under par 71.  Event Results

There was $300 in the skins pot with 8 skins out worth $37.50 Each.  Martin Catalioto birdied #3, AJ Walker eagled #4, Alex Messiqua birdied #7, William Pugliese (a) birdied #8, Hamilton Wheeler birdied #12, Sam Spector made eagle on #13, Paul Selvaggio birdied #16 and Nicolas Sulzer birdied #17.

 
Dan McCarthy wins by 1 shot over Justin Hicks
Thursday  January 29, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. – Dan McCarthy of Syracuse, N.Y., earned his second Minor League Golf Tour title Thursday. Both were at Abacoa Golf Club and both at five under par 67. His first MLGT victory was last Oct. 21.
 
McCarthy survived a double bogey from the back bunker at the par-4 16th hole to edge playing partner Justin Hicks of Royal Palm Beach by a shot. McCarthy eagled the par-5 10th hole and also carded five birdies. He earned $1,000 from the $6,563 purse.
 
Hicks, who won his career record 20th MLGT event Tuesday, also eagled the 10th hole and added four birdies and two bogeys for 68.  Event Results

Kris Maffet was third with a three under par 69 and Adam Betz and Scott Turner tied for fourth at 70. 

Skins Pot $400, 3 @ $133.34 each
#3 Kyle Moore
#6 Hamilton Wheeler (Eagle)
#9 David Williamson

 
 


Justin Hicks tees off on 18 as the night lights come on

  Justin Hicks edges Sal Spallone and Darkness to win 20th MLGT Event! Tuesday  January 27, 2009
 
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Justin Hicks of Royal Palm Beach, tuning up his game for a return to the Nationwide Tour in a few weeks, extended his own career record with his 20th Minor League Golf Tour victory Tuesday. Hicks fired 67-69—136 on the Estate course at PGA National, carding 11 birdies and three bogeys in 36 holes.   Event Results
 
Sal Spallone of Vero Beach, the first round leader, finished second by a shot among 64 starters at 66-71—137.
 
The final two groups provided the top 6 players, with opportunities for any of them to claim the title over the last four holes.  David Ladd, Matt LeConche, and Jimmy Lytle played in the next to last group and tied for third at 138 followed by Kirk Hanefeld at 139.

Hicks, who won on the Nationwide Tour last summer in Canada, earned $2,000 from the $14,775 purse. Spallone received $1,400

Skins pot $400, 4 skins, $100 each
#3  David Ladd, Marvin King
#7  Terry Burke, David Smith
 
Sal Spallone Leads Basic Golf 2-Day with a 6-under par 66!
Monday  January 26, 2009

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – Sal Spallone fired a 6-under par 66 on Monday to lead Kirk Hanefeld and Justin Hicks by 1.  David Ladd and Jimmy Lytle are lurking 2 and 3 shots back respectively.  Five players are at 2-under par 70.



Two holes were birdied two times and one hole was eagled two times.  All other holes were birdied or eagled at least three times (#3 was not birdied), so we pay out to the  hole(s) halved the least. 

$410 Skins Pot, 6 skins worth $68.34 each

#12 was birdied by Jimmy Hazen & Sunny Kim
#14 was birdied by Jimmy Hazen & Matt Abbott
#15 was eagled by Marc Mazza & Sunny Kim
 


Sal Spallone for birdie on hole #1

 


Marvin King rolls in a 22ft par putt on #6

  Marvin King Grabs 18th MLGT Title With Birdie On 18!
Thursday  January 22, 2009
 
PLANTATION, Fla. – Marvin King of Lewisville, Texas, drove the green and birdied the last hole for 69 and a one-stroke victory Thursday in the Minor League Golf Tour event at Jacaranda Golf Club.

 The 18th hole on the West course was set up at about 305 yards to entice the players to take a chance. King did and made his fourth birdie of the day to go with one bogey. It was his 18th MLGT title, his first since winning consecutive events last Oct. 7-8.  He earned $900 from the $4,533 purse. 
Event Results

Juan Aller, Brett Bergeron, Frank Dully and Marc Mazza tied for second place at two under par 70.

There was $280 in the skins pot with four out worth $70 each. Peter Laws made Eagle on five, Chris Pyzik birdied #11, Will Fenn birdied #12 and Frank Dully made birdie on #15.
 

Brett Melton Eagles 17 For a 2 Shot Victory over 5 Players
Matt Abbott, Jim Fitzpatrick, Kirk Hanefeld, Tim Martin and Mark Zanotti tie for 2nd at Even Par
Wednesday  January 20, 2009


JUPITER, Fla. – On the coldest event day in MLGT history, Brett Melton of Washington, Ind., eagled the par-5 17th hole for a two under par 70 and a two-stroke victory Wednesday in the Minor League Golf Tour event at Abacoa Golf Club.  The temperature at the course was in the mid to upper 30's as the players got started, reaching a daytime high of 56 degrees.  The 15-20 mph winds kept the wind chill readings under 50 degrees all day.

Melton had two bogeys on the front nine, at the second and sixth holes, and birdied the 13th and 15th coming home.  It was his second MLGT title following a win Feb. 20, 2008 at Jacaranda in Plantation.  He earned $1,000 from the $6,563 purse.

Matt Abbott, Jim Fitzpatrick, Kirk Hanefeld, Tim Martin and Mark Zanotti all shot even par 72 to tie for 2nd place.  Mark Baldwin, JC Deacon, Andrew Giuliani and Sunny Kim finished at 1-over par 73. 
Event Results

There was $400 in the skins pot, with 3 skins worth $133.34 each out.  Ciaran McMonagle birdied #1, Pierre-Henri Soero birdied #5 and Brett Melton eagled #17.
 
Derrick Bohannon Wins For The Second Time in 2009!
Four Players Tie For Second Place
Tuesday  January 20, 2009
 
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Derrick Bohannon of Shelbyville, Ky., shook off a bogey on the 18th hole Tuesday to win the Minor League Golf Tour event at the Links at Madison Green. 

Bohannon made five birdies (Nos. 2, 5, 7, 8 and 14) and four bogeys (4, 11, 15 and 18) to outdistance a quartet of players, Adam Betz, Chris Damiano, Marvin King and James Mason at 73.

It was his 12th MLGT victory, his second this year following the season opener Jan. 5 at Abacoa GC. He earned $800 from the $3,985 purse, which put the total MLGT payout since inception to over 1.5 million dollars! 
Event Results

No. 1?  No. 2?
Marvin King currently leads Derrick Bohannon in Career MLGT earnings: $43,028 (1st) to 42,722 (2nd)

Bohannon leads King in 2009 earnings: $2,937 (1st)  to $1,908 (2nd)

There was $250 in the Skins pot with 7 skins out worth $35.72 each.  James Mason birdied #4, Warren Jurkowitz birdied #5 & #13, Chris Damiano made 2 on #6, Phil Wildermuth birdied the difficult 10th, Chris Pyzik made 2 on #16 and Kyle Baehler birdied #17.
 
 

Steve LeBrun Birdies Last Four Holes For 1 Shot Victory
Brett Bergeron, Corey Brigham, and Cian McNamara finish tied for second at 4-under par 68
Monday  January 19, 2009

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach birdied the last four holes Monday for a five under par 67 at Ocean Breeze Golf Club to score his 11th MLGT victory.  After a one over par 36 on the front nine, LeBrun played the back six under par with birdies at Nos. 10, 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18.  He earned $925 from the $5,865 purse.

Corey Brigham and Cian McNamara, who tied for second with Brett Bergeron, both had their best MLGT showing to date.  Brigham, who tied for third last week at The Florida Club, hit 17 greens in his round today as he worked on a new swing key and McNamara, playing in only his third MLGT event, made a solid bid for the win.

Adam Fuchs tied for fifth with Taylor Stewart at 3-under par 69. 
Event Results

Two players split the $360 skins pot. Colin Corrigan birdied the par-3 eighth hole and Hernan Rey birdied the par-3 fourteenth hole. Each skin worth $180.
 

Justin Hicks Wins MLGT Record 19th Title by 1 over Ladd
Thursday  January 15, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Justin Hicks of Royal Palm Beach made three birdies on each nine of the South course at Fountains Country Club on Thursday for a six under par 66 to earn his career record 19th Min or League Golf Tour title. Hicks also won on the Nationwide Tour last year, in June in Ontario.

Hicks edged David Ladd of Palm Beach Gardens by one shot. Ladd also played a bogey-free round with four birdies on the last eight holes enroute to a 67.  Both players birdied the par-3 17th hole but parred the par-4 18th.

Brett Bergeron, Eddie Peckels, and Kyle Vasel tied for third at 4-under par 68, and Colin Corrigan was sixth by himself at 3-under par 69.

Hicks earned $900, Ladd $600, from the $5,420 purse.  Sam Spector birdied the par-3 seventh hole for the only skin, worth $300.
  Event Results
 


Clayton Gamber III Wins 2 Hole Playoff With Steve LeBrun
Gamber made this long birdie putt on 17 for birdie (pictured above)
Wednesday  January 14, 2009

HIALEAH, Fla. – Clayton Gamber III of nearby Doral parred the second playoff hole Wednesday on the West course at the Country Club of Miami to earn his second Minor League Golf Tour title.

After Gamber and 10-time MLGT winner Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach tied at one under par 71, they halved the par-4 first hole with birdies. Then LeBrun salvaged bogey at the par-4 second after hitting his drive off the cart path out of bounds. Gamber had missed the green, chipped on and sank a four footer for the win.


In regulation, Gamber made four birdies and three bogeys, LeBrun two birdies and one bogey, making up two strokes with birdie to Gamber’s bogey at the par-4 18th hole. Gamber’s first MLGT win was on March 22, 2007, at Miami Shores CC. He earned $700 from the $4,113 purse here. LeBrun received $500.

Taylor Stewart, who was four over par with five to play, closed his round with 3-3-3-3-4, birdie-par-eagle-birdie-par, to shoot even par and finish solo third.  Kyle Vasel and Marvin King tied for fourth at 1-over par 73. 
Event Results

Skins Pot $300, 8 skins out worth $37.50 each.  Frank Dully #3, Herb Smith #4, Hector Zapata #8, Steve LeBrun #9, Paul Griffin #11, Leon Shepard #12, Adam Betz #13, and Mustapha Assorhani made 2 on #15.

 

 


Sal Spallone Wins Playoff Over Ben Boudreau
Monday's Winner Jim Fitzpatrick finished 1 back in a five way tie for 3rd at 3-under par 69
Tuesday  January 13, 2009

STUART, Fla. – Sal Spallone of Vero Beach, making his first start on the Minor League Golf Tour, parred the first playoff hole for the victory Tuesday at the Florida Club. Spallone outlasted Ben Boudreau of Longueuil, Quebec, after they tied at four under par 68.

In the playoff, both drove down the right side of the fairway but Spallone had a clearer shot to the green, reached it in regulation and two-putted from 35 feet. Boudreau’s second shot was left of the green, he chipped on and missed a long putt for par. Moments later, Spallone sank his four footer for the win. Spallone earned $950, Boudreau $600, from the $5,880 purse.  Event Results

Skins Pot $340, 4 Skins out worth $85 each.
#4 Pierre Relecom (Eagle), #6 Frank Cossio, #8 Corey Brigham (Eagle), #17 Peter Cantanzaro

 

 


Jim Fitzpatrick Birdies 18 To Win Basic Golf Classic By 1
Marvin King, Amateur Mathieu Rivard, James Mason and Martin Vickstrom Tie for Second
Monday  January 12, 2009

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Jim Fitzpatrick of Stratford, Conn., birdied the 18th hole for 67 and a one-stroke victory Monday in the Basic Golf Classic on the Estate course at PGA National.  In earning his fourth MLGT title, Fitzpatrick made seven birdies (Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15 and 18) and two bogeys (12 and 16).  He won a Basic Golf shirt and earned $950 from the $5,773 purse.

Amateur Mathieu Rivard from Grandby, Quebec tied for second in his second MLGT Event with Marvin King, Martin Vickstrom and Champions Tour winner James Mason.  Rivard finished solo second in his first MLGT event at Jacaranda in December.

Frank Bensel, David Clodfelter, and Chris Deaner shot 69 and finished in a 3-way tie for sixth. 

All skins were tied today.  Hole #5 had 5 Eagles!  All the other holes besides #3 & #10 had at least 3 birdies.  When all holes are tied, MLGT policy is to distribute the skins money to the least halved hole(s).  The Skins Pot was $370, with each skin worth $92.50

#3 Chris Deaner, Mark Brown,  #10 Ed Kingston, Shaun Powers 
Event Results

 


Three Players Shoot -2 Under Par 69 in Fountains Open
Andy Bare, Brett Bergeron and David Ladd go into overtime, Ladd wins on second playoff holes
Thursday  January 8, 2009

LAKE WORTH, Fla. - David Ladd, of Palm Beach Gardens survived a three man playoff on Thursday to capture his 8th MLGT victory.

In regulation Ladd birdied #1, bogeyed holes 3 & 5, birdied 6, 7, and 11 before finishing with seven consecutive pars.  Andy Bare birdied the first hole, bogeyed #8, and birdied 11, 12, & 13 before making double bogey on sixteen.  He then made a great birdie on 18 (only 2 of 41 players birdied 18) to get into the playoff.  Brett Bergeron birdied #1, bogeyed four, birdied holes 6 & 7 and finished with 11 pars.


Brett Bergeron


David Ladd

Andy Bare

On the first playoff hole, David Ladd drove his ball down the middle of the fairway, laid up into a bunker, hit wedge to 10 feet and made it.  Andy Bare bombed his drive on hole par-5, 576 yd first hole, hit 4 iron from 215 yards left, hit his chip shot to 9 feet and missed his birdie putt.  Brett Bergeron drove his ball down the middle, laid up with a hybrid to 70 yards, hit wedge to 4 feet and made birdie. 

On the second playoff hole, Brett Bergeron drove right and had to proceed under Rule 28: Ball Unplayable, his third shot went to the back of the green and Brett 2 putted for bogey.  David Ladd drove left, punched wedge under trees to the right fringe where he two putted from for par and the victory. 

Four players, Martin Catalioto, Frank Dully, Jeremy Pope and David Ragan III tied for fourth, missing the playoff by a single shot. 
Event Results

There was $240 in the skins pot with two skins out worth $120 each. 
Phil Wildermuth birdied #5 and Warren Jurkowitz birdied #16.

 

Justin Peters Birdies 3 of Last 4 Holes For 15th MLGT Win!
Monday's Winner Derrick Bohannon Ties For 2nd With Mick McDermott of Dublin, Ireland
Wednesday  January 7, 2009

STUART, Fla. - Justin Peters won his 15th Minor League Golf Tour event on Wednesday at Hammock Creek Golf Club in Stuart.  He is currently fourth, three behind Justin Hicks (18 wins), Marvin King (17) and Richard Terga (17), on the all time MLGT Victory List.

On a windy day with gusts in the 25 to 30 MPH range, Peters offset his lone bogey on the par-3 twelfth hole with an eagle on the par-5 ninth hole and birdies on holes 1, 4, 15, 16 and 17.  Derrick Bohannan, who won at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter with an eight-under par 64 on Monday, tied for second with Mick McDermott at 5-under par 67.  McDermott, from Dublin, Ireland, closed with birdies on 17 and 18. 

Warren Jurkowitz was solo fourth at 3-under par 69.
Event Results 

There was $290 in the Skins Pot with 4 skins out worth $72.50 each.
#7 Carl Wakely, #9 Justin Peters (Eagle), #10 Scott Ford and #13 Dave Clodfelter
 

Derrick Bohannon Shoots -8 under par 64, Wins By 5!
Monday  January 5, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. - Derrick Bohannon started 2009 with 9 birdies.  After making par on the first hole he birdied holes 2, 3, 4, and 5 for four in row, then made three pars before he birdied four in a row again on holes 9-12.  A bogey on 13 followed by a birdie on 14 resulted in eight-under par 64 (31-33) and a five shot victory over Brett Stegmaier.  Stegmaier who shot 31 on the back nine, was the only other player in the field to break 70 with a three-under par 69. 

Scott Ford and Eric Wohlfield, playing in his first MLGT event, tied for third at two under par, followed by 5 players at 1-under par 71. 
Event Results

There was $230 in the skins pot and seven skins out worth $32.86 each
#2 Cory Cox (Eagle), #4 Ciaran McMonagle, #6 Dave Clodfelter, #7 Michael Connors,
#8 Warren Jurkowitz, #11 Frank Bensel (Eagle) and #18 Marvin King
 
     
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