ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Ben Vertz of Coral Springs fired an eight under par 64 Thursday at the Links at Madison Green to score his first victory as a professional golfer. It was his fifth start on the Golfslinger.com Tour since Nov. 19. He earned $1,000 from the $4,597 purse. There were 35 starters.
After shooting 34 on the front nine with birdies on #2 and #3, Vertz birdied the 10th, Eagled the par-5 11th, birdied 12 and 14, the made birdie 2 on the par-3 16th hole. His bogey free 64 was one shot off the course record of Tim Tupen's 63 in a GolfSLINGER Tour event back in July of 2010.
Thomas Buran of San Francisco tied for second place with Michael Midgette from Plainview, NY at 4-under par 68. Monday's winner Ben Silverman was 4th with 69.
Golfslinger has two more tournaments this month: Monday at Hammock Creek GC, Palm City, and Thursday-Friday at the Champions Club at Summerfield in Stuart.
There was $200 in the skins pot with 6 skins out worth $33.34 each
2- Justin Bryant (Eagle)
5- Tommy McDonagh
6- Sam Boyd
14- Thomas Buran (Eagle)
16- Mitchell Gregson
18- Stephen Grant
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Ben Vertz | 1 | $1,000.00 | Coral Springs, Florida |
| 68 | Thomas Buran | T2 | $562.50 | San Francisco |
| 68 | Michael Midgette | T2 | $562.50 | Plainview, NY |
| 69 | Ben Silverman | 4 | $450.00 | Juno Beach, FL |
| 70 | Jeff Hatten | T5 | $300.00 | Farmington, CT |
| 70 | Justin Bryant | T5 | $300.00 | St. Louis, MO |
| 71 | Brandon Smith (a) | T7 | $207.50 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 71 | Brad Tilley | T7 | $207.50 | Mount Kisco, NY |
| 72 | Josh Hart | T9 | $175.00 | Jupiter, FL |
| 72 | Gabe Costa | T9 | $175.00 | Tequesta, FL |
| 73 | Stephen Grant | T11 | $101.67 | Birr, Ireland |
| 73 | Mark Purrington | T11 | $101.67 | Dartmouth, MA |
| 73 | Tommy McDonagh | T11 | $101.67 | Norwalk, CT |
| 74 | Nathan Sutherland | T14 | $72.33 | Jupiter, FL |
| 74 | Mitchell Gregson | T14 | $72.33 | Waterloo, IL |
| 74 | Stevenson Clarke (a) | T14 | $72.33 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 75 | Collin Neeman | 17 | $68.00 | Columbia, IL |
| 76 | Scott Miller | T18 | $22.33 | Wyckoff, NJ |
| 76 | J.R. Repetti | T18 | $22.33 | Garden City, NY |
| 76 | Carlos Velez | T18 | $22.33 | Miami, FL |
| 77 | Will Coleman | T21 | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 77 | Andrew Streatfeild | T21 | $0.00 | Marina, CA |
| 77 | Jeff Bronkema | T21 | $0.00 | Plainwell, MI |
| 78 | Eric Beringer | T24 | $0.00 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 78 | Sam Boyd | T24 | $0.00 | Washington, DC |
| 79 | Michael Kartrude | T26 | $0.00 | Royal Palm Beach, FL |
| 79 | Kyle O'Neill | T26 | $0.00 | Chicago |
| 80 | Evan Beirne | T28 | $0.00 | North Haven, CT |
| 80 | Nicolo Ragazzi | T28 | $0.00 | Como, Italy |
| 80 | Keegan Tyers | T28 | $0.00 | Toronto, Canada |
| 80 | Rylan Lanham | T28 | $0.00 | Parkland, FL |
| 83 | Justin Fonseca | 32 | $0.00 | Great River, New York |
| 92 | Stevie Anderson | 33 | $0.00 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 94 | Kwan Woo Lee | 34 | $0.00 | |
| NC | Matthew Huggins (a) | 35 | $0.00 | Boynton Beach, FL |