LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ontario, sank an 18-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole Monday to win a Golfslinger.com Tour event on the North course at Fountains Country Club. Moments earlier at the par-4 16th hole, Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge missed birdie from 20 feet. They had tied at six under par 65.
In regulation, Silverman made seven birdies (Nos. 1, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 17) and a bogey at the par-3 12th hole. Lytle had three birdies on each nine. It was Silverman’s 12th win and he received $1,000 from the $8,625 purse, raising his career earnings to $64,261 since he joined Golfslinger in September, 2010. Lytle collected $750. Last Wednesday Jimmy Lytle shot 5-under par 67 to get into a playoff at West Palm Beach Golf Club.
Gustaf Kocken of Stockholm, Sweden finished 3rd with 68, earning $675 followed by 6 players who tied for fourth at 2-under par 69.
There were 69 entries for the tournament which was played on one of the courses to be used Feb. 21 for a pre-qualifier for the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic Feb. 28-March 3 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. A second pre-qualifier site, the Links at Madison Green in Royal Palm Beach, will also host a Golfslinger tournament Feb. 19.
Two other Golfslinger events are scheduled this week: Wednesday, Abacoa GC, Jupiter, and Thursday, Osprey Creek course at Martin Downs CC, Palm City.
There was $300 in the skins pot with 3 skins out worth $100 each
4- Dustin Wallis
6- Josh Hart
13- Sandro Piaget (Eagle)
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Ben Silverman | 1 | $1,000.00 | Juno Beach, FL |
| 65 | Jimmy Lytle | 2 | $750.00 | Ocean Ridge, FL |
| 68 | Gustaf Kocken | 3 | $675.00 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 69 | Carl McCauley | T4 | $433.34 | Parkland, FL |
| 69 | Justin Bryant | T4 | $433.34 | St. Louis, MO |
| 69 | Yoshio Yamamoto | T4 | $433.34 | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 69 | Rex Riley | T4 | $433.34 | Short Hills, NJ |
| 69 | Ryan Armour | T4 | $433.34 | Akron, Ohio |
| 69 | Devin Kay | T4 | $433.34 | Potomac, MD |
| 70 | Louis de Kerillis | T10 | $254.00 | Southampton, NY |
| 70 | Marc Mazza | T10 | $254.00 | Elmira, NY |
| 70 | Kenny Leech | T10 | $254.00 | Boca Raton, FL |
| 70 | Ed Kirby | T10 | $254.00 | |
| 70 | Mark Purrington | T10 | $254.00 | Dartmouth, MA |
| 71 | Michael Midgette | T15 | $166.25 | Plainview, NY |
| 71 | Greg O'Mahony | T15 | $166.25 | Tequesta, FL |
| 71 | Chase Carroll | T15 | $166.25 | Knoxville |
| 71 | Stephen Grant | T15 | $166.25 | Birr, Ireland |
| 71 | Chris Damiano | T15 | $166.25 | Jupiter |
| 71 | Alexander Bastidas | T15 | $166.25 | Lake Worth |
| 71 | Ryan Kalista | T15 | $166.25 | Moodus, CT |
| 71 | David McAndrew | T15 | $166.25 | Barrington, RI |
| 72 | Vince Alessi | T23 | $82.86 | Havertown, PA |
| 72 | Collin Neeman | T23 | $82.86 | Columbia, IL |
| 72 | Jonathan Orchin | T23 | $82.86 | Washington, DC |
| 72 | Zach Amole | T23 | $82.86 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 72 | Adam Hale | T23 | $82.86 | Coral Springs, FL |
| 72 | Pat Steffes | T23 | $82.86 | Milwaukee |
| 72 | Anthony Gardner | T23 | $82.86 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 73 | Robert Maddens | T30 | $52.50 | Vero Beach, FL |
| 73 | Jake Katz | T30 | $52.50 | Buffalo, NY |
| 73 | Dustin Wallis | T30 | $52.50 | Noble, OK |
| 73 | Josh Hart | T30 | $52.50 | Jupiter, FL |
| 73 | Anders Kristiansen | T30 | $52.50 | Hafslundsøy, Norway |
| 73 | Willy Pumarol | T30 | $52.50 | Dominican Republic |
| 73 | Chris Scialo | T30 | $52.50 | New City, NY |
| 73 | Josh DeWees (a) | T30 | $52.50 | Canton, Ohio |
| Drew Deimel | T53 | $0.00 | Erie, PA | |
| 74 | Keegan Tyers | T38 | $0.00 | Toronto, Canada |
| 74 | Jeff Bronkema | T38 | $0.00 | Plainwell, MI |
| 74 | Pascal Schmalen | T38 | $0.00 | Switzerland |
| 74 | Chang Guo Charlie Chang | T38 | $0.00 | |
| 74 | Ulric Francis | T38 | $0.00 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| 74 | Seonghyun Cho | T38 | $0.00 | |
| 74 | Ray Ferrari (a) | T38 | $0.00 | Staten Island |
| 74 | Fernando Figueroa | T38 | $0.00 | El Salvador |
| 75 | David M. Smith | T46 | $0.00 | Ruston, LA |
| 75 | Andrew Hansen | T46 | $0.00 | Mequon, WI |
| 75 | David Guy | T46 | $0.00 | Flagler Beach, FL |
| 76 | Nick Wilson | T49 | $0.00 | |
| 76 | Sandro Piaget | T49 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL |
| 77 | William Britt | T51 | $0.00 | Fairfax, VA |
| 77 | Mike Fekete | T51 | $0.00 | Worthington, OH |
| 78 | Rushi Oza | T53 | $0.00 | Canton, OH |
| 78 | Jeff Hatten | T53 | $0.00 | Farmington, CT |
| 78 | Sean Fitzpatrick | T53 | $0.00 | Middlesex |
| 78 | Greg Etimos | T53 | $0.00 | East Islip, NY |
| 79 | Qass Singh | T58 | $0.00 | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| 79 | Rio Milord | T58 | $0.00 | Delray Beach, FL |
| 80 | Zach Glassman | T60 | $0.00 | Highland Hts., OH |
| 80 | Anthony Infante | T60 | $0.00 | Miami, FL |
| 82 | Patrick Pelletier | 62 | $0.00 | Lebanon, NH |
| 83 | Justin Fonseca | 63 | $0.00 | Great River, New York |
| 84 | Michael Rainey | 64 | $0.00 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 85 | Anton Guedra | 65 | $0.00 | Sweden |
| 88 | Kwan Woo Lee | 66 | $0.00 | |
| NC | Derin Goodman (a) | T67 | $0.00 | Marlboro, NJ |
| NC | Stevie Anderson | T67 | $0.00 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| NC | Kyle O'Neill | T67 | $0.00 | Chicago |