WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Whit Staples of Tequesta earned his second Golfslinger.com Tour victory Wednesday with a two under 70 on the Rees Jones course at Breakers West.
Staples, a graduate of the Benjamin School and the University of North Carolina, made five birdies, as many bogeys, and eagled the par-5 14th hole. He received $650 from the $2,275 purse, raising his career earnings to $4,545 since he first played on the Golfslinger Tour in January, 2006. His only previous win was on June 16, 2006, at the nearby Links at Madison Green.
After winning Monday at Abacoa GC, his 17th Golfslinger title, Brandon Smith of West Palm Beach was second among 16 starters here on a 70 with a birdie and a bogey.
Next on the schedule: Thursday, Fountains CC-North, Lake Worth, and Monday, Indian Spring CC-East.
There was $80 in the skins pot with 6 skins out worth $13.34 each
1,5,6,14 (Eagle)- Whit Staples
11- Alexander Bastidas
13- Kyle O'neill
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Whit Staples | 1 | $650.00 | Haymarket, VA |
| 72 | Brandon Smith (a) | 2 | $525.00 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 74 | Brandon Meltzer | T3 | $256.25 | Melville, NY |
| 74 | Federico Celano | T3 | $256.25 | Milan, Italy |
| 74 | Zack Shriver | T3 | $256.25 | Marysville, WA |
| 74 | Anthony Infante | T3 | $256.25 | Miami, FL |
| 75 | Willy Pumarol | 7 | $75.00 | Dominican Republic |
| 76 | Zac Oakley | 8 | $0.00 | Lewes, DE |
| 78 | D. J. Lantz | 9 | $0.00 | New London, NH |
| 79 | Rob Reynolds | T10 | $0.00 | Waterford, MI |
| 79 | Devin Kay | T10 | $0.00 | Potomac, MD |
| 80 | Alexander Bastidas | 12 | $0.00 | Lake Worth |
| 82 | Kyle O'Neill | 13 | $0.00 | Chicago |
| 88 | Nate Eaton | 14 | $0.00 | Cincinnati |
| 90 | Mark Fucito | T15 | $0.00 | Brewster, NY |
| 90 | Isaac Mulvihill | T15 | $0.00 | Caldonia, MI |