CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Alejandro Garmendia of Venezuela survived a bogey on his last hole for a one-stroke victory Monday as The Minor League Golf Tour opened its 13th season at TPC at Eagle Trace. Garmendia, 21, posted a one under par 71 on birdies at the eighth, ninth, 10th and 16th holes and bogeys at Nos. 4, 12 and 18. It was Garmendia’s fifth win since he joined The Minor League Golf Tour in August, 2010. He received $1,000 from the $5,250 purse, raising his career earnings to $14,629.
Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge, The Minor League Golf Tour all-time leader with 43 wins, tied with Ryan McClintock of Monmouth, IL, Carl McCauley of nearby Parkland, FL and Daniel Charen from Langhorne, PA for second place at even par 72 on the 7,040 yard course.
Tournament No. 1,200 since The Minor League Golf Tour began in August, 2004, drew 42 entries. Two more 18-hole events are scheduled this week, Wednesday at Abacoa GC, Jupiter, and Thursday at Martin Downs CC, Palm City.
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Alejandro Garmendia | 1 | $1,000.00 | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 72 | Jimmy Lytle | T2 | $537.50 | Ocean Ridge, FL |
| 72 | Ryan McClintock | T2 | $537.50 | Bettendorf, IA |
| 72 | Carl McCauley | T2 | $537.50 | Parkland, FL |
| 72 | Daniel Charen | T2 | $537.50 | Langhorne, PA |
| 73 | Kristian Caparros (a) | T6 | $261.00 | Hollywood, FL |
| 73 | Russell Budd | T6 | $261.00 | Toronto, Canada |
| 73 | Brian Fister | T6 | $261.00 | Lexington, KY |
| 73 | Jeff Bronkema | T6 | $261.00 | Plainwell, MI |
| 73 | David Schuster | T6 | $261.00 | New York, NY |
| 74 | Pat Steffes | T11 | $160.00 | Milwaukee |
| 74 | Christian De Greiff | T11 | $160.00 | Medellin, Colombia |
| 74 | Aaron Klimchuk | T11 | $160.00 | White Plains, NY |
| 76 | Peter Skirpstas | T14 | $78.75 | Medina, OH |
| 76 | Harrison Steel | T14 | $78.75 | Jersey, UK |
| 76 | Chris Ingham | T14 | $78.75 | Miami, FL |
| 76 | Brad Adamonis | T14 | $78.75 | Cumberland, RI |
| 77 | Andy Golden | $0.00 | Davie, FL | |
| 77 | Jim Fitzpatrick | $0.00 | Stratford, CT | |
| 77 | Justin Bryant | $0.00 | St. Louis, MO | |
| 77 | Nick Jones | $0.00 | Bermuda | |
| 77 | Jed Dirksen | $0.00 | Hampton, IA | |
| 77 | Blanton Farmer | $0.00 | Lexington, KY | |
| 77 | Marcus Williams | $0.00 | Wellington, FL | |
| 78 | Charlie Harrison | $0.00 | Atlanta, GA | |
| 78 | Kyle Rademacher | $0.00 | Buffalo, NY | |
| 79 | Thomas Mally | $0.00 | Boca Raton, FL | |
| 79 | Tim Lamb | $0.00 | Locust Valley, NY | |
| 79 | Michael Hersey (a) | $0.00 | Beverly, MA | |
| 80 | Kevin Goldstein | $0.00 | Massapequa, NY | |
| 80 | James Braunsberg | $0.00 | Plymouth Meeting, PA | |
| 80 | Mitchell Gregson | $0.00 | Waterloo, IL | |
| 81 | Christopher Bergman | $0.00 | Batesville, IN | |
| 81 | Tanner Kratzer | $0.00 | ||
| 83 | Ben Brady | $0.00 | Utica, NY | |
| 83 | David Yokitis | $0.00 | Pittsburgh | |
| 84 | Douglas Ebe | $0.00 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 85 | Kyle O'Neill | $0.00 | Chicago | |
| 86 | Trevor Sahn | $0.00 | ||
| 86 | Cody Gross (a) | $0.00 | Babylon, NY | |
| DQ | Wayne De Haas | $0.00 | Johannesburg, SA | |
| NC | Kenneth Willis (a) | $0.00 | Boca Raton, FL |
