LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge, FL, made four straight birdies on the front and four more birdies and an eagle on the back Wednesday at Park Ridge Golf Course. The result was his 49th victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.
Lytle birdied Nos. 3, 4 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 18, eagled the par-5 15th hole and bogeyed the 11th and 17th to win by two strokes. He received $700 from the $3,350 purse, raising his career earnings to $191,028. Lytle leads the MLGT all time money list by just over $18,000
Tied for second at 65 were John Hahn of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and Michael Gregson of Waterloo, IL. Hahn made an eagle, seven birdies and a double bogey. Gregson played a mistake free round that included seven birdies and no bogies. Gregson has two MLGT wins.
The 25th tournament of the year drew 27 entries. The MLGT plays again Thursday at the nearby Fountains CC’s South course.
The Minor League Golf Tour is considering running 3 (or more if at least 15 players play in each contest) week long contests this summer where the winner will receive a full paid entry into 2016 Web.com Qualifying School. Each contest will consist of two consecutive 2-Day events with the winner being the player with the lowest total for the consecutive four days of play. Each contest will simulate a Q-School stage. Please fill out the survey ASAP to let us know your thoughts so we can decide whether or not to move forward with the contests. Entry into each week long Q-School Contest will be $200, plus the entry fees into each of the 2-Day events. This format will allow other players to compete in either of the 2-Day events if they choose not to participate in the contest.