NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Eric Cole of Orlando, FL, birdied the 18th hole to edge Drew Page of Asheville, NC, by a stroke Wednesday at North Palm Beach Country Club for his 31st victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.

Each player had five birdies and a pair of bogeys on his first 17 holes. Both birdied Nos. 12 and 13. Cole bogeyed 14 and 16, Page, who has one MLGT win, the 15th and 17th.

Cole collected $600 from the $2,760 purse, raising his career earnings to $81,637 since August, 2009. He received an additional $232 from an optional bonus pool. Page, second among 22 starters, received $500.

Three players tied for 3rd at 2-under par 69 including Ryan Armour from Jupiter, FL. Armour won the Panama Claro Championship on the WEB.com Tour earlier this year and has his 2016/2017 PGA Tour card locked up.

The MLGT, which has played 69 tournaments so far this year, has two more scheduled next week: Tuesday, Legacy G&TC, Port St. Lucie, and Thursday, Champions Club, Stuart. Legacy G&TC hosted the US Open qualifier in May.