PALM CITY, Fla. – Michael Chipolone of Boca Raton, FL, won for the first time on the Minor League Golf Tour, edging Jordan Elsen of Kenosha, WI, by a stroke Tuesday at Hammock Creek Golf Club.
Chipolone scored 68-70 (138) with three birdies and a bogey on each nine Monday, a total of three birdies and one bogey Tuesday. He received $1,300 from the $4,940 purse and an additional $80 in the skins game to raise his career earnings to $6,113 since last October.
Elsen rallied with the low score of the tournament Tuesday, a seven under par 65 with an eagle at the par-5 second hole and five birdies, but came up one shot short at 139, second among 17 starters. He opened with 74 on a birdie and three bogeys. Elsen has earnings of $39,503 and 11 wins since joining the MLGT in June, 2013.
Vincent Whaley of Atlanta, GA, tied for third at 140, was the day's leading money winner with $1,400. He received $800 from the purse and $600 from an optional bonus pool.
The fourth 2017 WEB.com Q-School Contest heads to Atlantis Country Club for the final 2 days. The low 4-day score for the week will have their 2017 Web.com Q-School paid for by the Minor League Golf Tour. At the halway point, Chipolone leads Jordan Elsen by 1 shot with Stelick and Whaley just 2 shots back at -4. Elsen won 2016 Web.com Q-School Contest #4 last August.
PALM CITY, Fla. - Cory Stelick from Groton, NY, finished his first round birdie, eagle, birdie to shoot 66 and take a 2 shot lead at Hammock Creek Golf Club. He enters the final day of the 2-day event 2 shots ahead.
Michael Chipolone fired a 4-under par 68 to sit in solo 2nd place after Day 1 at Hammock Creek GC followed by 2 players tied for 3rd at 70.
13 out of the 17 players chose to enter the optional $200 Web.com Q-school contest. Out of those 13 players, the low 4 day total score will win a full paid entry into 2017 Web.com Q-school.
There were 3 skins out on Day 1 worth $80 each. Click on any of the $ symbols under the skins column to view the results.
| Score | Player | Amount | Skins | B-Pool | Total | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (138) 68 70 | Michael Chipolone | 1 | $1,300.00 | $80.00 | $0.00 | $1,380.00 | Boca Raton, FL |
| (139) 74 65 | Jordan Elsen | 2 | $1,000.00 | $96.00 | $0.00 | $1,096.00 | Kenosha, WI |
| (140) 66 74 | Cory Stelick | T3 | $800.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $800.00 | Groton, NY |
| (140) 71 69 | Vincent Whaley | T3 | $800.00 | $0.00 | $600.00 | $1,400.00 | Atlanta, GA |
| (143) 72 71 | Marc Mazza | T5 | $420.00 | $48.00 | $0.00 | $468.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| (143) 73 70 | Tyler Sluman | T5 | $420.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $420.00 | Bradenton, FL |
| (145) 70 75 | Sergio Acevedo | T7 | $50.00 | $80.00 | $0.00 | $130.00 | Ranelagh, Argentina |
| (145) 70 75 | Justin Peters | T7 | $50.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $50.00 | Stuart, FL |
| (145) 73 72 | Zack Shriver | T7 | $50.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $50.00 | Marysville, WA |
| (145) 77 68 | Kirk Thomas II | T7 | $50.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $50.00 | Bossier City, LA |
| (149) 71 78 | Sam McCarthy | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Cardiff, Wales | |
| (149) 72 77 | Brian Fister | $0.00 | $48.00 | $0.00 | $48.00 | Lexington, KY | |
| (150) 75 75 | Austin Parker | $0.00 | $80.00 | $0.00 | $80.00 | Plano, TX | |
| (152) 79 73 | Ryan Jahn | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL | |
| (156) 75 81 | Ryan Fowler | $0.00 | $48.00 | $0.00 | $48.00 | Warren, OH | |
| (156) 78 78 | Will Coleman | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | |
| (157) 79 78 | Kris Wilcoxon | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Easton, MD |