CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Chase Koepka of West Palm Beach, FL, birdied the second playoff hole Tuesday at The Country Club of Coral Springs to win for the 11th time in the past 19 months on the Minor League Golf Tour.
After they tied at nine under par 133, Chase, the younger brother of U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka, outlasted Jamie Sindelar of Horseheads, NY, whose father, Joey, is a past champion on both the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
Koepka received $10,000 from the $40,875 purse in the MLGT’s first Major of the season. Sindelar collected $3,500 for finishing second among 79 starters.
In the playoff, Chase and Jamie halved the drivable first hole with par-4's. Then they played the opening hole a second time. Sindelar hit his tee ball into a greenside bunker, blasted out to about 15 feet and subsequently missed his birdie bid. Koepka drove it on the green, putted from 40 feet down to 2 ½ feet and made birdie for the win.
Koepka shot 68-65, closing with the lowest score of the tournament. Sindelar posted 66-67. He was among five players tied for the first round lead and has eight MLGT wins since October, 2013. Both birdied the final hole of regulation Tuesday.
A big thank you to The Country Club of Coral Springs for hosting this event.
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Hernan Borja from Coral Springs, FL, David Sanders from Mt. Laurel, NJ, Michael Chipolone from Boca Raton, FL, Drew Weaver from Atlanta, GA and defending champion Jamie Sindelar from Horseheads, NY all share the lead after Day 1 at the first Major of the year. All five players fired 5-under par 66 at the Country Club of Coral Springs.
Six players are tied for second one shot back and seven more players are just two shots off the pace. All in all, 18 players are within two shots of the lead heading into Tuesday's final round.
The Country Club of Coral Spring's Head Professional, Corey Henry, is one of the players just two shots off the lead heading into the final round after an opening round of 68.
Their were four skins out on Day 1 worth $285 a piece. Click on any of the $ symbols in the skins/total column to view the skins results.
Score | Player | Amount | Skins | Total | Hometown | |
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(133) 68 65 | Chase Koepka | 1 | $10,000.00 | $0.00 | $10,000.00 | West Palm Beach, FL |
(133) 66 67 | Jamie Sindelar | 2 | $3,500.00 | $0.00 | $3,500.00 | Horseheads, NY |
(135) 67 68 | Tim Hegarty | 3 | $2,500.00 | $0.00 | $2,500.00 | Briarcliff Manor, NY |
(137) 66 71 | Drew Weaver | T4 | $1,785.00 | $285.00 | $2,070.00 | Atlanta, GA |
(137) 67 70 | Chris Wiatr | T4 | $1,785.00 | $0.00 | $1,785.00 | Woodbury, CT |
(137) 68 69 | Billy Walthouse | T4 | $1,785.00 | $190.00 | $1,975.00 | Longmeadow, MA |
(137) 69 68 | Max Buckley | T4 | $1,785.00 | $0.00 | $1,785.00 | Rye, NY |
(138) 66 72 | David Sanders | T8 | $1,240.00 | $0.00 | $1,240.00 | Mt. Laurel, NJ |
(138) 67 71 | Max Gilbert | T8 | $1,240.00 | $0.00 | $1,240.00 | St-Georges, Quebec, Canada |
(138) 68 70 | Corey Henry | T8 | $1,240.00 | $0.00 | $1,240.00 | Boca Raton, FL |
(138) 68 70 | Andreas Halvorsen | T8 | $1,240.00 | $285.00 | $1,525.00 | Larvik, Norway |
(138) 69 69 | Zack Shriver | T8 | $1,240.00 | $475.00 | $1,715.00 | Marysville, WA |
(139) 69 70 | Steve LeBrun | T13 | $1,075.00 | $0.00 | $1,075.00 | West Palm Beach, FL |
(139) 70 69 | Justin Hicks | T13 | $1,075.00 | $0.00 | $1,075.00 | Grosse Ile, MI |
(139) 71 68 | Zach Zaback | T13 | $1,075.00 | $380.00 | $1,455.00 | Farmington, CT |
(140) 68 72 | Davey Jude | T16 | $925.00 | $285.00 | $1,210.00 | Kermit, WV |
(140) 68 72 | Mike Miller | T16 | $925.00 | $0.00 | $925.00 | Brewster, NY |
(140) 70 70 | Luke Graboyes | T16 | $925.00 | $0.00 | $925.00 | Watchung, NJ |
(140) 71 69 | Taylor Dickson | T16 | $925.00 | $0.00 | $925.00 | Gastonia, NC |
(141) 66 75 | Michael Chipolone | T20 | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 | Boca Raton, FL |
(141) 66 75 | Piri Borja | T20 | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 | Kingwood, TX |
(141) 67 74 | Vincent Blanchette | T20 | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 | Boucherville, Canada |
(141) 69 72 | Bruce Woodall | T20 | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 | Yanceyville, NC |
(141) 70 71 | Jason Thresher | T20 | $500.00 | $190.00 | $690.00 | West Suffield, CT |
(141) 70 71 | Sunny Kim | T20 | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 | Queens, NY |
(142) 67 75 | Will Coleman | T26 | $232.50 | $0.00 | $232.50 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
(142) 69 73 | Olin Browne Jr. | T26 | $232.50 | $0.00 | $232.50 | Hobe Sound, FL |
(142) 69 73 | Adam Ball | T26 | $232.50 | $0.00 | $232.50 | Richmond, VA |
(142) 70 72 | Will Evans | T26 | $232.50 | $0.00 | $232.50 | Charleston, WV |
(142) 72 70 | Paul Park | T26 | $232.50 | $0.00 | $232.50 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
(142) 73 69 | Brant Peaper | T26 | $232.50 | $0.00 | $232.50 | Tequesta, FL |
(143) 72 71 | Steven Burak | T32 | $107.50 | $0.00 | $107.50 | North Easton, MA |
(143) 73 70 | Carl McCauley | T32 | $107.50 | $0.00 | $107.50 | Parkland, FL |
(144) 68 76 | Josh Hart | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL | |
(144) 69 75 | Anthony Alex | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Wayne, NJ | |
(144) 73 71 | Justin Martinson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Avondale, PA | |
(144) 73 71 | Brian Fister | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Lexington, KY | |
(145) 70 75 | John Stoltz | $0.00 | $190.00 | $190.00 | Middletown, NY | |
(145) 71 74 | Jake McBride | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Hartville, OH | |
(145) 72 73 | Jack Whelan | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL | |
(146) 69 77 | Rasmey Kong | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | North Haven, CT | |
(146) 69 77 | Bradley Lankler | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Westfield, NJ | |
(146) 70 76 | Joe Harney | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | West Roxbury, MA | |
(146) 72 74 | Vincent Whaley | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Atlanta, GA | |
(146) 73 73 | Nick Latimer | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Cleveland, OH | |
(146) 73 73 | Zach Edmondson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Cart, NC | |
(146) 75 71 | James Smith (a) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | North Palm Beach, FL | |
(147) 67 80 | Maxime Blandin | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Martinique, France | |
(147) 70 77 | Blake Morris | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Waterbury, CT | |
(147) 70 77 | Sean Busch | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | West Lafayette, IN | |
(147) 71 76 | Justin Peters | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Stuart, FL | |
(147) 73 74 | Will Long | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Gastonia, NC | |
(147) 77 70 | Kevin Jorden | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Juno Beach, FL | |
(148) 71 77 | Ryan Snouffer | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Sparta, NJ | |
(149) 70 79 | Michael Buttacavoli | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Miami Beach, FL | |
(149) 72 77 | John Clare | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Camillus, NY | |
(149) 73 76 | Dylan Newman | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | New Rochelle, NY | |
(149) 73 76 | Tyler Collet | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Cross Lanes, WV | |
(149) 75 74 | Ryan Sullivan | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Winston Salem, NC | |
(150) 71 79 | Joey Lane | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Great Falls, VA | |
(150) 73 77 | Matthew Perry | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Charlotte, NC | |
(150) 73 77 | Charles Wang | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Bradenton, FL | |
(150) 74 76 | Ryan Cole | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Mount Airy, MD | |
(150) 75 75 | Eric Beringer | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Philadelphia, PA | |
(150) 79 71 | Conor Richardson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | West Palm Beach, FL | |
(151) 71 80 | Andreas Tancred | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
(151) 79 72 | Jacob Eggers | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Boone, NC | |
(152) 72 80 | Kris Wilcoxon | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Easton, MD | |
(154) 72 82 | Brendan Hunter | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Groton, MA | |
(154) 76 78 | Logan Lagodich | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Canton, OH | |
(155) 76 79 | Collin Neeman | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Columbia, IL | |
(156) 80 76 | Daniel Molter | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Port Crane, NY | |
(159) 78 81 | Matt Harris | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Lexington, KY | |
(160) 76 84 | Matthew Hirsh | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Hewlett, NY | |
(171) 80 91 | Tyler Casey | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Pittsburg, KS | |
72 DNF | Tim Carey | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Plymouth, MA | |
73 DNF | Mark Foster | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
75 DNF | Conner Beakey | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Avon, CT | |
79 | Dante Migliore | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Frankfort, NY |