BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Matt Harris of Lexington, KY, and West Palm Beach, FL, birdied the last two holes Monday to ensure his first victory on the Minor League Golf Tour. An errorless seven under par 65 on the East course at Indian Spring Country Club gave Harris a three-stroke advantage over the 18-player field. He also birdied Nos. 1, 4, 10, 12 and 14 and did not have a bogey.
A former Eastern Kentucky University baseball player, Harris, 27, received $570 from the $2,170 purse, raising his career earnings to $2,963 since he joined the MLGT December 4, 2017.
Two New Jersey pros tied for second at 68 – Paul Park of Wayne, who had four birdies, and David Sanders of Mt. Laurel, five birdies and one bogey. Each collected more money than Harris. In addition to the $400 apiece from the main purse, Park added $173.50 from an optional bonus pool and $102.90 from a skins game for a total of $676.40; and Sanders ended the day with $607.80 by adding $173.50 from the bonus pool and $34.30 in skins.
10 players chose to enter the optional 3-day cumulative bonus pool where scores from all three 1-day events this week count towards. The entry fee was $100 and 100% of the entries go into the purse creating a prize pool of $1,000. Here is the leaderboard after the first event.
| Score | Player | Amount | Skins | B-Pool | Total | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Matt Harris | 1 | $570.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $570.00 | Lexington, KY |
| 68 | Paul Park | T2 | $400.00 | $102.90 | $173.50 | $676.40 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 68 | David Sanders | T2 | $400.00 | $34.30 | $173.50 | $607.80 | Mt. Laurel, NJ |
| 69 | Jamie Sindelar | 4 | $250.00 | $0.00 | $53.00 | $303.00 | Horseheads, NY |
| 70 | Collin Neeman | 5 | $200.00 | $68.60 | $0.00 | $268.60 | Columbia, IL |
| 71 | Carter Page | T6 | $100.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 | Waynesville, NC |
| 71 | Oscar Fraustro | T6 | $100.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 71 | Jacob Eggers | T6 | $100.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 | Boone, NC |
| 72 | Justin Martinson | T9 | $25.00 | $34.30 | $0.00 | $59.30 | Avondale, PA |
| 72 | Daniel Obremski | T9 | $25.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $25.00 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 73 | Marc Mazza | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Elmira, NY | |
| 73 | Evin Jenkins | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Tampa, FL | |
| 74 | Eric Beringer | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 74 | Rasmey Kong | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | North Haven, CT | |
| 76 | Michael Roberts | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Middletown, Oh | |
| 79 | Alejandro Garmendia | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Pompano Beach, FL | |
| 80 | Daniel Shana | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Barrington, RI |