PARKLAND, Fla. – Nicolas Cavero of Valencia, Venezuela, birdied the first extra hole Monday at Parkland Golf & Country Club to win for the second time on the Minor League Golf Tour. Coincidentally, Cavero’s other MLGT victory was also on the first playoff hole, Oct. 13, 2016 at Atlantic National Golf Club west of Lantana.
Cavero tied at three under par 69 with Luke Graboyes of Watchung, NJ, and David Kocher of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Cavero sank a 20 footer for the win after coming up short of the green on his second shot at the par-5 first hole. In regulation, Cavero made four birdies before he bogeyed the par-4 17th hole, earning $900 from the $5,000 purse.
Click here to watch Nicolas Cavero birdie the first playoff hole to win.
Graboyes and Kocher tied for second among 37 starters. Each had five birdies and two bogeys. In the playoff, Graboyes was greenside in two but missed a 20-foot birdie putt after closing with three straight birdies. Kocher laid up on the par 5 and missed his birdie bid from 25 feet. Both received $565 from the main purse. Kocher collected an additional $223 from an optional bonus pool for a total of $788.
The MLGT has two more 18-hole tournaments this week: Wednesday, Abacoa GC, Jupiter, and Thursday, Jupiter CC.
