PLANTATION, Fla. – Local favorite Stephen P. Grant fired a five under par 66 on Wednesday for his first victory on the Minor League Golf Tour. Playing the East course at Jacaranda Golf Club, Grant, 31, of Plantation, FL made six birdies (Nos. 3, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 17) and a lone bogey at the par-4 12th hole. He earned $575 from the $2,061 purse, raising his career earnings to $3,402 in sporadic appearances on the MLGT since April, 2014.
Five of the 17 starters tied for second at 69, including Eric Cole of Orlando, FL, the MLGT winner Tuesday at Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach.
Next on the schedule is a 36-hole event on Monday and Tuesday on the Champion course at PGA National where the PGA Tour's Honda Classic is contested.
