LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. – Eric Cole of Delray Beach, FL won for the 52nd time on the Minor League Golf Tour with a one under par 71 Thursday on the South course at Fountains Country Club. It was the highest winning score on the MLGT since Eric Beringer led the field with par-72 last September on the Champion course at PGA National. Cole made four birdies and three bogeys, collecting $800 from the $4,100 purse and an additional $200 from an optional bonus pool.

Eric Dietrich of Cheshire, CT, matched par-72 and was second among 31 starters. He had a birdie and three bogeys on the front nine, three birdies and one bogey on the back. He received $600 from the main purse and $150 from the bonus pool. Dietrich has won three times since joining the MLGT in September, 2017.

Winds out of the northeast blew in the 20-30 mile an hour range most of the day.

The MLGT's first Major of the year is just 10 days away. It will be a 2-day event staged at the CC of Coral Springs Mon-Tues January 27-28. The entry fee for the Major is $650 and first place will be $10k with 72 or more players.