PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Jorge Fernandez Valdes of Cordoba, Argentina, has made two starts on the Minor League Golf Tour, both on the Champion course at PGA National, site of the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic.
Some difference...On May 15, 2017, he no-carded, ripping up his scorecard before he finished.
Wednesday, Valdes was the winner, leading all the way and earning $5,185. That’s $5,000 from the $27,105 purse and an additional $185 from the skins game. He led by five shots after opening with 65-67, then cruised home in 73 for 205, one stroke up on the 63-player field. Valdes made an eagle Monday, three birdies each round and a pair of double bogeys the final day.
Travis Trace of Jacksonville, FL, making his first MLGT appearance, finished second on 70-67-69—206, collecting $2,885. Overall, he had 10 birdies, four bogeys and a double.
30 players made the 36 hole cut that fell at 6-over par 146.
A big thank you to PGA National for hosting this event and providing the players a great test of golf.
Next on the schedule is Monday Qualifier Contest #4. All professionals that play all three 1-day events at PGA Palmer (8/3), Abacoa GC (8/4) and Indian Spring West (8/6) will be automatically entered into the contest and the professional with the lowest cumulative score will win a $1k bonus to compete in a Monday Qualifier on the PGA Tour or Korn Ferry Tour.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Jorge Fernandez Valdes from Cordoba, Argentina isn't showing any signs of slowing down as he still has yet to record a bogey on the difficult Champ course at PGA National. He added a 2nd round 67 to his opening round 65 for 132 and a 5 shot lead entering the final round.
MJ Maguire, Travis Trace and Rafael Guerrero are tied for 2nd at 132. Guerrero's 2nd round 65 was highlighted by an ace on the par-3 7th hole. His 6 iron from 205 found the bottom of the cup for his 2nd career ace.
The top 40% and ties (26 players and ties) made the cut which fell at 146 (+6). 30 players will tee it up on day 3 all battling for the $5k first prize.
Rafael Guerrero - 7th hole - 205 yards - 6 iron - ACE!
There were 3 skins out on day 2 worth $246.67 each. Click on any of the $ symbols under the skins/total column to view the skins results.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Jorge Fernandez Valdes from Cordoba, Argentina did not make a bogey on the difficult Champion course at PGA National on day one to lead the field of 63 players by one shot. He made a birdie and an eagle on the par-5 3rd hole to go out in 32 and added two birdies on the back nine to come home in 33 for an opening round 65.
Bennett Buch overcame two bogies with six birdies for an opening round 66 and solo 2nd place.
There were 4 skins out on day 1 worth $185 each. Click on any of the $ symbols under the skins/total column to view the skins results.
| Score | Player | Amount | Skins | Total | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (205) 65 67 73 | Jorge Fernandez Valdes | 1 | $5,000.00 | $185.00 | $5,185.00 | Cordoba, Argentina |
| (206) 70 67 69 | Travis Trace | 2 | $2,700.00 | $185.00 | $2,885.00 | Jacksonville, FL |
| (208) 68 70 70 | Sunny Kim | T3 | $2,000.00 | $246.67 | $2,246.67 | Queens, NY |
| (208) 69 68 71 | MJ Maguire | T3 | $2,000.00 | $0.00 | $2,000.00 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| (209) 69 71 69 | Jon Curran | 5 | $1,500.00 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 | Jupiter, FL |
| (210) 70 72 68 | Brant Peaper | 6 | $1,200.00 | $0.00 | $1,200.00 | Tequesta, FL |
| (211) 69 71 71 | Matt Hill | T7 | $1,040.00 | $0.00 | $1,040.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| (211) 70 68 73 | Nick Latimer | T7 | $1,040.00 | $0.00 | $1,040.00 | Cleveland, OH |
| (211) 71 71 69 | Piri Borja | T7 | $1,040.00 | $0.00 | $1,040.00 | Kingwood, TX |
| (211) 72 65 74 | Rafael Guerrero | T7 | $1,040.00 | $246.67 | $1,286.67 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| (212) 66 78 68 | Bennett Buch | T11 | $825.00 | $0.00 | $825.00 | Sykesville, MD |
| (212) 73 68 71 | Jimmy Jones | T11 | $825.00 | $0.00 | $825.00 | Tampa, FL |
| (213) 67 72 74 | Evan Grenus | T13 | $725.00 | $0.00 | $725.00 | Glastonbury, CT |
| (213) 72 69 72 | Peter French | T13 | $725.00 | $0.00 | $725.00 | Franklin, MA |
| (214) 70 69 75 | Michael Graboyes | T15 | $560.00 | $0.00 | $560.00 | Watchung, NJ |
| (214) 70 72 72 | Spencer Mellon | T15 | $560.00 | $0.00 | $560.00 | Oakmont, PA |
| (214) 72 71 71 | Justin Peters | T15 | $560.00 | $0.00 | $560.00 | Stuart, FL |
| (214) 74 68 72 | Adam Ball | T15 | $560.00 | $0.00 | $560.00 | Richmond, VA |
| (215) 71 70 74 | Gavin Hall | T19 | $386.67 | $0.00 | $386.67 | Pittsford, NY |
| (215) 73 73 69 | Carson Klawonn | T19 | $386.67 | $0.00 | $386.67 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| (215) 76 70 69 | Richard S. Johnson | T19 | $386.67 | $0.00 | $386.67 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| (217) 72 71 74 | Luke Graboyes | T22 | $270.00 | $0.00 | $270.00 | Watchung, NJ |
| (217) 73 73 71 | Chris Wiatr | T22 | $270.00 | $0.00 | $270.00 | Woodbury, CT |
| (218) 74 70 74 | Steven Cuzzort | T24 | $227.50 | $0.00 | $227.50 | Naples, FL |
| (218) 74 72 72 | Ryan Snouffer | T24 | $227.50 | $0.00 | $227.50 | Sparta, NJ |
| (219) 72 71 76 | Blake Morris | 26 | $220.00 | $0.00 | $220.00 | Waterbury, CT |
| (221) 70 73 78 | Dillon Woods | 27 | $215.00 | $0.00 | $215.00 | Jacksonville, FL |
| (223) 79 67 77 | Bennett Baker | 28 | $210.00 | $0.00 | $210.00 | Tallahassee, FL |
| (225) 73 72 80 | Ben Albin | 29 | $205.00 | $0.00 | $205.00 | Santa Fe, NM |
| (232) 74 71 87 | Pat Dewey | 30 | $200.00 | $0.00 | $200.00 | Jupiter, FL |
| (147) 69 78 | Austin Parker | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Plano, TX | |
| (147) 72 75 | Matt Holuta | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Indiana, PA | |
| (147) 73 74 | Pierre-Henri Soero | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Noumea, New-Caledonia | |
| (147) 73 74 | Jacob Eggers | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Boone, NC | |
| (147) 75 72 | Joaquin Lolas | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Juno Beach, FL | |
| (147) 75 72 | John Stoltz | $0.00 | $246.67 | $246.67 | Middletown, NY | |
| (148) 72 76 | Luke Campbell | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Whitehouse, OH | |
| (148) 74 74 | Matthew Paradis | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Hooksett, NH | |
| (148) 76 72 | Joe Stepnes | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Pensacola, FL | |
| (148) 77 71 | Jalen Ledger | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | |
| (149) 73 76 | Brian Hughes | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Raleigh, NC | |
| (149) 73 76 | Colin Rajczak | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Cincinnati, OH | |
| (149) 76 73 | Luke Wilson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Cullman, AL | |
| (150) 73 77 | Nick Branchina | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Summit, NJ | |
| (150) 74 76 | Andy Buege | $0.00 | $185.00 | $185.00 | New Albin, IA | |
| (150) 77 73 | Corey Birch | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Ridgefield, CT | |
| (150) 78 72 | Michael Werenski | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | South Hadley, MA | |
| (150) 80 70 | Evan Thornton | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Wyomissing, PA | |
| (151) 77 74 | Matt Hutchins | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Naples, FL | |
| (151) 78 73 | Zach Sudinsky | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Ypsilanti, MI | |
| (153) 76 77 | Jude Kim (a) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Plantation, FL | |
| (154) 76 78 | Mike Larkin | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Yorktown, NY | |
| (154) 79 75 | Chris Navarro | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Davidsonville, MD | |
| (156) 77 79 | Matt Lashinger | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | |
| (157) 79 78 | Anthony Chiarenza | $0.00 | $185.00 | $185.00 | Vero Beach, FL | |
| (158) 80 78 | Michael Maxwell (a) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL | |
| (158) 82 76 | Brad Riley (a) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Olney, MD | |
| (160) 80 80 | Kris Wilcoxon | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Easton, MD | |
| (161) 77 84 | Callum Brown | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Stuart, FL | |
| (161) 80 81 | Marc Mazza | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Elmira, NY | |
| (161) 81 80 | Diego Larrazabal | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| NC NC | Alexandre De Gunzburg (a) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Lake Worth, FL | |
| WDI WDI | Rohan Ramnath | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Weston, FL |