WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Olin Browne Jr. of Hobe Sound made Wednesday’s opening round of nine under par 63 hold up Thursday for his 15th victory on the Minor League Golf Tour. Browne, 32, added a two-under 70 for 133, winning by four on the Rees Jones Course at Breakers West.

It was a big day for Browne financially, too. He received $2,000 from the $11,606 purse, $464 from an optional bonus pool and $63.34 in the skins game for a total of $2,527.34, raising his career earnings to $75,354 since he joined the MLGT in July, 2009. He also won Qualifying School Contest #4 presented by Joey D. Golf of Jupiter, collecting $5,000 toward his entry fee for next year's Q-School.

Browne’s first round was highlighted by six consecutive birdies starting at the seventh hole and included a bogey at the par-5 14th hole following immediately by an eagle at the par-4 15th. He had five birdies and three bogeys Thursday.

Three players tied for second at 137: Justin Peters, Stuart, FL, 67-70; David Germann, Clayton, NC, 66-71; and Leandro Marelli, Casilda, Argentina, 68-69. Each received $1,335 from the main purse.

Jorge Fernandez Valdes won $214 in the 2nd day shootout with a score of 67. This was open to players that were outside the money (73 and higher) after round 1.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Olin Browne Jr. from Hobe Sound, FL made 10 birdies and an eagle en route to an opening round 63 at Breakers West. His only blemish of the day was a bogey at the par-5 14th but he repsonded with a chip in eagle at the short par-4 15th.

15 of the 38 players chose to enter Qualifying School Contest #4 presented by Joey D Golf. The winner will earn $5k to put towards their Q-School entry fee in 2021.

There was 6 skins out on Day 1 worth $63.34 each. Click on any of the $ symbols under the skins/total column to view the skins results.