PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – James Driscoll of Brookline, MA, overcame a bogey on the par-5 18th hole with 6 birdies for a 5-under par 67 and his 3rd win on the MLGT.
Driscoll outlasted a trio of players tied at 68, earning $1,000 from the $7,000 purse, $232 from an optional bonus pool and a $116 skin for a total of $1,348. On the same course Nov. 24 Driscoll won a playoff on the sixth extra hole.
Tied for second among the 54 starters at Sandhill Crane were James Nicholas of Scarsdale, NY, Niclas Johansson of Falsterbo, Sweden, and Blair Bursey of Gander, Newfoundland. Each had one eagle, Nicholas and Johansson three birdies and a bogey, Bursey five birdies and three bogeys.
Two team events wrap up the MLGT 17th season. The first at Atlantis CC Tuesday and the final at Palm Beach Par 3 on Thursday.