PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Ryan Linton from Lake Forest, IL added 65 to a first round 67 to finish at 8-under par 132 and three clear of the field on the Champion course at PGA National to win 2022 Major III presented by Joey D Golf.
His 10th win was worth $10,000 plus $464 from the bonus pool for a total of $10,464. Linton started the final round 2 shots behind Ricardo Celia but made up the deficit early with birdies at 2,3 and 6. He would add birdies at 13 and 18 and avoid any bogies on the difficult Champ course.
Tied for 2nd at 135 were David Sanders, Ben Silverman and Jordan Gumberg. Gumberg had the low final round score with 64. They earned $3,100 each from the $43,260 purse. Sanders and Silverman added $410 from the bonus pool raising their earnings for the event to $3,510.
Piri Borja won the only skin of the day with an eagle on the par-5 3rd hole worth $940.
Cory Sciupider and Nicklas Staub made hole in one's in the final round. Sciupider on #5 and Staub on #17 in the Bear Trap. Congratulations guys!
Amateur Frank Kennedy finished in a tie for 5th at 2-under par 138 earning $1,700. The maximum allowed per USGA rules for an amateur to accept is $1,000 so the remaining $700 was spread throughout the rest of the purse.
In a second day shootout Thursday among players who scored 74 or higher Wednesday, Brett Stegmaier won $231 with a final round score of 67.
A big thank you to PGA National and their members for hosting and Joey D Golf and Clubcraft for sponsoring the event and adding $1k to the purse.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Ricardo Celia from Miami, FL continues his fine play with a bogey free 5-under par 65 on the Champ course at PGA National.
Tied for 2nd one shot behind are Piri Borja and Cory Sciupider. A trio of players is tied for 3rd after opening round 67's.
Chris Nido holed out a 4 iron from 229 yards on the par-5 3rd hole for an albatross. He finished the day at even par 70 and is tied for 12th.
There were two skins out worth $470 each. Click on any of the $ symbols under the skins/total tab to view the skins results.
There is an optional $50 2nd day shootout for players at 74 and higher. 100% of the entry goes into the purse and the top 33% and ties will earn a check. If you'd like to participate you must sign up and pay online before the first tee time on Thursday.
