Luke Gifford fires 133 (64-69) to win by two on the Champ
Gifford also won Qualifying School Contest #4 and the $5k bonus
Tuesday, July 30, 2024

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Luke Gifford from Boca Raton, FL added 69 to his opening round 64 to win by two on the Champion course at PGA National. Through 12 holes in the final round he opened up a 5 shot lead but bogies on 13 and 14 saw his lead shrink to just two. After Derek Bard birdied 18 to close the gap to one Gifford needed just two putts from 15 feet to secure the victory. He would make his birdie bid to win by two.

Gifford earned $3,000 from the $23,195 purse plus $462 from the optional bonus pool. He also won 2024 Qualifying School Contest #4 presented by Britto & Herman Injury Lawyers and the $5k bonus to put towards his Q-School entry fee for a total of $8,462.

Bard earned $2,000 for the 2nd place finish. Michael Sweeney and Evan Katz tied for 3rd at 136.

25 of the 67 players chose to enter the optional Qualifying School Contest presented by Britto & Herman Injury Lawyers. The winner will receive a $5k bonus to use for the Q-School entry fee of their choice. Congratulations Luke on earning the $5k Q-School bonus.

Qualifying School Contest #4

In a second day shootout Tuesday among players who shot 72 or higher Monday, Cameron Starr and Aaron Wilson won $150 each with a final round score of 71.

Luke Gifford and Derek Bard share the opening round lead with 64's on the Champ
Logan Batiste tied for 3rd after 66 followed by four players at 67

 

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Luke Gifford from Boca Raton, FL and Derek Bard from New Hartford, NY matched 7-under par 64's on the Champion course at PGA National to share the opening round lead. After two weather delays totaling two hours, mother nature cooperated and the players finished just before sunset.

There were two skins out worth $290 each. Click on any of the $ symbols under the skins/total tab to view the skins results.

PGA Champ 2-Day

40% of the field earns a check. CHAMP Course. There is an optional $200 Qualifying School Contest where the winner will receive a $5k bonus to put towards the Q-School entry of their choice. If you'd like to participate in the contest register and pay for Qualifying School Contest #4 on the events page.

Event Details

Start: 7/29/2024
Rounds: 2

Players: 67
Entry: $525
Purse: $23195

Event Photos
Day 2 Pictures

133 - Luke Gifford (64-69) - $3,000

PGA National - Champ - Par 71
400 Ave of the Champions
Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33418


(561) 627-2000
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Tournament Results Scoring Details

Score Player Amount Total
(133)  64 69 Luke Gifford1 $3,000.00$3,462.00
(135)  64 71 Derek Bard 2 $2,000.00$2,000.00
(136)  67 69 Michael SweeneyT3 $1,700.00$2,054.50
(136)  68 68 Evan KatzT3 $1,700.00$2,054.50
(137)  67 70 Chris NidoT5 $1,300.00$1,512.00
(137)  70 67 Ryder SutcliffeT5 $1,300.00$1,512.00
(138)  68 70 Daniel Obremski T7 $1,010.00$1,062.50
(138)  68 70 Marcus HerndonT7 $1,010.00$1,062.50
(138)  70 68 Maximilien Sturdza (a)T7 $1,000.00$1,000.00
(139)  66 73 Logan BatisteT10 $810.00$810.00
(139)  68 71 Niclas WeilandT10 $810.00$810.00
(139)  70 69 Paul DiFranco IIIT10 $810.00$955.00
(140)  67 73 Mickey DeMoratT13 $650.00$650.00
(140)  68 72 Thomas CrowT13 $650.00$650.00
(140)  70 70 Timmy WidemanT13 $650.00$650.00
(140)  71 69 Jamie SindelarT13 $650.00$650.00
(141)  69 72 Jeffrey CunninghamT17 $505.00$505.00
(141)  71 70 Blaine BunchT17 $505.00$505.00
(141)  72 69 Cameron HenryT17 $505.00$505.00
(142)  68 74 Christopher Hickman 20 $430.00$430.00
(143)  67 76 Daniel McCoy (a)T21 $350.00$350.00
(143)  68 75 Tyler StachkunasT21 $350.00$640.00
(143)  72 71 Aaron WilsonT21 $350.00$495.00
(143)  72 71 Cameron StarrT21 $350.00$350.00
(144)  70 74 Kyle RodesT25 $100.00$100.00
(144)  71 73 Jack HeathT25 $100.00$535.00
(144)  72 72 Tiernan SandT25 $100.00$100.00
(144)  72 72 Donald StimbleT25 $100.00$100.00
(144)  72 72 Jared DalgaT25 $100.00$100.00
(144)  74 70 Will ThomsonT25 $100.00$100.00
(144)  75 69 JD HughesT25 $100.00$100.00
(144)  75 69 Ethan MarcusT25 $100.00$100.00
(145)  68 77 Alan Wagner $0.00$0.00
(145)  74 71 Taylor Kay-Green $0.00$0.00
(146)  73 73 Nathan Klatt $0.00$145.00
(147)  69 78 Matthew Soucinek (a) $0.00$0.00
(147)  72 75 Aaron Sherry $0.00$0.00
(147)  74 73 Tommy Schaff $0.00$0.00
(147)  74 73 Hank Schaefer (a) $0.00$0.00
(147)  76 71 Peter Bradbeer $0.00$0.00
(149)  74 75 Jackson Soska $0.00$0.00
(149)  77 72 Hank Kovalcik $0.00$0.00
(150)  77 73 Colin Rajczak $0.00$0.00
(151)  70 81 Sebastian Nachilly (a) $0.00$0.00
(151)  73 78 Jake Snelgrove $0.00$0.00
(151)  75 76 Mark Brant $0.00$0.00
(151)  75 76 Ben Hadden $0.00$0.00
(151)  79 72 Fletcher Wunderlich $0.00$0.00
(151)  79 72 Matt Gallant $0.00$0.00
(152)  74 78 Mason Haynes $0.00$0.00
(154)  73 81 Robert De Paz $0.00$0.00
(157)  76 81 Eugene Hong $0.00$0.00
(157)  77 80 Danny Lampe $0.00$0.00
(161)  85 76 Carter Rostron $0.00$0.00
(163)  84 79 Samantha Fritzinger $0.00$0.00
(164)  82 82 Jake Brown $0.00$0.00
(167)  85 82 Roberto Mikse $0.00$0.00
(168)  87 81 Francisco Chaguri Menzi (a) $0.00$0.00
71 DNFJordan Gumberg $0.00$0.00
71 NCCarson Klawonn $0.00$0.00
74 DNFRafe Cochran (a) $0.00$0.00
74 DNFBrett Beazant $0.00$0.00
89 DNFSeneca Smith $0.00$0.00
DNF DNFJustin Cho $0.00$0.00
DNF DNFPierre-Henri Soero $0.00$0.00
       

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