LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Tyler Strafaci from Davie, FL finally got the monkey off his back and earned his first professional win with a birdie on the first playoff hole. He and Jeremey Rauch tied in regulation at 8-under par 63 on the West course at Fountains CC. Strafaci was first in the clubhouse and had to wait to see what Rauch did coming in. Rauch made a clutch 15 foot sliding birdie putt on the 17th to get to 8-under par and followed it with a par on the difficult finishing hole to head to extra holes. On the first playoff hole Rauch's 2nd shot on the par-4 came up just short of the green while Tyler's 2nd shot finished 3 feet behind the hole. Rauch's chip went 10 feet past the hole but he made the par putt to force Tyler to make and that's exactly what he did.
Click here to watch Tyler birdie the 1st playoff hole for the win
The former US Amateur champion earned $1,323 for his first professional win. Rauch earned $700 for the 2nd place finish.
Gavin Hall and Raoul Menard tied for 3rd one shot out of the playoff after 7-under par 64's.
Congratulations to Niko Karoutsos for his hole in one on the 184 yard 13th hole with a 6 iron.
