PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Chris Damiano of Jupiter and Chris Scialo of New City, N.Y., made a successful defense Friday in the Holiday Team Championship staged by the Golfslinger.com/Minor League Golf Tour at the Santa Lucia River Club.
Damiano and Scialo combined for a 15 under par 57 to win by three strokes. They eagled the par-5 fifth hole and added six birdies on the front nine for a scramble score of 28, then made seven birdies in four-ball stroke play on the back nine for 29.
They won in 2010 at Santa Lucia on the third playoff hole after a 62. Nine of 27 teams beat that score Friday. That was Scialo’s only other MLGT victory. Damiano now has four wins. They earned $800 apiece from the $7,540 purse.
The MLGT ends its eighth season Monday with its 132nd tournament of the year at Fountains CC-North in Lake Worth. The ninth season will open Jan. 6 at Jacaranda GC-East in Plantation.
There was $920 in the skins pot. Only Two Teams Eagled #10---All other holes were halved at least three times. The teams of Dan McCarthy/Jimmy Hazen and Andrew Giuliani/Sean Kalin each received $460.
Longest Drive #13 - Sunny Kim (Pierre-Henri Soero)
Closest to the Pin #17 - Nathan Sutherland (Sandro Piaget)
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Chris Damiano | 1 | $800.00 | Jupiter |
| 57 | Chris Scialo | 1 | $800.00 | New City, NY |
| 60 | Dan McCarthy | 2 | $550.00 | Syracuse, NY |
| 60 | Jimmy Hazen | 2 | $550.00 | Miller Place, NY |
| 61 | Justin Peters | T3 | $423.34 | Stuart, FL |
| 61 | Tom Gillis | T3 | $423.34 | Lake Orion, MI |
| 61 | Greg O'Mahony | T3 | $423.34 | Tequesta, FL |
| 61 | Kevin Foley | T3 | $423.34 | Somerville, NJ |
| 61 | Kevin Johnson | T3 | $423.34 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 61 | Bo Hoag | T3 | $423.34 | Columbus, OH |
| 62 | Dwayne Randall | T6 | $206.25 | |
| 62 | Devin Kay | T6 | $206.25 | Potomac, MD |
| 62 | Liam Friedman | T6 | $206.25 | Lackawanna, NY |
| 62 | Ryan Willis | T6 | $206.25 | Atlanta Ga |
| 62 | Pierre-Henri Soero | T6 | $206.25 | Noumea, New-Caledonia |
| 62 | Jordan Holley | T6 | $206.25 | Greensboro, NC |
| 62 | Jonathan Orchin | T6 | $206.25 | Washington, DC |
| 62 | Sunny Kim | T6 | $206.25 | Queens, NY |
| 63 | John Stoltz | T10 | $90.00 | Middletown, NY |
| 63 | Scott Marino | T10 | $90.00 | Fairfax, VA |
| 63 | Brian Lamberti | T10 | $90.00 | Somers |
| 63 | Kent Graham | T10 | $90.00 | Fairfax, VA |
| 64 | Mark Bucek | T12 | $72.50 | Winter Park, FL |
| 64 | Charlie Bowles | T12 | $72.50 | Novi Michigan |
| 64 | Ben Silverman | T12 | $72.50 | Juno Beach, FL |
| 64 | Matt Springer | T12 | $72.50 | Gary, IN |
| 65 | Rod Armstrong | T14 | $0.00 | Greenwich, CT |
| 65 | Matt Hill | T14 | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 65 | Clint McDermott | T14 | $0.00 | Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 65 | G.W. Cable | T14 | $0.00 | Oakton, VA |
| 65 | Hernan Rey | T14 | $0.00 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 65 | Nick Kenney | T14 | $0.00 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 65 | Greg Gauvin | T14 | $0.00 | |
| 65 | Steve Marino | T14 | $0.00 | Altus, OK |
| 66 | John Bierkan | 18 | $0.00 | |
| 66 | Brett Stegmaier | 18 | $0.00 | Hamden, CT |
| 67 | Eugene Smith | T19 | $0.00 | Glen Ridge, NJ |
| 67 | David M. Smith | T19 | $0.00 | Ruston, LA |
| 67 | Adam Hanson | T19 | $0.00 | Hoffman, MN |
| 67 | Ben Hartman | T19 | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens |
| 67 | Carlos Velez | T19 | $0.00 | Miami, FL |
| 67 | Jim Fitzpatrick | T19 | $0.00 | Stratford, CT |
| 67 | Sean Kalin | T19 | $0.00 | Vally Stream, NY |
| 67 | Andrew Giuliani | T19 | $0.00 | New York |
| 67 | Christopher Carlin | T19 | $0.00 | Davie, FL |
| 67 | John Pickett III (a) | T19 | $0.00 | Locust Valley, NY |
| 69 | Dave Scarpetta | T24 | $0.00 | Kingsley, PA |
| 69 | Nathan Sutherland | T24 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL |
| 69 | Kate Scarpetta | T24 | $0.00 | Crystal Lake, PA |
| 69 | Sandro Piaget | T24 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL |
| 71 | Dustin Cone | 26 | $0.00 | Bennington, VT |
| 71 | Michael Mann | 26 | $0.00 | Stuart, FL |