Weick shoots 2-under to win at Jacaranda!

We had a great tournament at Jacaranda on Saturday!  The weather was perfect and the course was in great shape!

Jim Weick had the round of the day – and the year so far – posting a 2 under par 70 to win the Championship Flight.  Jim had just one bogey all day – on the Par-3 8^th – and made three birdies along the way.  So… did Jim attribute his great round to hours and hours of practice?  Not exactly.  He explained that he hadn’t played in about 6 weeks and didn’t have any expectations coming into the tournament.  He did say that although he’s posted a lower score on occasion, he’s never struck the ball as well as he did on Saturday.  Congratulations, Jim.  Great round!

Christopher Harris also had a great round, especially on the front 9.  Christopher birdied four holes on the front to make the turn at 2 under par.  Unfortunately, the birdie streak ended on the back nine and Harris had to “settle” for even par and second place.  Another great round, Chris!  Elliot Young finished another two strokes back at 74.

Click here to view the photos (and check out Lee Southwell’s tattoo):

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And click here for the full tournament results:

http://thegolfchannel.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/thegolfchannel11/event/thegolfchannel11727/contest/1/leaderboard.htm

In the Palmer Flight, Craig Tompkins outlasted Orlando Hernandez to win in a playoff.  Both players shot 78 in regulation, with Craig earning the victory on the first playoff hole.  Matt Renz also carded 78, but was unable to join the playoff due to a prior commitment.  Saturday was Craig’s second victory this year after earning a promotion to the Palmer Flight.

Newcomer Nick Tansey won the Hogan Flight in his first Am Tour event, shooting 79 and edging Bhanu Vallabhaneni by two strokes.  Marcel Ferrer finished another two strokes back at 83 for third place. 

Hugh Koerner cruised to a three stroke victory in the Sarazen Flight, birdying the 5^th hole on the way.  Andrew Pastewski took second place with an 86 and Ryan Murphy finished third at 88.

In the Jones Flight, Hector Hernandez edged Roger Halphen in a playoff after both players finished regulation at 91.

John Methvin earned his first tournament victory on Saturday with a Jekyll and Hyde round, shooting 40 on the front nine, then following it up with a 50 on the back.  George Blanton finished second with 92.

Thank you all for making it a great tournament – and many thanks to the staff at Jacaranda, who juggled two other tournaments in addition to ours and did a great job!

Next up is The Fountains’ South Course this Saturday!

See you there!

Jeff

Plantation Preserve Recap

We had a great tournament at Plantation Preserve on Saturday!  We had a full field (54 players), the course was in phenomenal shape and although it was hot, the weather was great!

We also had a lot of low scores for the day, which is always fun.  Mark Yogan won the Championship Flight with a 76, with several players right on his heels.  Dennis Egbers and Kyle Koleos tied for 2^nd place with 77s and Rob Bryans was just another stroke back at 78.

Click here to see all the scores:

http://thegolfchannel.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/thegolfchannel11/chapter/flmiamifortlaud/schedule/miamiftlauderdale/index.htm

Gene Johnson had the round of the day in the Palmer Flight, shooting 74 to take the trophy.  Manuel Ramirez was a stroke back at 75 and Pete Sorrentino finished 3^rd with a 76.

In the Hogan Flight, Greg Little also broke 80, shooting 79 for the win, with David Fortune and Randy Garris two strokes back at 81.

John Russell also got in on the fun, shooting a 79 in the Sarazen Flight and taking the trophy with his best tournament round ever.  Robert Urspruch finished with an 80 and Scott Carrabis posted an 81.

In the Jones Flight, Danny Souheaver of the Tampa Tour won the trophy with a solid 87.  James Capraro was two strokes back at 89 and Tony Ott finished with a 90.

In the Snead Flight, Rick Waldie collected another trophy with a round of 89, winning by two strokes over Keith Varney.

Although we didn’t have any aces on Saturday, two Sarazen players had eagles.  Robert Urspruch holed out from the bunker on 18 for his eagle, while Scott Carrabis hit a 255 yard 3-wood to 10 feet on the first hole and made the putt to kick-start his round.

Congratulations to all the Winners!

Also, hats off to the superintendant at Plantation Preserve for keeping the course in such incredible shape – and many thanks to the course staff who took great care of us on Saturday.

Next up on the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Tour is the West Course at Jacaranda on May 21^st.  Good luck to those of you playing in the Florida Masters this weekend!

Jeff