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 8th – 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):
http://www.gcamtour.com/Miami-ftlauderdale (scroll down to Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Events under Am Tour Gallery)
And click here for the full tournament results:
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 5th 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!
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