Hello Everyone,
We had a great tournament at Hillcrest on Saturday! The weather was perfect, the course was in great shape and while the island-green on the 18th hole claimed its share of victims, we had some really low scores – which seems to be the norm at Hillcrest.
Here’s a link to all the tournament photos:
Joe Anderson had the low round for the day and won the Championship flight with an even-par 72, playing from the God tees, set at just over 7,000 yards. Anderson birdied all four of the par-5s and added a fifth birdie on the Par-3 14th. I don’t think anyone’s ever birdied all the Par-5s in a South Florida Am Tour event. Great round, Joe! Alex Ojea finished a strong second with a 74.
Benjamin Wolpert won the Palmer Flight with a great round of 74 from the Blue Tees. Ben had three birdies on the day to carve out a 3-stroke victory over Warren Denise, who finished at 77. Pete Sorrentino came in third at 79.
Randy Ricker continues to play strong in the Hogan Flight, shooting 78 for a 3-stroke win. David Sherry finished second at 81, with Jay Malanga in third, one more stroke back at 82.
In the Sarazen Flight, Brad Sunness claimed his first Am Tour trophy with a great round of 79, edging Andrew Pastewski by a stroke. David Fortune finished third, two strokes back at 81. In what I think is another local Am Tour first, Fortune birdied three out of the four par 3s during his round. I didn’t think to ask if he hit three great iron shots or if he putted really well on those holes. Either way, that’s quite an accomplishment.
In the Jones Flight, Mark Wenger fired an 80 and cruised to an 8-stroke victory. Robbie Wright finished second at 88 and Jack Abutbol finished third with an 89.
We had another first-time winner in the Snead Flight, as Mark Mogensen birdied the 18th hole to shoot an 88 and edge Tim Ruwe by a single stroke. Tony Maroon finished third, two strokes back at 90. It was a great day for Mogensen, who won his first event in three seasons on the Tour, broke 90 for the first time ever and did so with a 30’ birdie putt on the island-green 18th hole. Congratulations, Mark!
Here’s a link to the full leaderboard:
The big skins winners were Rodolfo Lefeld, Mark Mogensen and Time Ruwe, who each pocketed $93. Lefeld for his birdie on #6, Ruwe for his birdie on #7 and Mogensen for that birdie on 18. Jason Ellington pocketed a total of $70 for his Eagle on #10 and birdie on #17, while Pete Sorrentino won $50 for his two skins on #4 and #6.
Congratulations to all of the Winners!
A big thank you goes out to Hillcrest Head Pro, David Cage, and all the staff, who always treat us well.
Next up is Heron Bay this Saturday!
See you there!
Jeff
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