Marvin King
Goes Wire to Wire, Wins by 4
August 27, 2008
LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Marvin
King of Lewisville, Texas, was the only player to break 70 all three
days as he won the 54-hole Minor League Golf Tour Summer Series Event #3
Wednesday at The Fountains Country Club.
King shot rounds of 68-67-67 for 202 on the South course, earning $3,000
from the $9,375 purse. In 54 holes, he made 19 birdies and five
bogeys and won by four strokes. It was his 14th MLGT
victory, the fourth this year.
Derrick Bohannan, who is second on the 2008 MLGT money list, finished
second, moving him to within $595 of the top spot held by Steve Lebrun.
His rounds of 68-70-68 put him at 10-under par.
Jake Korb who finished solo third, Craig Matheson (5th) and Mike
Auterson (6th) closed with 3-under par 69's. Final round co-leader
Brett Bergeron earned $1,000 and the third spot on the 2008 money list
for his fourth place effort.
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Brett
Bergeron and Marvin King Share 3 Shot Lead
August 26, 2008
 
LAKE WORTH, Fla. -
Brett Bergeron shot a six under par 66 on Tuesday to gain a share of the
lead with Marvin King at 9-under par through 36 holes. King's 67 was
one shot better than his opening round 68. Jacob Korb moved up the
leader board with a 5-under par 67 and Taylor Stewart was four shots better
on day two with a 3-under par 69.
There was $130 in the skins pot with 5 skins out. Each was worth $26.
Brett Bergeron birdied #1 and #11, Jake Korb birded the second hole, Marvin
King birdied the third hole, and Craig Matheson birdied the tenth hole.
36 Hole
Totals & Round 3 Tee Times
Auterson, Bohannan and King Open with 4-under par 68's
August 25, 2008
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LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Mike Auterson, Derrick Bohannan and Marvin King shot
4-under par 68 in the opening round of the 3rd Summer Series Event at The
Fountains South Course. Jon
Dipietrantonio and Brett Bergeron are a shot back at 3-under par 69.
The winner of this 21 player event will receive $3,000.
Click here for 21 Player Payout
68
- Mike Auterson
68 - Derrick Bohannon
68 - Marvin King
69 - Brett Bergeron
69 - Jon
Dipietrantonio
70 - Jimmy Lytle
70 - Craig Matheson
71 - Jacob Korb
71 - Scott Turner
72 - Max Alverio
72 - Ben Gardner
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72 - Mark Maundrell
72 - Eddie Peckels
72 - Matt Springer
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73 - Matt LeConche
73 - Taylor Stewart
74 - Rick Slaght
76 - Brad Hartfield
76 - Masi Saari
79 - Eric Asp
82 - Sam Spector |
There was $130 in
the skins pot with four skins out worth $32.50 each.
Sam Spector birdied #4, Scott
Turner birdied #10, Rick Slaght made birdie on #13 and Marvin King
birdied the 18th hole.
* It is possible to make the cut and not earn a check. In this payout of
21 players, 11 spots will be paid. If 14 players make the cut,
only 11 of the 14 players playing in the final round will earn a check,
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Ben Gardner Shoots 5-Under Par
67, Wins 1st MLGT Event!
August 21, 2008
BOCA RATON, Fla. - After a week of wet weather
brought on by Tropical Storm Fay, the Minor League Golf Tour got back out on
the course Thursday. Ben Gardner birdied the last two holes Thursday
at Ocean Breeze Golf Club for his first Minor League Golf Tour victory.
Gardner edged Adam Adams 67-68 on the South and North nines. Gardner
made seven birdies, including four on the last six holes, at Nos. 13, 15, 17
and 18. He had two bogeys. Adams did not make a bogey and had four
birdies. All three players in the final group, Jacob Korb, Kris Maffet and
Matt Springer, tied for third at 3-under par 69.
A former Florida Atlantic University golfer from Boca Raton, Gardner
turned pro earlier this year. He earned $500 from the $2,300 purse. Adams,
a mini-tour veteran from Coconut Creek, received $375.
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Q-School Bonus Pool Total
$51.90
as of June 16, 2008
Goes to the
winner of the
Q-SCHOOL Tune Up |
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$3,000 1st Place
Guaranteed!
September 15-17, 2008 at Bear Lakes CC
Links course in West Palm Beach, Florida
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Q-School Bonus Pool Details
Event Payout:
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57 players
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Minor League Golf Tour
2008 Money List
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Congratulations to
2 time MLGT winner
Alan Morin
for qualifying for his 4th PGA Championship |
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Congratulations to
Tom Gillis
for
Qualifying for The OPEN Championship!
Gillis survived a
5 for 1 playoff!
read about it on
PGATOUR.com
74-72-79-73,
T-58
Tom's Open Statistics |
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Congratulations to
Brad Adamonis
for his T6 finish at the TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP.
After firing a -6
under par 64 and sharing the first round lead, Adamonis
shot 68, 68, 67 to earn his biggest payday yet,
$194,250
on the PGA Tour. |
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Brad Adamonis
in Playoff at
The John Deere Classic
Three weeks
after his T6 at the Travelers,
Adamonis finished regulation tied with
Kenny Perry and Jay Williamson.
Perry won the playoff on the first extra hole.
Brad has won once on the Nationwide Tour
and twice on the Minor League Golf Tour. |
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2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School Dates
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Read How
Justin Hicks made
it through
Qualifying to Leading
the US Open |
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